So I was in The Gardens for dinner the other night, with Caleb, Caitlin, and our helper. We were in the food court; there was/is a small corner near its entrance that has a play mat – you know those jigsaw foam thingies that assemble into a mat. Caitlin was already eyeing that when we [...]
Little shits
March 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · A father's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Education, Parenting rules, life skills
Tags:discipline
It has begun.
February 4th, 2010 · No Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Caleb the heir, Dr Pixie says, Education, Parenting rules, siblings
Dr Pixie warned before that children reaching 2 will start to push the envelope with you. Caleb turned 2 this January. But this post isn’t about him. Last night I smacked Caitlin- the grab-her-arm-so-she-can’t-run-away smack; the night before Hot Mummee smacked her too. I have had long car-ride talks with her about being the big [...]
Tags:cheeky·discipline·growing up·trouble
Discipline on time management
September 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · A father's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Ergonomics, Parenting musing, Parenting rules, life skills
I was just reading this article about disciplining children, and reminded me of what had happened only this morning. Granted it would always be the parents’ fault if children don’t get sufficient sleep/not going to bed early enough. Of late, I have found that Caitlin would still wake at around the same time in the [...]
Tags:bedtime·discipline·growing up·school·skills
Our Sunday afternoon…
August 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Caleb the heir, Food & feeding, Parenting musing, Parenting rules, Short post, Simple pleasures, life skills
Woken by the kids, got them some morning snacks, and since it wasn’t too sunny and hot…. Luckily for everyone, Caleb actually likes to push from behind. But it won’t be long though, before he’d be wanting to ride. Yes, they were still in their jammies. It’s Sunday okay- give us parents a break! Evening [...]
Tags:bed·bedtime·cheeky·discipline·father·feeding·sleeping through the night·toddler
Another improvisation
July 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Education, Parenting musing, Photo opp, Short post, life skills
With a lack of toys and an abundance of imagination, Caitlin has had to improvise and make pretend toys to spend (some of) her days. Yes I am a pathetic parent letting my kid endure this. Her “skills” in improvising seems to have extended into her homework. See, they are teaching her “long” vowels, like [...]
Tags:creative·discipline·Education·growing up·school·Short post
Interaction and bonding with a toddler
July 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Caleb the heir, Infant development, Parenting musing, Parenting rules, Photo opp, life skills, milestones
I started this blog about 2 years ago now. Caitlin would have been about 2.5 years old then. If memory serves me right, I would have already done this memorable (at least to me) routine with her already: HM was always working late, so it was up to me to tuck Caitlin into bed. At [...]
Tags:bonding·culture·discipline·family·grandparents·growing up·milestones
Would you have given in?
March 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Education, Parenting rules, life skills
Friday morning we were getting ready for work and school respectively. Fridays are when Caitlin’s school has a wading session in their small pool. Since she’s always loved the pool it was always a welcomed day; that as well as an early-age adoption of the adult TGIF concept (she doesn’t seem to like school as [...]
Tags:discipline·Education·father·growing up·school·skills·trouble
