Month: November 2009

To Sleep Train or Not to Sleep Train?

If you have been reading my blog long enough, you know I am all for sleep training. To have a child that would go to sleep when it is time to instead of having to cajole/bribe/rock/nurse is such a blessing. And I know this for sure since I was only just recently struggling with this. Read more…

Scratch, Scratch, Scratch

Eczema is such a terribly annoying thing to be afflicted with! My history with eczema I had my 1st brush with allergies when I was 8 or so. My lips would itch, peel and swell. The only solution back then, as now, is the infamous steroid cream. Somehow, the itching and peeling disappeared. But it […] Read more…

Ordination, A Vacation and a Clingy Baby

…and twins! I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while but I have had neither the time nor inclination to since I have been erm…busy? 😀 So here’s a post on what’s been happening lately in our family. Ordination On 1st November 2009, dh was officially ordained as Reverend Henson Lim and promoted […] Read more…

Don’t Give Up Training Your Children

Training children to be helpers take such a long time to bear fruit. And that is why many of us give up too soon. After all it is usually much faster and easier to get something done yourself (and correctly!) than to teach a child, especially an uninterested one. But don’t give up. Truly they […] Read more…

Teaching Handwriting

Teaching our children to write legibly is important even though the world is increasingly dependent on the computer and mobile phones to communicate 🙂 So far, we have 5 children who are able to push pen to paper. But I have yet to try any formal handwriting curriculum or programmes. This is not meant as […] Read more…