Dh, better known as Brother Henson, is now officially fulltime with Covenant Vision Centre. Previously, he was juggling ministry work with fulltime bible studies at TCA College (formerly Theological Centre for Asia). He finally graduated with a Masters of Theology in November 2006. It was a grand and joyous occasion for the whole family.He has […] Read more…
Teaching Our Toddlers
Teaching toddlers in our homeschool mostly happens incidentally. This means that we do not sit them down and do stuff like flash cards and formal school with the child. Observe and learn The toddlers in our home have the benefit of observing the many older siblings around them doing school and other stuff. They pick up […] Read more…
Don’t Homeschool If…
We have been officially homeschooling since September 2004. We are now teaching a P3, a P1, a K1 and a N2. While we ourselves are convinced and convicted that this is our path to walk in, it is not in our practice to hard sell homeschooling. Why? No, it is not because we are better/holier […] Read more…
Choosing A Curriculum
How does one choose a curriculum to use once you have decided to homeschool? Ask any or every veteran homeschooler and they will tell you the same thing – What are your goals? Do you want an academically rigorous curriculum to push your gifted child to his limits? Or do you want to focus on […] Read more…
HOW do you homeschool?
How do you homeschool? How do you teach so many children at one time? What method do you use? These are often questions I am faced with when people hear that we are homeschooling 4 out of our 5 children. The toddler just listens to everything we say. How we homeschool and the method we each […] Read more…
WHERE do you homeschool?
Ideally, it would be lovely to have a designated room for all our homeschool activities to happen in. But realistically it is not possible. Especially, when you live in land scarce Singapore. In the beginning, when we lived in a small 2-room apartment, we used put a child-size table in our 1st child’s room as […] Read more…
Preparing For Baby’s Arrival – The Hospital Edition
I usually get myself all prepared by Week 38. So if there are any last minutes things to be done, I would have about 2 weeks more to get them ready. But please note that this is due to the fact that I have birthed 5 babies and know that generally, my babies usually do […] Read more…
10 Things to Get Ready Before Baby’s Arrival
10 things to get ready before baby’s arrival. I share the 10 basic things I made sure I had on hand to welcome each baby into our family. From baby furniture to baby clothing and diapers. Some things are non-negotiables for me like the sarong sling. It allowed me to carry the baby and hold on to one or two other children at the same time! Read more…
What A New Mother Needs
Having a baby is a major adjustment to your life. Whether it is the 1st baby or the 5th, everyone in the family has to adjust and adapt to the changed dynamics in the home. Of course many times having the 1st baby is the most challenging especially if one has never handled a baby. […] Read more…
Priorities
All time management books – secular or religious – will tell you that prioritising is the key to our success. And I am here to agree! We are finite beings living in a finite world. In order to work efficiently with the time that we are given, we cannot afford to run around like headless […] Read more…