Parenting: Older Child vs Younger Sibling – Who Comes First?
Welcome back to Babylicious! Thanks for visiting again. If you’ve enjoyed reading my blog, subscribe to my RSS feed to get regular updates on what’s new at Babylicious.I had a discussion with a friend quite some time ago about how we would manage our attention between the second baby and our first child. [...]
Nurture Shock: Chapter 6 – The Sibling Effect
There is a common misconception that being an only child is in some way detrimental to that child’s social development. The theory is that being an only child deprives that child of the many interactions he would otherwise have with a sibling which would go a long way towards fostering the development of his social [...]
Review: Disney’s Phonics Quest
When my parents were in Singapore, they bought Gavin Disney’s Phonics Quest. It is a CD ROM game intended to teach children from kindergarten to learn how to read. Although it is labeled for ages 5-8, I’ve already introduced Gavin to it.
I was intending to record a video review of this game because I thought [...]
Gavin can Read Colours
If I ever wondered whether my attempts to teach Gavin how to read using flashcards was working, well at least I know now that it was. Just the other day, I found out that he recognises written representations of the colours – black, white, red, blue, green, yellow, purple, pink, orange, and brown. He also [...]
Parenting: Out and About with Two Kids
Hubby, Gavin, Gareth and I were at 1Utama when hubby suggested I try on some clothes for Chinese New Year. So while I was in the shop, hubby was walking around with Gareth in the stroller and Gavin helping him push the stroller. Hubby overheard an observation from two ladies who were minding their children:
Lady [...]
