Wish to have kids who tidy up before / after home practice (and playing), without nagging? This post is for you. Recently, a mum led a discussion on getting kids to put their clothes into the laundry basket. Nagging didn’t work for her girls. I’ve 3 boys aged 6 years old and under. No such […]
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Following feedback from the recent home practice workshops, I’ve compiled a list of home practice learning materials and books for teaching 3 to 6 years old. I start reading and speed-reading the books to my kids from newborn stage onwards. (You may either think this is extreme kiasu-ism or believe that I’m setting a solid multi-language foundation
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Reading is a very hot topic among the parents in my workshops: When should I start teaching my child to read? As a baby? Or when? How to teach her to read? Flash cards or phonics or what? What materials to use? Vee learnt to read in 3 languages (English, Chinese and Bahasa Melayu) from about
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OK, little El & I have finally recovered from the cold; I also did some home practice with Vee & Jae this morning. Yippie! AND I just opened up registration for the Home Practice Intensive Workshops (Basic + *new* Intermediate classes) – everything is now live: CLICK HERE for the 6/9 sessions in Kuala Lumpur (Basic
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Many parents have asked how I manage to teach 3 little children at home and what’s my schedule. Here’s a short post… 3 out of 5 weekday mornings, Vee does 1 hour of home-learning / home practice with me before going off to kindergarten. (The other 2 mornings, our Malay home tutor takes over because I can’t teach
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During the recent survey, many parents asked me how to get their children to focus on learning. Often, parents wish to teach but the children don’t seem to be interested. On the other hand, in our house of 3 super-active little boys, we’re experiencing extremely long attention span. For instance, 6yo Vee spent almost 3 hours on
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“It’s not how much we teach; it’s how much he learns.” — Alfie Kohn To help your child gain the most out of your teachings, he needs to be in the right state of mind. And to be the best teacher you can to your child, you need to be in the right state of
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Why accelerated learning? As parents, we know how competitive the world is right now. Companies face global competition; employees face increasing costs of living and a globally competitive job market; children face highly-demanding education systems. Accelerated learning can help our children to: handle the demanding curriculum in school free up time for pursuing interests and rest, and
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After attending my workshop, a mummy asked me a few questions regarding her baby’s play. I thought you’d be interested in how to encourage your baby to play in an independent and constructive way: Question: I actually have a few questions pertaining to let child play alone. I tried to introduce toy to my son by showing
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When parents ask me about the “best” toys to get for their little children, I recommend blocks and other constructions toys, for endless possibilities of play. Construction toys may help children develop: motor skills and hand-eye coordination, spatial skills, a capacity for creative, divergent thinking, social skills, and language skills. (Source: Parenting Science) Recently, a mummy needed ideas
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