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Baby Development

Do you baby-talk with your kids?

August 1, 2009

In the era when I was growing up, many parents baby-talk with their kids. When I say baby-talk, I mean they use their unique baby language when communicating with their children. It could be a slant to pronounciation of a word here and there or using a cuter substitute to represent a word or phrase just to make [...]

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A simple hand sign goes a long, long way

July 25, 2009

We’ve been toying around with Ryan lately in doing some hand signs. Well, basically just teaching him on using his fingers for coordination sake. So far he’s thrilled at learning and doing them and wherever we go and whoever we meet, he’s always eager to show some friendly hand signs.
Of all the simple ones we [...]

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What my son said that made us get goosebumps

July 10, 2009

Recently we had to bring Ryan to the paediatrician’s office that’s in a hospital. The waiting area outside the paediatrician’s room has a nice little indoor playground with some slide sets, a desk and chairs and colourfully painted walls. Ryan enjoys the fact that he’s able to climb the small slide set on his own and he [...]

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My exercise quota for the year is over achieved!

June 29, 2009

I’ve not exercised for years. I’m a plain lazy butt when it comes to doing any workouts at all. But you know, having Ryan has made me a natural exerciser from the moment he learnt how to crawl. There was no stopping from that moment on and now that he’s walking and running so steadily [...]

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At what age do you let your kids handle pets?

June 23, 2009

Do you have pets? How do you feel about them? How do you feel about children handling pets? Many parents are advocates and share the view that letting children have pets is a good idea because it cultivates a sense of responsibility in them. For some, pets are also loyal companions to their children and [...]

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