Acknowledging your Child’s Effort

“If you want lizards to make your bag their home, you can choose to leave your bag open.” My middle child quickly zipped up her new school bag. Yes, objective achieved under 5 seconds…without any scolding from me.   But, it has not always been...

Importance of Praising your Child

Many months ago, my middle child came back sharing with me that she did well for her math paper. She had only 5 marks deducted for her class test.   She was surprised as she found the paper to be hard. She was still struggling with maths then. I asked her if she...

Kids are the Best Teachers

Having taught my kids maths also reminded me to be more empathic. It’s not easy to be a parent in today’s world. Not sure about you, but everyday to me is like a battle.   So I practice these… Before I share that parents need to be kinder to their kids, I made...

I am Her Father

Who am I? Have you ever been asked that? Or you did ask yourself this? “Am I a tutor? Am I a teacher? Am I an author?” Many parents had asked me this. Actually, I don’t know – really. All I know is that I am a father.   When my eldest was born 11 years ago,...