http://www.oureverydaythings.com Loving Life with Children, Everyday Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I’d take more hikes and fly more ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/02/parenting-do-things-with-our-little-ones-today/ Remember how I shared this photo a few months back and how I was interviewed by Channel NewsAsia? The programme is finally going on air! THIS WEEK! Episode 1 of the programme 'UnSeen Dollar' will be on Channel NewsAsia this Thursday, 2 February 2012, at 9.30pm Singapore time. It can also be watched ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/unseen-dollar-interview-by-channel-newsasia-on-the-value-of-motherhood/ [Brie at 3 weeks old] ... Okay. Here's the reality. Breastfeeding may be one of the most natural things in the world, but it's not that easy to many. We all know its goodness and how it's something that's worth doing, but there ARE challenges that all moms face when it comes to actually ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/tips-overcoming-breastfeeding-challenges-and-nursing-tops-giveaway-from-littledreamer/ [Taken with iphone] ... Anya, our firstborn, is turning 8yo in less than 2 months. Vai, our middle child, is 5.5yo now. And Brie, our lastborn, is 8 months old. For close to 5 years, we had only 2 kids in our family, which basically means Vai was the youngest in the family for quite ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/parenting-tips-and-thoughts-handling-and-loving-the-middle-child-in-the-family/ We've been SO busy everyday over the past few days because our families are here for Chinese New Year, and we've been going out and about every single day. It's exhausting, but it's nice to get together =) And here's wishing you a great Dragon Year ahead! Gong xi, gong xi!! ... PS: I still regularly ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/happy-chinese-new-year-2012/ [Laundry-folding time] ... possible. As long as the little ones are trained, since very young, to be involved - in however small ways - and to help out around the house, I say. (Of course our home is not as clean, tidy and neat as others who engage a live-in helper, but then ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/three-kids-and-no-domestic-helper-is/ One of the things that I've always wanted to do is to bring Anya and Vai to visit an orphanage. I hope for them to see how there are different kinds of people, coming from different walks of life. I'd like them to learn how to share with others too, others who ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/our-visit-to-sanggar-kasih-orphanage-and-our-simple-help-portrait-project/ I was running errands with three kiddos in tow. We were at Tanjong Pagar. Right after we crossed the road, I looked around and asked Anya and Vai to stay put while I go and take a panoramic shot of all three of them, using my Photosynth app on my iphone. I ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/photo-kids-tanjong-pagar/ Our family believes that learning through play IS possible, ie. NOT just through reading lots of books, attending lessons in class and doing assessment papers. School for most of our little ones has started last week, and so I thought I should share this trip we had towards the end of ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/checking-out-makebelieve-programme-singapore-science-centre/ Anya and I have been wearing these matching sandals by Ipanema a lot lately. We walked in the rain. On grass. On sand. On the streets. We got them dry and we got them wet. We like! =) I shared my review of Ipanema's latest Fall collection over on my Facebook Review album. ... http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2012/01/giveaway-ipanema-beach-packs/