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Dealing With Your Children Who Throw Tantrums Or Misbehave In Public

by Annie Cook | Apr 9, 2015 | Language, Parenting, Personal Blog

What Not To Do When Kids Throw Tantrums And Misbehave 1.  Do not work on the child. a.  “I am the parent, so listen to me.” This is not acceptable to the child. The child cannot be satisfied       if we tell them to listen. They won’t because they have decided not to....

My Child Is Slow

by Annie Cook | Apr 1, 2015 | Parenting, Self Development

My Child Is Slow. Do not listen to anyone or yourself even if you seem to think so yourself. Your child was amongst the fastest to find his or her way into the mother’s womb. Take it from me. It is relative term. Relative to the number of students in the...

Why I Teach Mandarin – Chinese In English

by Annie Cook | Mar 26, 2015 | Parenting, Personal Blog, Self Development

I always have lots of topics to blog and talk about. But during this period of national mourning on the passing of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, I feel totally numb. My heart is welling up with tears, ready to burst out crying. We knew the...

Tired Of Trying To Get Attention From Your Kids? Tell A Story Instead

by Annie Cook | Mar 24, 2015 | Parenting, Self Development

Do you find yourself having difficulty getting your kids’ attention? Are you so worried about your children’s progress, you cannot create any more room or space to engage in discussion? How about telling a story to your children instead?  A very important...

Connected To The Better Side Of The Late Mr Lee Kuan Yew

by Annie Cook | Mar 19, 2015 | Personal Blog, Self Development

This post was first published before the death of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. We have been receiving news on Facebook updates about ex-PM Lee Kuan Yew’s health. Like many of us who were born and raised in Singapore, I stood vigil all night discussing the future with friends. Is...

The Teenager #Childhoodspeech

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 23, 2015 | Personal Blog

If I was to find the period of childhood that gave me the most memories, I would say it was my teenage years. It is funny to see my old photos when I was at that age. My friends tell me I have not changed a bit. I still look the same. lol The body is going to grow...

A Comparison Of Animals And Humans At Birth

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 9, 2015 | Parenting

A comparison of animals and humans at birth. The adult animal raises its newborn by instinct. Upon deliverly, the baby animal is expected to walk , swim or fly like the adult. Small in size but ready to move by the time they are brought to the world. In other words,...

“I Can’t Tell You How Proud I Am” , Creating Positive Childhood Memory

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 27, 2015 | Parenting, Self Development

I can’t tell you how proud I am and trying to stay present to my own life and responsibilities and be satisfied with Sms communication every couple days and FaceTime once a week or 2! lol he’s too busy to fit me in anymore than that! I guess I gotta be...