by Annie Cook | Mar 14, 2016 | Parenting, Personal Blog, Self Development
GRATITUDE What keeps you up at night? Words? Even if they are unsaid. Something read, something heard. Sudden noise that cuts through the silence. Images seen or imagined. Ideas? The only thing that should keep you up at night is#gratitude , #shukor or #感恩. I do not...
by Annie Cook | Feb 12, 2016 | Language, Parenting
Do you tell your child about fear and how you have overcome all your fears to have him or her? Do you remember how you seemed to have forgotten you were weak and tired? Do you recall telling yourself, “Don’t worry, baby. You will be fine. Mum is...
by Annie Cook | Jan 27, 2016 | Parenting
I love books. I used to get absorbed into workbooks , revision exercises and textbooks for my child, especially when she was in primary school. I used to browse for references that may supplement her studies in school. Most of the books I bought for her...
by Annie Cook | Nov 30, 2015 | Self Development, Tool
A lady rushed up to us as we were leaving the restaurant after dinner. She said in a hurried but soft voice, “I came late. Pay me anything (amount).” I felt a rush of adrenalin when I heard those words. Have you been there before? Have you ever been late before...
by Annie Cook | Nov 25, 2015 | Parenting, Personal Blog
Recommended Bestseller Kindle Book From Amazon Download free ebook Parenting Pearls It’s the release of the Primary School Leaving Exit Cert. The childhood period is entering a new phase, the preteens and teenage years. Today, many children will be...
by Annie Cook | Nov 23, 2015 | Internet, Language
Are you afraid to post updates or write English online? Are you fearful of making grammar mistakes because somehow, you tell yourself that your English is not good enough? We post updates on many social media platforms. The more you post, the more you are writing....
by Annie Cook | Nov 9, 2015 | Parenting
Last month, I was invited to present a talk to a group of parents at Temasek Secondary School PSG. The talk was a success as many of the parents left with a book in their hands. Thank you very much for your great support. “Your talk is so enriching…”...
by Annie Cook | Oct 26, 2015 | Internet, News
Having been online for the last 7 years, Childhoodspeech has been through many phases of change over the years. What started out as a noble intention to pen down the works of a stay at home parent to understand about how children grow through the eyes of a child, has...