Archive for August, 2007

10 Commandments for Parenting

Here are the wisest commandments ever commended to parents:
1.Thou shalt be consistent: Do as you say you will. Children know where they stand when you are consistent, follow through and mean what you say.
2.Thou shalt expect children to contribute (without being paid): Expect children to help at home but don’t expect them to do so […]

How to Say “I Love You” With Meaning

“I love you” are three words all children need to hear often from their parents. Do you want those words to have real meaning to your child? Do you want them to connect one heart to another? Do you want to use these words to develop a level of intimacy in your family that communicates […]

Our Best Role Models

There’s no doubt about it. Parents are still the best and ideal role model for their kids. The mass media, particularly television and the movies, may foist and anoint some well-known celebrities as positive role models for children, but most people would rather have parents serve as the premier role models of their kids. Here […]

Was it worth it ?

A friend of mine Yuhui called me for lunch today. He has brought back fresh green raisins (from this year’s harvest from Xinjiang (a well known Muslim autonomous region in western side of China ). I have been there before during their Summer Grape harvest. I love the grapes there. I cannot get these grapes […]

Travelling Banana Boat Kids Sunscreen Lotion

Finally my friend Yan Jun received the Banana Boat Kids Sunscreen Lotion. This lotion has travelled many miles across ocean and mountains to reach this part of the world- China Shanghai.
When we started chatting on MSN about the hot weather this Summer. He commented that his daughter is very tanned now. She has been out in […]

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