Archive for the ‘Baby D.’ Category
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My Soon-to-be-Junior-Kinder
My son had his Moving Up Day yesterday and we are so proud of him, taking home his Certificate of Completion and his Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence Award. Apparently, in school he loves to talk, tell stories in full detail plus loves to learn through verbal teaching and activities. We were a bit surprised with this award, we were somehow expecting the Music Intelligence Award but I guess he is more interactive in school. Anyway here are some of the captured photos…
I am one proud mommy!
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Our Birthday Month
I will be 35 this month and my son will be turning 5, each day is a challenge to us, everything is unpredictable but we go by with God’s guidance and every night we give praise to Him for that. As for my son, I thank God each day of how he is improving. Our life may not be that perfect but I believe we are really lucky to have this precious treasure that my husband and I will be forever grateful for to God.
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Priceless
This was taken after our early lunch one Sunday morning.
Growing up to be a very sweet boy. <3
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It’s DANCE
Summer is just around the corner and summer classes are everywhere and are accepting enrollees, my son’s school is no exception because they are also offering numerous classes for their students and outsiders who would like to take these short courses. I saw these really nice gretsch guitars online and thought, wouldn’t it be nice to enroll DS in a Music class just for experience? But DS is fond of drawing and sketching so I first thought of enrolling him in an Art class but my husband disagreed saying that he has to release his energy into something more active and fun for him so we juggled between Taekwondo and Dance and decided to enroll him in our latter choice. Taekwondo can wait, maybe when he is bigger and ready, we will get him into that. So dance it is! Their classes will start in April, I think. Yey!
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My Son is Almost 5
WOW. Time flies so FAST! By March, my son will be turning 5 and he wants a Chicken Little birthday cake and a Chicken Little car. The cake is easy to grant but I don’t know if there is such thing as a Chicken Little car. Anyway, before 5 there is 4 years and 3/4 first so I am updating with his Baby Center updates (yes! I still read the up to date email from Baby Center)
My son shows tantrums and emotional turmoil once in awhile these days, he loves to whine and I am not perfect to say that I find it very controllable, in fact, I deal with how I deal with him when he is whining because it gets in my nerve most of the time and I will take these tips from Baby Center as my guide.
One of the greatest gifts you can give your child is teaching her how to calm herself when emotions are boiling over. Self-calming is not an easy thing to learn — or to teach, since most of us are still perfecting the skill.
Since you want to catch her before she explodes, you first need to recognize signals that she’s about to lose it. Does she whine or lash out verbally? Maybe her body language or tone of voice tells the story. If she’s frustrated playing with her blocks, does she clench her teeth? Once you know her cues, you can discuss them with her. The goal is to get her to recognize on her own when she’s emotionally on the edge.
The next step: teaching some simple anger management and stress relief techniques that will help her cope with strong feelings. It can be as simple as showing her how to take a deep breath: “When you feel like whapping your little brother, stop and take a deep breath and then let it out.” Or, “Take a deep breath and count to three, then let the air slowly blow out your mouth.” Practice together; eventually it can become second nature.
Physical activity lowers stress and clears frustrated minds, so getting outside can help. Warm baths, soft music, a back rub — these kinds of sensory activities soothe as well. “You’re beginning to whine and get frustrated. Let’s take a bath to help you calm down.” Although your child won’t be able to give herself a back rub whenever she’s frustrated, your doing so helps her learn to identify her strong feelings and realize that it’s possible to tame them.
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My Chatterbox
I always find it annoying when my son talks non-stop and seems to not listen to any word I tell him. We always remind him to say excuse every time he wants to say something if mommy or daddy is still talking and somehow he mastered that one already. He usually says excuse me to us and tells us what he wants to say. I always though that there is a problem to his listening skills when I read his milestone updates from Baby Center…
Even quiet preschoolers are chatterboxes compared with older children. They love to sing, tell stories, and play word games. They love to ask questions. They’re still refining the fine art of conversation, though. The talking part is not a problem; it’s the listening part they need help with. Unsure how to get and keep your attention, they butt in as needed and keep going whether or not you’re listening and responding.
Fours also take a full-steam-ahead approach to talking because the part of the brain that manages self-control isn’t developed yet. Often your child interrupts because he’ll forget what he wants to say if he doesn’t spit it out quickly. While you don’t want to discourage your child from talking, it is time to clue him in to conversational etiquette.
Let him know that it’s impolite to interrupt, that he needs to take turns in conversation just as he does in playing. If he needs to say something, teach him to wait for a pause and say “excuse me.” Praise him when he does that or when he waits for you to get off the phone to ask a question.
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My Son’s First Christmas Party in School
I asked her teacher if she can take photos of my son during the party and I was so happy to get so many photos from her using my mom’s point and shoot. By just looking at the photos, I know my son had a great time with his teachers and classmates but due to privacy issues, I can’t post most of the photos here. Anyway, here are some of the photos…
DS eating their party food of spaghetti and chicken.
They were also given time to give their little tokens to each classmate and let them greet each other Merry Christmas.
I love that the school didn’t encourage grand celebrations of events. The party was sponsored by the parents of one of the students in class because it was her birthday and the teachers just asked parents to bring simple tokens for each classmates and didn’t have exchange gifts. I prepared these items…
Angry Birds pencils, sharpeners and erasers for the kids
Personalized Mugs for His Teachers
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