My Mum

My Mum is a fellow educator who has be teaching for the past 40+ yrs. A dedicated teacher who joined the service when she was 18 yrs old and who is still teaching today at 64 yrs old. Peranakan by heritage and Teochew by descent she has been enjoying the best of both the Malay and Chinese culture. She can only trace her ancestry from her Dad’s side as my grandmother was adopted and we are unable to trace her parentage. 3rd out of seven siblings she comes from a rather large Catholic family who speaks mainly English at home.

My mum is a fellow K Drama lover. She does chase after Lee Min Ho and Hyun Bin like me. She watches them on her PC and loves soaking up all the various love stories which have been showing on Channel U during prime time. She’s a IT savvy grandmother of three who is active on Facebook, Skype and Linked In connecting with the family and friends. If I can’t find her via her phone I’ll drop her an e-mail or FB message and she will reply within a day or two. It is great that she is open to new technology and is modern in her ways.

She loves line dancing and traveling abroad. The kids and I are really privileged to be able to travel abroad with her yearly to many different places. So far we have been to Bali, Korea, Phuket , Hong Kong and various parts of Malaysia together. The kids are really lucky to have such a doting grandmother who really spoil them to the max with frequent shopping trips and treats.

Being a fellow educator she strongly supports continuous education and further studies. She didn’t had the chance to pursue a degree when she was young as the family finances were extremely tight back then with seven kids. My Mum did complete her degree in her 50s while putting me through University in Australia. Talk about never to late to pursue your dreams!!

If grandma can do it so can you!!

My mum has been one of my main motivators and supporter. Even though we sometimes don’t see eye to eye we still have mutual respect for each other.

How is your mum like?

Sharing one of my mum’s favourite song- Mama Mia by Abba

April 14, 2013

Birdees Sex Ed App Review

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Reviews App review, Sex Ed App

Birdees the App

Are you finding difficulty explaining about the “Birds and the Bees” to your kids? Do you cringe when you have to explain to them about their body parts and how babies are formed? Here is a easy way for you to address this sensitive topic with your kids with Birdees Sex App by GoTo Educational Technology Inc.

The iBody Section

There are two sections iBody and iTools. In the iBody section . In the iBody section the child gets to learn about the different parts of their body

Learning about his body parts

The basics which include the sexual organs for both the male and female and the various body functions are introduced to the child in easy to understand graphics which even pre-schoolers can understand.

The digestive system

While taping on the various parts of the body the screen the name of each part is read out to you. This makes it easier for the child to identify each part properly.

Screenshot from iTunes

In the other section iTools there is information about the different boundaries that one should have in regards to touching and behaviour ,stranger danger, types of families, how babies are made etc. There are many different scenarios depicted to the child and they are to assess whether the behaviour or action shown is correct or wrong. in the Boundaries and Stranger Danger areas. I find this a great assessment tool in finding out the among of knowledge your child already knows about the subject.

There are tips for parents and also certificates given for completing each section. The assessment page lets the parent know how much of the different topic the kid has covered while using the app.

I certainly recommend this app to parents as an aid to talk about Sex education with their kids.

To find out more details about the app you can visit the developers website at Birdeesapp.com

You can purchase this app from iTunes

Disclaimer: I received a promocode of this app to download and try out the app. All opinions are 100% my own.