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Ostrich, Goats and Rabbits at a Fruit Farm

 

 

Feeding the rabbit

Feeding the rabbit

During the March holiday we brought the kids to a Fruit farm in Desaru, Malaysia. There was a small  petting Zoo section with a limited selection of animals. It was the first time that the kids got to feed rabbits and goats. They were quite hesitant at first as the kids are not really into animals.  Doggie boy was quite frighten to feed the rabbit and had to be coaxed by R before he gave it a try.

Goats at the petting zoo

Goats at the petting zoo

I didn’t  manage to get a good shot of the kids feeding the goats. The baby ewes were let out of the pen for them to feed but they really scared the boys when they went near to feed. Both the boys ran when the baby goat went near them.  I guess if they encounter goats again in the future they would not be as fearful as the animal as they were that day.

The lone Ostrich

The lone Ostrich

We didn’t get to go the Ostrich farm there while on holidays at Desaru but the kids did manage to take a look at the Lone Ostrich that we spotted at this Fruit farm.  They took a glance of it and went off looking at the rabbits. I guess it wasn’t a bad decision not to visit the Ostrich farm during the trip.

 

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[Guest Post] Questions all Parents should Ask

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While most parents are in agreement that education is the key to a  successful career, most parents struggle making it happen. How can you  as a parent give your child the gift of education in a way that your can ?
Firstly, figure out if there is any topic of interest to your child, as  children will spend time on what interests them.

Ask yourself some important questions:accept it?
What school subject interests my child?
Has any teacher mentioned that my child has excelled, or any contest  that my child has won?
Has he been interested in any particular subject of conversation?
Is he better with his hands than with his listening skills? (kinesthetics  are easier than auditory)

Piece together some clues, and put your energy into a subject that  interests your child. This is the road to success, as you’ll be working  with your child’s strengths, not going against his grain.

Now for the practical piece:
Does anatomy take a front seat in his life, is he enamored by doctors?  Try stocking up on games that tech biology.
Is space fascinating? Try hanging solar systems in room, buying a telescope…
Does he have a green thumb? There’s planting, microscopes, rocks…

When learning comes along with fun, children don’t even notice that they are learning, because it is exiting and new.

Sharon Green, the founder of Educate With Toys comes with decades of experience in education. She has been teaching high school for the past twenty years, she is a mother of six, and she is a parent educator; educating parents in the skills necessary in raising healthy and responsible children. Sharon’s goal in founding Educate With Toys is to help you help your children succeed in school and achieve to the best of their ability.