Smiling Tiger, Hidden Power on a Monday

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Tiger girl with the Pandas

Don’t let the cute and innocent look fool you. This little girl does know what she wants and how to exert her rights. At 2 years and 5 months old she knows how to “work it” to turn unfavourable situations around to her advantage.

My little girl has learned the art of both physical and mental self defence by having to deal with her two rowdy elder brothers daily. She has learned how to anticipate the antics of her brothers and would tattle on them given the first chance she has. They are powerless against this little Tiger. She can easily scream the room down and packs a hefty punch.

Being the third child in the family she learns fast and cannot be easily manipulated. What they have been saying about girls learning faster and maturing earlier then boys is really true.

I don’t see her brothers being so affection and paying attention to the little things as much as with Tiger girl. Even though she stands her ground she is also very caring and loving towards them. She would bring them their towel and clothes when they go off to the bathroom for a bath and also help them clear up after meals. She does remind them to finish their work and food when they start tor space out or get side tracked while doing their homework and eating their meals.

R feels that she will make a great helper and would certainly be able to keep her brothers in check if would leave the kids to go on a holiday without them in the future.

Do you see a difference between your kids?

An oldie but really memorable song by Emil Chau singing- “Tommorow I will Marry you” in Mandarin.

February 22, 2013

Weekend Reflections:Healthy Eating

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Photo by Photoxpress.com

This week I have been hearing and reading about the different toxins in foods and “so called” healthy food which in fact was not really healthy. I read an article which stated that TOFU is not good and other Soy products that have not been fermented may cause breast cancer and brain shrinkage among other things. I also read up on fake oils, butter vs margarine and other processed foods.

It got me thinking about what types of food should I be serving the kids and to moderate out their intake of Soy. The kids really love eating TOFU and do occasionally indulge in chicken nuggets and other processed foods. We do eat out very often but I cook their meals for them during the weekdays. We have also been limiting their intake of junk food and visits to fast food restaurants during the weekends.

Recently I have received quite a few cook books and have been doing more meal planning as I’m introducing new dishes to the kids. So far I am doing a new bake and a new dish every month and trying to add in more whole foods to our diet. I’m slowly introducing the kids to the various different cuisines that is available here in Singapore. I’m also looking for more efficient ways of healthy cooking so that the kids and I get all the proper nutrition which we need.

Are you into Healthy Eating too?