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Meet Me on Monday- Party Season On

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At A party

Last weekend the kids were invited to a birthday party. It has been awhile since they have attended one and were glad to be invited to my friends son’s 1st birthday bash.  1st birthdays are all so special. Even though the child is technically too young to remember or to enjoy his 1st birthday but it does bring back a lot of warm memories when one flips through the photo books to reminisce on the joyous occasion.

We only threw a first birthday party for Monkey boy when he turned one. For Doggie boy and Tiger girl we opted to bring them on a trip back to Hong Kong to celebrate with the relatives there instead. There wasn’t any fancy birthday party or programs specially chosen to mark their turning of age but we do have tons of photographs taken with relatives and friends who love them.

This April we are starting of the week with a whole week of giveaways here on Dominque’s Desk. I have already listed three giveaways- Eraselets, UGLEE pens and Therapon Skin Products. I will be adding more giveaways as the week progresses for all my beloved readers.
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This week I am sharing a classic from one of the most outstanding Taiwanese Male Singer/Composer- Jay Chou

Acting Balanced

1. Did you prank, get pranked or ignore April Fool’s Day?

No I didn’t carry out any pranks or get pranked. It was a normal day for us.

2. What is the most unusual thing you have in your pantry or refrigerator right now?
It would be the Hello kitty and Thomas the train pasta which I bought to cook for the kids.

3. If you were in the “Miss America” (or another) talent competition, what would your talent be?
I have never taken part in such contests but I guess it would be singing, playing the violin or piano.
4. What is one thing you miss about being a kid?
Having everything taken care for you and not have to worry.

5. If you HAD to change your name, what would you change it to?
 I can’t really think of any at the moment but I may add on R’s surname to mine.

Soc: Keeping Kids Safe

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Keeping your child safe.

The attempted kidnapped cases reported on Facebook and the newspaper has sent many parents into a heightened sense of alertness all throughout Singapore. Even though after verification that some of the reported cases were hoaxes it is still better to play safe then sorry when it comes to my kids personal safety.

I’ve recently taken out the child harnesses which I had used with Doggie boy back then when he was a toddler for Tiger girl to use. She is now at this stage whereby she wants to run around as doesn’t not want to hold your hand. It’s extremely dangerous when we go out as being so little she can be very difficult to spot in a crowd. Therefore for now until she is old enough she will be on harness when we go out.

The boys have been briefed about strangers and safety while being out in public places. I have highlighted the reported cases in the newspapers to them and we did a reflection on how they would have felt if they were in the shoes of the kidnapped boy.  There hasn’t been any scenario role play with them as yet but stern warnings to keep within eye shot and my reach when we are out to prevent anything from happening to them. I do know that child trafficking has been on the rise lately.

Many of these kidnapped kids  in China were being maimed and forced to beg for a living. It’s downright human cruelty and abuse just for the sake of exploiting others for money and it has been really difficult for the government to crackdown on such a syndicate.

 

The only thing which I can do as a parent and on my level is to be vigilant and  to teach my child to defend himself and how to be protect himself from such evil people.

What are you doing to keep your child/children safe?

#SOCsunday

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