Family Bonding Over Meals

Dominique Advertorials, Parenting and Kids family bonding, Lifebuoy

Doggie boy and me enjoying some cake

Spending time eating together is what the kids and I love to do. As we indulge in filling our stomach with the food prepared for the meal we get to relax and enjoy each other’s company.

The dining table at home is the place where we spend the majority of time together. It is a place where most family bonding occur as we share our thoughts and recount the events that happened in the day. A lot of laughter and jokes have been shared during mealtime and we catch up with what one another has been doing then.

On certain days when the kids come home early from school they help in the food preparation for dinner.

Monkey boy cutting a carrot

Before starting on meal preparation I make sure that he has his hands properly washed with anti bacterial soap. It only takes ten seconds and his hand is 99.9% germ free. It is important to make sure that food is handled hygienically and prepared properly to prevent any chance of having food poisoning.

Being 9 years old Monkey boy gets to help out in the food preparation and cooking of a portion of dinner. He not only learns a life skill of learning but also appreciates the effort it takes in creating a home cooked meal. Doggie boy and Tiger girl on the other hand help to set the table, clear and wash the dishes after meals.

Tiger girl and me

How does your family bond?

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October 31, 2013

It Began With You

Dominique Advertorials, Parenting and Kids Parenting, Pre-school years

The kids with Teacher J

It has been a while since Tiger girl has been in school. In fact, she is now in Nursery One after being promoted from the Playgroup class which she entered upon turning two. Tiger girl looks forward to going to school each morning and enjoying herself playing and learning alongside her friends in school.

Seeing her behaving this way confirms that I had made the correct decision of sending her to school. In fact all three kids enjoy going to school as they have loving and caring teachers to nurture them.

Tiger girl is studying in the childcare which her brothers used to attend. All of them started attending childcare at two years old and have been taught by Teacher J ( in the picture above). She and the other teachers in the school are among the most caring pre-school teachers who I know of.

Doggie boy at his end of year concert in 2010

I really admire the teachers at the kids school for their dedication and commitment towards the kids. Back then when I was teaching in the morning session they made special arrangement for me to drop of the boys at a teacher’s house before I headed off to work as I had to be at work by 7am and no childcare was open that early.

Each morning Teacher Nur welcomed the boys into her house and even bought snacks for them at times before taking the school bus/cab to school with them. Having the assistance of Teacher Nur really helped me as a working mother a lot as it solved the logistic problem of getting the boys to school and to work on time each day.
Being a teacher myself I know that it is not easy to take care of small kids. It can be really difficult to understand them especially if they are not able to articulate well and express themselves. Besides being responsible for educating the child the teacher has to handle his physical needs too ( toilet training/diapering). It really takes a person who really loves kids to be so dedicated to their well being.

Monkey boy in Chinese costume while at pre-school

The kids really learned a lot and blossomed under the love and care of their dedicated teachers. I am grateful that they were lucky to meet such teachers like Teacher J and Teacher Nur in their pre- school years.

Do you know of anyone who loves children and aspire to become a pre-school teacher?

Are you thinking about teaching as a career?

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