Tuesday 8 March 2016

"Paradigm Shift" Parenting

Recently we looked back into some video we recorded when they were young, we had so much of fun, we laugh so much... and Annabelle will say : "Mummy, why I take mei mei's "chu-pi"?" . Abigail will asked: "That is my "small time?" I drink nien nien?"

This is how time flies. Our princesses have grown up that they are 5 years old and 3 years old now. Our time spend together becoming even more precious as we do not want to miss any moments. We still do recording on them, I will continue taking photos of them as I would like to take down all these moments. This also explain, I am still writing this blog although I can just post those video or photos online as one day when we are too old to remember when that photos or that videos were taken; this blog is their point of reference.

Lately, we have discovered that both the princesses are growing their interests on area such as gardening, role-playing (they will imitate they are the pirates, and the crews), they can follows dance step when Hi-5 is show, they loves cinema and like to watch movies together and they both will be looking into the cupboard filled with photos frame and say: "This is the place we met the SantaClaus! This is the place we went with po-po and gong-gong".

Annabelle is able to reach to the switches of the house with just a little tip-toes. Abigail is able to fill water from the "Hello Kitchen" by herself. Pausing at this point, I clearly know that they have grown. Both girls will asked "Where is papa? He has meeting?". Annabelle will get very emo and sad when I tell her "One day, when papa mummy grow old..." she will pause and say softly and the eyes filled with tears : " ... But, I don't want you to grow old..."

See, how beautiful God has blessed us. They are more precious than jewel and God will continue be with us.

So, fast forward, as they grow; our priority as parents is different. I have dedicated sometime to sit down with her to do homework. We have searched suitable enrichment center for her to pick up Mandarin and languages. We constantly remind Abigail that she is going to school next year, so she need to sleep early and she cannot whine in school. This is not "kiasu" parenting, this is called paradigm-shift parenting (I coined those words... hahaha). We just need to shift our priority. :)

Logico Primo Time 

Annabelle can handle it on her own

Writing time 

Writing or Posing? 

Simple Addition 

They just love watering the plant 

Abigail has grown to overcome the fear of doing this. 

She has excel in this climb 


Of all these, they enjoyed when we brought them to Genting during CNY 2016 
"Lord, please continue to bless me and Ivan with good health and strength so that we can see our kids grow into their adolescence and adulthood. Please continue to guide us as parents and be in the center of this family. Amen!"