We all would like to see our children flourish: be happy, independent, confident and compassionate. We also realise, as parents, that we can not full relay on childcares, schools, Sunday Schools at Church to do the job for us. There are so many ways to establish and lay foundation for our children to be all we desire them to be to succeed in life. It begins very early in life: with newborns it is as simple (or as hard) as picking child up when they are crying at any time of day and night. These are simple things that can be very hard to do but will pay of in future. Let me share with you today what I found to be effective at home - activities that are easy to make, and ideas that can help you to guide your child's development.
- My toddler is 16 months old. Now she is getting into a stage when she actively seeks engagement in everyday chores and has burning desire to do things on her own: brushing her hear, putting on her socks, shoes and feeding herself with a spoon. It took me all the self restraining power in the world not to feed her. She insisted on feeding herself. At the beginning she would get very little food and would stop eating out of frustration. However, now it is so easy for both of us - she can feed herself easily using spoon and I can eat at the same time. One day when I was hanging her nappies she walked to the basket and started passing me them. Now every time when we hang wet clothes, I ask her to help me.
