fable: My son is only in P2, so he hasn't got any tuition or academic enrichment classes. I figure my job in these first few years is to instill in him good learning habits and get him to be responsible for his own work. So I only sat with him to do his work a couple of times in Primary One. Now he knows what to do when he gets home from school - have lunch, do homework, pack bag, practice drums & wushu, then play. The faster he does his work, the more time he gets to play and read. I spot check the standard of his homework, and look at returned test papers and homework to see if there's anything I need to work with him on. But by and large I let him sink or swim, e.g. if he needs to bring a book to school the next day but forgets, I don't remind him. At best I'll say \"Have you packed finished packing your bag?\"This one I started as early as I can with my DD2.Cos I did mistake with my DS1.Now my DD2 in P1.More responsible in her work and she likes to be independent.

Here is some interesting information about how Minecraft is actually a pretty useful and very engaging tool for game based learning as evidenced by some teachers and schools in the US.http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/04/05/using-minecraft-as-a-teaching-tool/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/04/educational-building-blocks-how-minecraft-is-being-used-in-the-classroom/Some videos here also:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb4PYDTfSbQhttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL50C3F3DA2B10EA40

smartmummy:Sim TT:chinese got saying \"bai shan xiao wei shou\" which mean out of 100 virtues filial piety is first. Actually if we dig deeper, what is filial piety? It is actually just responsibility. So if you have grandparents around, that would be a great place to start. I benefited when I got a pet about P5, my mum made me do everything myself. So I say start with lessons in responsibility.that's good idea.He always requesting pet.but I don't allow pets like cat.I find alternative, would give him some plant to take care.He asking fish may be consider.Cats are lovely when they were kittens; they will snuggle around you and seek your attention. But when cats reach adulthood, it tends to ignore its owner unless they want food. In short, cats are lovely to play with when they were kittens.My cousin has a cat, so I know.

i always find such personality tests fun, http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Timely post!! My skin will crack after using mama lemon, but I stubbornly hung on to it as it gets my dishes clean. Time to switch!!

Try lighter color as it will lighten up our mood…

hee, will probably try that out in future. Unfortunately, Linnarp is no longer in production. I heard from the sales guy that this is no longer in production (since last year?) and promptly bought the last 2 they have. Wish they will bring it back. They may have others but this model works for me. The shelf is sitting on 4 legs unlike Billy so there is some space underneath for me to mop. I have seen some other solid wood shelves, but those can't pack as much books

I resolve not to avoid my dentist this year.