May Peace Be Upon You,

"Hi! My name is so-and-so, I'm a mother of two. And the problem that I have with my children is that the older child is a sulker and the younger one doesn't seem to be eating well."

"I am so-and-so. My son is 3 and he is seldom focused whenever we are spending time together, like reading a book together. I just started placing him in a childcare and I noticed he is always asking me to carry him whenever we walk to school. He is a totally different person in school and at home."

"Hi! My name is so-and-so, I have seventeen 5 year olds under my care. I have this child who wants things to go his way, everytime and everywhere. There is a child who does not understands that I am angry with him, and shows no remorse. And there is this girl and that boy and this boy and that girl...."

You can make a guess which statement actually came from me.

I was at Julia Gabriel's workshop for 'Disciplining Young Children'.
It was partly like a revision lesson for PPCM, to the educarers.
Hearing from the parents, I think children nowadays are really a challenge, not only at school but at home too. Even a simple act like eating at the dining table and putting on one's shoe has become an issue and parents are seeking for professional's advices.

What happened to innocent, hassle-free children like me and the rest of you who are born before the 1995 era? Personally I feel that, the fault does not only lie within the children. Parents and other caregivers/role models are to be blamed too.

But then again, these parents who attended the workshop are mainly expat parents and also locals who are filty-rich with career women, so its perfectly understandable why their children are behaving the way there are.
You know, I know... =)

"Setiap anak dilahirkan dalam keadaan fitrah , ibu bapanyalah yang menjadikannya Yahudi, Nasarani atau pun Majusi".
(Hadis Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

My skins for Hari Raya is ready.
Hopefully my enthusiasm, to attain Allah's pardons and love in the month of Ramadhan is much greater than my enthusiasm untuk beraya. Amin.


Didn't realize that I actually, basically only have 2 groups of colour.


Greeny and orangey.

But alhamdulillah, that I have new clothes to put on this Syawal.

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