Yesterday was Kakak Samen's birthday which was celebrated with a birthday cake together with Lewis and Lincoln:
Kakak Samen and Lewis enjoying the birthday cake
Kakak Samen, Lewis and Lincoln
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Kakak Samen birthday
Yesterday was Kakak Samen's birthday which was celebrated with a birthday cake together with Lewis and Lincoln:
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Teaching your baby to read
AN INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING YOUR BABY TO READ
Like thousands of other parents all over the world, your initial impression may be one of skepticism. But what many don't realize is to teach babies to read successfully is not only possible, it is highly likely - in fact, teaching your baby reading is much faster earlier in life than later, as her cognitive development is strongest in her first three years of life!
If you've never encountered babies reading before, you probably have doubts about whether this is something you'd like to do with your baby. So to help you with your making your decision to go on the exciting adventure of teaching your child to read, we're here to give you some answers to the most basic questions you might have.
Question: CAN BABIES REALLY LEARN TO READ?
Answer: YES, babies most certainly can!
If the idea of babies reading seems far-fetched to you, check out the Baby Reading Videos page, where you can see videos of babies reading, most of them at the age of 12 months. Among them is a video of Felicity, the daughter of BrillKids founder KL, showing her reading words at the tender age of one.
Q: WHY SHOULD I TEACH MY BABY TO READ?
A: Children who learn to read in their first few years of life experience long-term gains in reading ability as well as other spheres of life.
If you think babies are too young to learn to read, or can see no conceivable reason for teaching a baby to read, you might be interested in the article Why Teach Reading Early? Also, because teaching your baby reading is one of the best ways to enable your child to begin learning independently, we encourage parents to start to teach reading at such a crucial stage in baby development.
Giving your baby reading opportunities stimulates your child's brain, helping to develop the proper neural circuitry for reading. If you teach reading to your baby, you improve her chances in excelling later in life.
Q: SHOULDN'T I TEACH THE ALPHABET FIRST?
Babies can learn to read whole words without knowing the letters of the alphabet. However, children need to learn phonics in order to progress to phonetic reading (sounding out words).
Some people think it's harmful for children to learn to read whole words. We believe that it is beneficial to learn to read as young as possible, and that so long as children learn phonics before they start school, they will be fluent readers. For more on this debate, go to Whole Language Vs Phonics.
Q: BUT WHAT IF MY BABY DOESN'T ENJOY HIS READING LESSONS?
A: Stop his reading lessons for the meantime, and take them up again when he is more receptive.
Step back, and look at what you're doing. The cardinal rule of teaching babies is to keep it fun. The point of teaching is not to achieve certain targets, but rather to give your baby the opportunity to learn to read at the age when it is easiest for her to do so.
Most likely, one of the methods of learning to read will appeal to your child and naturally become integrated into your daily routine. When that happens, the learning process will be fun and effortless, as well as a great chance for parent-child bonding.
Like thousands of other parents all over the world, your initial impression may be one of skepticism. But what many don't realize is to teach babies to read successfully is not only possible, it is highly likely - in fact, teaching your baby reading is much faster earlier in life than later, as her cognitive development is strongest in her first three years of life!
If you've never encountered babies reading before, you probably have doubts about whether this is something you'd like to do with your baby. So to help you with your making your decision to go on the exciting adventure of teaching your child to read, we're here to give you some answers to the most basic questions you might have.
Question: CAN BABIES REALLY LEARN TO READ?
Answer: YES, babies most certainly can!
If the idea of babies reading seems far-fetched to you, check out the Baby Reading Videos page, where you can see videos of babies reading, most of them at the age of 12 months. Among them is a video of Felicity, the daughter of BrillKids founder KL, showing her reading words at the tender age of one.
Q: WHY SHOULD I TEACH MY BABY TO READ?
A: Children who learn to read in their first few years of life experience long-term gains in reading ability as well as other spheres of life.
If you think babies are too young to learn to read, or can see no conceivable reason for teaching a baby to read, you might be interested in the article Why Teach Reading Early? Also, because teaching your baby reading is one of the best ways to enable your child to begin learning independently, we encourage parents to start to teach reading at such a crucial stage in baby development.
Giving your baby reading opportunities stimulates your child's brain, helping to develop the proper neural circuitry for reading. If you teach reading to your baby, you improve her chances in excelling later in life.
Q: SHOULDN'T I TEACH THE ALPHABET FIRST?
Babies can learn to read whole words without knowing the letters of the alphabet. However, children need to learn phonics in order to progress to phonetic reading (sounding out words).
Some people think it's harmful for children to learn to read whole words. We believe that it is beneficial to learn to read as young as possible, and that so long as children learn phonics before they start school, they will be fluent readers. For more on this debate, go to Whole Language Vs Phonics.
Q: BUT WHAT IF MY BABY DOESN'T ENJOY HIS READING LESSONS?
A: Stop his reading lessons for the meantime, and take them up again when he is more receptive.
Step back, and look at what you're doing. The cardinal rule of teaching babies is to keep it fun. The point of teaching is not to achieve certain targets, but rather to give your baby the opportunity to learn to read at the age when it is easiest for her to do so.
Most likely, one of the methods of learning to read will appeal to your child and naturally become integrated into your daily routine. When that happens, the learning process will be fun and effortless, as well as a great chance for parent-child bonding.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Ancestors - grandma great-grandma great-grandpa
Hi grandchildren. Here are some photos of your ancestors, your late grandma, great-grandma and great-grandpa, great-great-grandpa plus your grandpa and siblings, meaning your grand-aunties and grand-uncles. Hover your mouse over the photos to get a tool-tip which describe the photos:
And here is your handsome grandpa graduation photo many moons ago:
Sunday, August 2, 2009
New better Malaysia for you?
Hi Grandchildren,
A sentence from this blog post RAKYAT LAWAN ISA: A DIRECT ACCOUNT OF THE AUG 1 BRUTALITY inspired this post. Hassan Karim, apparently is another grandpa like your grandpa, for he said:
"Jika esok lusa aku mati, anak cucuku yang dapat membaca tulisan ini akan menyedari bahawa ayah atau datuk mereka pernah berada di atas jalanraya menuntut ISA dimansuhkan"
which translate to "If tomorrow I die, my children and grandchildren who read this writing will realize how their father or grandpa was on the road to demand that ISA (Internal Security Act) be abolished."
Well, your grandpa was there too and you can read about it at Anti-ISA rally at Masjid Jamek. When you grow up, you will understand what exactly is this ISA and why your grandpa have to support those who are battling for a better and fairer Malaysia for the ISA enables the current M
Your grandpa was also at the long march for justice. However, the big one that probably had the biggest impact the 12th Malaysia General Election was the huge BERSIH rally for clean and fair election.
Let us hope that the combined efforts of concerned Malaysians at bringing badly needed changes and reforms will eventually lead to a better Malaysia for all of you.
A sentence from this blog post RAKYAT LAWAN ISA: A DIRECT ACCOUNT OF THE AUG 1 BRUTALITY inspired this post. Hassan Karim, apparently is another grandpa like your grandpa, for he said:
"Jika esok lusa aku mati, anak cucuku yang dapat membaca tulisan ini akan menyedari bahawa ayah atau datuk mereka pernah berada di atas jalanraya menuntut ISA dimansuhkan"
which translate to "If tomorrow I die, my children and grandchildren who read this writing will realize how their father or grandpa was on the road to demand that ISA (Internal Security Act) be abolished."
Well, your grandpa was there too and you can read about it at Anti-ISA rally at Masjid Jamek. When you grow up, you will understand what exactly is this ISA and why your grandpa have to support those who are battling for a better and fairer Malaysia for the ISA enables the current M
Your grandpa was also at the long march for justice. However, the big one that probably had the biggest impact the 12th Malaysia General Election was the huge BERSIH rally for clean and fair election.
Let us hope that the combined efforts of concerned Malaysians at bringing badly needed changes and reforms will eventually lead to a better Malaysia for all of you.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Another grateful blogger wrote about your grandpa
Hi Lewis, Lincoln and Isaac,
Your grandpa is happy today. Why? Another grateful blogger wrote about your grandpa - Eu amo Peter. It is in Portuguese. Ah my grandchildren, time to learn another foreign language? Never mind. Wait till you grow up. Fortunately for us, we have online translators like Babelfish or Google Translate. Read the English translation at I ♥ Peter
Now for a small Portuguese lesson. The Portuguese word for tea is chá. Sounds familiar? Yes, same as Chinese. I learned this from a Portuguese professor when I was a student in Belgium almost 40 years ago.
Want more grandfather stories? Well this kind Portuguese professor gave your grandpa a piece of Camembert cheese just like the one in the photo below:
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Photo of Camembert cheese courtesy of Wikipedia
And you know what your silly grandpa did? He ate the whole piece, including the white mouldy "skin"!!!! The Portuguese professor told me that I was supposed to throw away the white mouldy "skin" and only eat the inside yellow cheese proper! Thank God your grandpa is still alive today!!!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Mama Papa Disco Dancing
Hi Grandchildren,
Want to see your mama/papa/auntie or uncle dancing to disco music? Here they are:
Want to see your mama/papa/auntie or uncle dancing to disco music? Here they are:
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Baby sign language
Specialized sign language is sometimes used to communicate with infants and toddlers. While infants and toddlers have a desire to communicate their needs and wishes, they lack the ability to do so clearly because the production of speech lags behind cognitive ability in the first months and years of life.[citation needed] Proponents of baby sign language say that this gap between desire to communicate and ability often leads to frustration and tantrums.[citation needed] Hand-eye coordination develops sooner than acquisition of verbal skills, allowing infants to learn simple signs for common words such as "eat", "sleep", "more", "hug", "play", "cookie", "teddy bear", before they are able to produce understandable speech.[1]
Proponents say that teaching sign language to infants improves communication skills between the child, parent, and other caregivers.[2] Infants also quickly learn to match an item with a certain gesture, thus communicating what they are truly thinking, feeling, and needing.[3]
Proponents say learning sign language promotes the development of language skills and reinforces language skills already developed.[4] It increases the speed of spatial reasoning development as well as increasing early literacy skills.[5] Babies who communicate through signs are much happier than babies or infants who do not.[6] They are less likely to throw tantrums and in some cases develop a higher IQ.[7] Giving children the power to communicate their wants and needs can help them develop self-esteem, social-emotional skills and an ability to communicate effectively. Proponents say it teaches infants how to start as well as engage in a conversation.[8] Proponents say it creates feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction.[9]
Source: Wikipedia: Sign language in infants and toddlers
Baby sign language in infant and toddlers according to Wikipedia
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