Parent Coaching
Travelling Spouse
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010This is a very common issue with families when children are young and both husband and wife are working. A committed spouse asked me whether I can help his wife understand how important it is for her to support his chance of building his career. To understand that he needs to travel in the course [...]
Stop Parenting Start Coaching-Parent Leadership
Thursday, June 10th, 2010The interactive talk I gave on Stop Parenting Start Coaching covers a new way of parenting using coaching principles. It was a very interactive group where the question post was, “I know all these theories but I just can’t find myself applying it!” There are many reasons why parents are stuck. KNOWING is easy. [...]
How to get my kids to listen to me?
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Are you one of the many parents who ask this question, “How to get my kids to listen to me?”
Most parents’ problems are very similar. My kids don’t listen to me. They are rude to me. I don’t expect them to talk to me the way they talk to their friends. I am not used [...]
Parent Teacher Meeting
Friday, May 29th, 2009I was so looking forward to the parent teacher meeting. I get to know in more detail of how the new way of teaching is about. When the Principal announced it in our Parent Support Group meeting, I was very happy. So they have introduced a new way of engaging the student.
I just attended the [...]
Stop Parenting & Start Coaching
Saturday, May 10th, 2008In my workshop I shared what I read about the increasing number of teenagers sent to the Institute of Mental Hospital by counsellors in schools in our Straits Times’ report in March 2008. Is it counsellors are not competent in their work or parents not cooperating? It is really sad because there are a huge number [...]
Horton - The Movie with it’s values
Friday, March 14th, 2008Bonding
My two daughters, 19 and 13 wanted to eat ‘Sushi’ for lunch so we made it today and watch a movie called ‘Horton’. It is a cartoon show! We agreed that we have ‘girlie’ time at least once a month. That means the three of us. Other times to bond with extended family, we include her [...]
“Guiding youngsters on proper internet use” The Saturday Straits Times June 23, 2007
Thursday, October 18th, 2007This heading caught my eye on the front page of our daily newspaper The Straits Times.
My heart warmed up when I read the message that schools are highlighting the light and dark side of using the internet and how parents could be partners in education to guide our children on the usage. This reminded me [...]
Building relationships and appreciating your children
Friday, September 7th, 2007September 2 2007 my two loving daughters were in the kitchen for hours. Both of them refused to let me and my husband enter. Sounds like they were cooking a storm. Finally they came out with a tray of lovelist cup cakes that I have seen. Chocolate top with colourful green & blue alphabets arranged [...]
Conversation with teenage daughter
Saturday, August 18th, 2007When I came home from attending a friend’s daughter’s wedding dinner, it was about 11pm and the first thing I did was to go to my youngest daughter’s room, she is 12.
As I open her bedroom door, I noticed the table lamp’s light was on and her laptop is also open with music and colored [...]
What teenagers say….what mothers feel…What women think…
Friday, July 13th, 2007My youngest daughter is 12. She said to me, “You think we don’t know anything.” We are better than adults, when we don’t agree with our friends we talk it out, adults don’t do that, you quarrel.” I can’t agree with her more. I felt a little ashame too. This is one of the unconditioning [...]