Reflections at Laerdal
- Newton’s 3rd law of (e)motionby gohawaypapaWhat if we borrowed Newton’s 3rd law and apply it to the field of emotions? What would it sound like? This idea struck me as I reflected on the incidents that happened between my son, my wife and me. Most of us should be familiar with Newton’s (less formal) 3rd law of motion – ForContinue reading “Newton’s 3rd law of (e)motion”
- 3 ways to get a child to cooperateby gohawaypapaFeeling defeated by a week of school reluctance, I wanted to expand my toolkit to manage these situations. So I picked up a book “How to talk so little kids will listen” and applied some ideas from there. I wanted to get my son moving without losing my cool or feeling defeated. The first chapterContinue reading “3 ways to get a child to cooperate”
- My son’s punchlineby gohawaypapaThis morning’s journey to school was tough, but the worst part was what happened when he reached school. At 3am, my son was semi-awake and said he didn’t want to go to school. We asked about bullying, about his classmates, nothing concrete. We made jokes, he laughed, eventually he agreed to go school (yeah right)Continue reading “My son’s punchline”
- 6 Things I learnt about my child’s school reluctanceby gohawaypapaThere is something about turning 3. For 3 days after my son turned 3, he refused to go to school. Exasperating would be an understatement. On one day, I took 1 hour to get him to get into the car. It reached a point where I yelled at him, which only served to make thingsContinue reading “6 Things I learnt about my child’s school reluctance”
- Moving from F.E.a.R to F.E.A.Rby gohawaypapaImage by Wokandapix from Pixabay There are days when we are more human that usual. On those days, our frustrations get the better of us, we give in to it and unleash on the child that is acting up usually through no fault of his, except that he too is feeling just like us, whereContinue reading “Moving from F.E.a.R to F.E.A.R”
- What do stay home parents talk about when they meet?by gohawaypapaChina World Hotel, Beijing, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Before parenthood began, my wife and I would occasionally go for high teas during the school holidays. During the high tea, we usually notice groups of ladies with their infants, chatting and laughing and we would pass the comment “So free? Don’t these peopleContinue reading “What do stay home parents talk about when they meet?”
- Protecting from the randomness of life, Preparing for a life of randomnessby gohawaypapaCristian V., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Over the Chinese New Year weekend, most of Singapore was probably following the Tanjong Pagar accident. As parent of 2 young children, the accident left echoes of fear within my heart. Reading this post by Michael Han – How do you protect your child from the randomnessContinue reading “Protecting from the randomness of life, Preparing for a life of randomness”
- Tantrums: 4 Gives to never forgetby gohawaypapaImage by Avtar Kamani from Pixabay When 2 boys want something, but only 1 can be appeased, you get double trouble. Over the weekend, my son was getting excited to meet his cousins for a playdate until… they wanted to watch TV and give the adults a break. Or so we thought. They couldn’t agreeContinue reading “Tantrums: 4 Gives to never forget”
- Looking inward, Looking in the Wordby gohawaypapaIf you have been reading a few of my posts, you’ll know that this year is a sabbatical for me, a time to reflect and look inwards. I haven’t been to church in a year because of the restrictions placed on mass gatherings so one way I’m trying to make/catch up is to attempt toContinue reading “Looking inward, Looking in the Word”
- 3 things to align for the next step forwardby gohawaypapaMany years ago, I remember tuning in to the news of a lady trapped in a roundabout for 50 rounds until the police had to come to escort her vehicle out. Navigating a high traffic roundabout could be one of the toughest driving situation to be in. When you are not sure which exit toContinue reading “3 things to align for the next step forward”
