A for Apple, B for Boy, C for Cat....
Ain't these alphabets familiar to you? My queen has attended a talk recently organised by Dumex and was sharing with me how narrow minded we are..(yes i was not there and i should! bad King!!) This advice came from the founder of Pat School house and i thought it was so true and decided to share with all..
Why can't A be Aeroplane or Adam or Apricot? and B for Balloon or Baby? We have been trained so well in our mind all these years that A = Apple! Still not convinced? try this, Image a house, how would you draw it? Do you have 2 windows? and the door is in the centre of the windows? Let me bet, you have a chimney too?? (and the interesting fact is that we do not have a chimney in Singapore's home!) and when the speaker asked what is next to the house, everyone said without thinking, A Tree!
Now, i hope you are as convinced as me. My queen was teaching me that why house can't be a bird nest for birds or a ant's nest for ants? or a bee hive? why must houses must have a chimney and a door between two windows? That really explains how creative we are! One tips for all parents is to do horizontal teaching. Tell your kid, say B= Banana and then share with them banana cake or banana milk when you see them! this may help to induce their creativity in the long run.
Another interesting fact is that we often use "scare" tactics on our child. "if you dont do this, the police will come or God will be angry!" and here was the story the lady speaker told the audience. One day, a daughter did something wrong and the mom was very angry and told her daughter that God will be very angry with her for not finishing her prune and asked her to go back to her room as a punishment. An hour later , the mum was concerned and it was pouring heavily and thundering outside and decided to check on her. She found that her daughter was kneeling in front of the window and she was saying, "What is the fuss all about? i just didnt finished the 2 prunes!"
See how important we parents are? or i should say how poor thing we are! We thought by going to university, we will be better parents? we were not told! and school didnt teach us all these things! =) maybe this is a case to consider for our government who is promoting courtship at uni level to input these knowledge to them!
Lastly, ever you heard of friends telling you to watch your behaviour and words as your kids will pick it real fast? The speaker was sharing that in their school, they have a "pretend corner" and kids can use their creativity and act the role of the person they think of. So one gal pretend she was her mom, holding on to the phone and said "So! you are not coming back for dinner again!"
That all folks! I love Apple and A = Apple! =p
& Here's J for Jazelle and Jazlyn!
