Learn to Understand

Qin will begin to learn to know what to expect & able to understand whereby Mummy's going leaving for work and inform Qin when Mummy will be back as promised.

Mummy: Mummy's going to work in KL later, to earn money & buy milk & toys for Qin… (eye contact with Qin), Popo will take care of Qin, 知道吗？

Qin: 知道!. (Qin look at Mummy, at this point, she's understand & responding verbally).

(Mummy pack up thing & preparing to go KL together with Daddy)

Po Po: Ah Po bring Qin go "gai gai" (Popo wants to avoid Qin crying want to follow Mummy…)

Mummy: (Mummy's telling Ah Po) Qin won't cry as she's able to understand already…5 mins ago…

Mummy: (Mummy's walking to the car & Qin is starting want to follow..) Mummy's going to work ah….will back soon…Ok, Bye Bye…

Qin: k, Bye Bye..

Mummy: Fren kissssss,

Qin: kissssss, Bye Bye

(the next day) Qin's remembered what's Mummy's said & promised to her. She's also telling the same to PoPo. Previously, Qin only will ask Popo "where is Mummy" then Popo will answer her that Mummy is working.
But now, Qin's able to understand & tell PoPo that Mummy is working and buy milk for Qin. She will begin to know what to expect.

Message to FTWMs:

It is really hard. No words can describe the pain as a mother's feel to watch their daughter play together for two days and then have to say goodbye, waiting for the next two weeks/months to see each other again.

What to do when we practice leaving the child for work and inform the child when you will be back? Be firm and calm when saying goodbye to your child. She will eventually understand that you're going away but you will come back as promised.

Eye contact express yours feeling to your child, tells your child she is important and that you are focusing on her. It also encourage your child to make eye contact with you and increase the effectiveness of your message.

Potty Training

Toilet trainning seems to be challenging task. We began potty trainning Qin when she was 22 months old.

We put her on the potty from time to time just so she could familiarize herself with the potty and get comfortable on it.

She was in her diapers then, which we later switched to training pants.

Qin now refused to wear diaper, she now wears panties during day time and was comfortable enough to have a bowel movement on potty at each time.

She's much better at controlling and is able to announce to adult when she wants to have a pee (Qin say it "hm hm" when she want to have a pee and "pet pet" when she want to do "Big" de..).

However, she still learning for no diaper @ nap time, to adapt to full diaper-less and do "Big" on potty.

We still not starting to train her during the night-time…..long period of time…..How do we go about it??
No rush.....

Numbers, Alphabets, Colors & Shapes

We've introduced 1,2,3's to Qin when she was 13 months ( My First Flashcards ) and she now able to recognise, read & count 0 to10.

We're just beginning to introduce her ABC's, colors & shape, she's only now beginning to recognise them.

Introduction of colors & shapes through toys, pictures, drawings and painting for learning to recognise is a pre-reading skill.

To learn alphabets, colors & shapes via play, arts and craft?

How do you introduce alphabets, colors and shape to your toddler?