I’ve recently attended a series of workshops at church on parenting. The speakers talked about the basics of parenting and how to deal with some of the issues that we, as parents, will encounter when raising children. They discussed planning, communication, and reinforcements of the plan. It’s a great learning experience for both my wife […]
A lot of parents object to kids watching TV. They think TV corrupts and robs the family of quality time together. Personally, I don’t think TV is the issue. The problem is the lack of parental control and supervision. Parents sometime use TV to “baby sit” their kids by letting it go on for hours. […]
After reading Wired’s post, 10 Cartoon Classics to Share with Your Kids, I felt it was time to revisit the classic Disney cartoon Pinocchio. Like all the cartoons created back then, it had some eyebrow raising scenes such as kids drinking and smoking, or Geppetto had a gun under his pillow. However, the underlying theme […]
One of the nice things about having my own DVD library is the ability to watch a movie at a moment’s notice. Yesterday, I had a conversation with my 3-year old daughter, when she mentioned she’s too small to drive a car. It reminded me of the movie Stuart Little, where the image that popped […]
We went to Fukada last week. It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Russians in China – after 1950’s, Russians speak fluent Mandarin. ie. Harbin or Northern China. East Germany’s economy is still struggling to catch up with West Germany. Cars in Germany has to go through inspection every 2 years. Driving […]
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