Fever Day 3

Thank God
boy went to bed with 38.5 degree and
the fever went down throughout the night
by day time, his fever has come down nicely....
hovering around 37.5
i am so glad...
we continue with tamiflu
and as of now...temp is within 37.0 range
thou he appeared tired and sleepy....

Fever Day 2.2

GP warned me about some possible side effects of tamiflu
true enough....
boy felt dizzy and tummyache after the 1st dosage this afternoon
he vomited around 7pm....
hopefully he will be alright after a good nite sleep

Fever Day 2.1

the fever continued to rage upwards in the afternoon

and did not seem to want to retreat

i called up the clinic and spoke to another GP on duty

and after discussion, the GP wanted to take a look at boy

we rushed to the clinic and after observing him for a while (temp was 39.5)

tamiflu was prescribed as a precautionary measure

the GP recommended to take within the 1st 2 days onset of fever

and boy seems a bit listless and confused too

we started first dose of tamiflu at 4:30pm...

it went much smoothly then i thought

i guess boy must be feeling real bad that he is willing to take the medication....

by night time, fever is still hovering around 38.5...

i gave him another dosage of nurofen to take care of fever at 8:45pm

at 10pm, i gave him tamiflu again

he went to bed after that.....

pray for recovery soon....

discipline vs abuse

when to wield the cane?

do not cross the line when emotion is involved....

never lash out at a child in a fit of anger/rage, advised Dr Brian Yeo, a psychiatrist in private practice...

Role Model

like it or not...your child learns from adults around him/her

be a role model to children.....

if you don't want your child to scream at you, make sure you don't do it to your parent/s (in front of them). S/he won't be able to understand why you can do it and they can't.

My living guide

This article appears on Wobao on 21 May 2009

It is discussing habits - good and bad.

Do not let the bad habits pull you down.

There is a chinese saying "学好三年,学坏三天"

Literally- it means it takes a person 3 days to learn all bad habits but 3 years to kick them.

Mutliple intelligences

i came across this theory last year when i started to research on my boy's education
now i am reading more into this...
there are many different types

the most common is

1. Linguistic intelligence ("word smart"):

the rest are
Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart")
Spatial intelligence ("picture smart")
Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart")
Musical intelligence ("music smart")
Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart")
Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart")
Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart")

Jack fruit about 2 weeks old

parenting is a

privilege and a responsibilty.....be encouraged....u r not alone in this....

White daisy aplenty

My living guide

New articles - wobao 22 Apr

Bascially - the title says do not let angry gets to your head

questions on upbringing

is there a standard CORRECT way of upbringing?

is instilling fear in children during upbringing detrimental?

Parenting to me is

be prepared to let your career takes a backseat

Parenting to me is....

....be present

my very first advise

plan for your children

but never let your children know...especially how much you have...lol

"force" yourself to improve a little day by day

how? you must be wondering...

think of it this way?

if we can improve ourselves by 1% every day, in 100 days, we will be able to achieve 100% improvement. 100 days is only slightly more than 3 months.

the 1% can be anything....start with simple easy task....

Why wait...start trying it out now....

Ethics of Communication

1) Moral Principles

-trust

-tone

-time

-tact

2) Creating opportunities to talk

-family time

-bed time

-travelling time

3) Listen for content and intent

never too late

never give up and abandon them
pursue them
never too late to start

Why children do not listen to their parents

they sense you are not real

they sense your sarcasm

they sense your lack of moral confidence

Phases

discipline (0 to 7) - give instructions

training (8 - 12) - imitations

coaching (13 - 19) - influence

relational (20 & beyond) - be a mentor