No amount of hot water could get rid of that, so I threw them away. Now I have no toothbrush.
The first thing I did was grab his wrist and ask him, "WHY?!" He gave me a look that sort of said "Duh. To see what would happen." (So, maybe he will be a scientist.)
I almost never make new year's resolutions anymore, but I decided two days ago that I should change something. And that is the amount of TV I let my son watch. On Friday, mom and I took him to the taman and we chased around and played, then went to billion for fruits, cendol and nasi bubur (fruits for him, cendol and nasi bubur for the grown ups), and when we got home I bathed him, read him a story and he took his nap without fuss. Just the day before, he would be fighting sleep until after his lunch.
The rest of Friday, we spent without any TV until dinner time where I fed him udon over teletubbies, waybuloo and a bit of show me, show me. Then I bathed him, and he was out without a fuss by 8pm. This morning I thought I would give no TV another try. And guess what? He took his nap for two hours without fuss, then went to bed around 8pm again, without fuss.
So if for nothing but better sleep, I am happy to start giving up TV (for the most part). But also Fifer has convinced me that if I want Omar to not turn into a typical terrorizing tot or preschooler that, I have to start putting in more effort now.
Honestly, it does not really bother me about other people's toddlers already talking at 9 months, saying their ABCs at 15months, or being out of diapers by 13 months.
I don't find it a very useful exercise to evaluate kids and their ability to do things that most people will normally learn to do anyway. In fact, I find it a very annoying thing. InsyaAllah Omar will reach those milestones in due time, and even then I will see him progress at a pace I see fit, and it may be faster or slower than some parents like-- not their problem.
What DOES bother me, is the thought that I have failed him in raising him to be a well-behaved child that people like to be around. The idea that people not liking him, hurts my heart. So, I don't want to leave it to chance and TV. I want to raise my child to be, at the very least, one that is seen and not heard, but perhaps if I try hard, he can be one that people enjoy listening to. And insyaAllah, the child will grow up to be a great man... (and always, always my sweet boy.)
The first thing I did was grab his wrist and ask him, "WHY?!" He gave me a look that sort of said "Duh. To see what would happen." (So, maybe he will be a scientist.)
I almost never make new year's resolutions anymore, but I decided two days ago that I should change something. And that is the amount of TV I let my son watch. On Friday, mom and I took him to the taman and we chased around and played, then went to billion for fruits, cendol and nasi bubur (fruits for him, cendol and nasi bubur for the grown ups), and when we got home I bathed him, read him a story and he took his nap without fuss. Just the day before, he would be fighting sleep until after his lunch.
The rest of Friday, we spent without any TV until dinner time where I fed him udon over teletubbies, waybuloo and a bit of show me, show me. Then I bathed him, and he was out without a fuss by 8pm. This morning I thought I would give no TV another try. And guess what? He took his nap for two hours without fuss, then went to bed around 8pm again, without fuss.
So if for nothing but better sleep, I am happy to start giving up TV (for the most part). But also Fifer has convinced me that if I want Omar to not turn into a typical terrorizing tot or preschooler that, I have to start putting in more effort now.
Honestly, it does not really bother me about other people's toddlers already talking at 9 months, saying their ABCs at 15months, or being out of diapers by 13 months.
I don't find it a very useful exercise to evaluate kids and their ability to do things that most people will normally learn to do anyway. In fact, I find it a very annoying thing. InsyaAllah Omar will reach those milestones in due time, and even then I will see him progress at a pace I see fit, and it may be faster or slower than some parents like-- not their problem.
What DOES bother me, is the thought that I have failed him in raising him to be a well-behaved child that people like to be around. The idea that people not liking him, hurts my heart. So, I don't want to leave it to chance and TV. I want to raise my child to be, at the very least, one that is seen and not heard, but perhaps if I try hard, he can be one that people enjoy listening to. And insyaAllah, the child will grow up to be a great man... (and always, always my sweet boy.)
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