Intentional Parenting
How to turn children’s “mistakes” into learning opportunities?
Children make mistakes, and we all make mistakes. The difference is that when our children make mistakes, they’re subject to discipline by parents, teachers or carers. When grown-ups make a mistake, we often can get away with it (I mean if it’s not too serious or...
Why Raise Money-smart Kids and Practice Intentional Parenting? My 2021 Resolutions!
Happy 2021 my friend. I’m back! After a long break, I feel supercharged and ready to rock-and-roll. During the break, I finally finished reading the inspirational books that I bought a long time ago. They helped me to figure out my new year resolutions for my blog...
How to home school Chinese as a full-time working parent?
When it comes to home school Chinese to a non-native child while working full time, I feel that I have a lot to say because this is our reality. We live in Australia, an English-speaking environment. My daughter is a little Aussie to the core as she knows more Aussie...
How to make a DIY wooden or cardboard mailbox to encourage playful learning?
Have you ever thought about keeping track of the Chinese words your child has learnt in one place? Would you like to make learning Mandarin Chinese or any second language FUN for your little one? We do. Our solution is to create a DIY wooden mailbox (or alternatively...
How to manage young kids’ screen time and introduce the concept of earning?
About a month ago, I discovered a great way to manage my 5-year-old daughter’s screen time, and teach her the concept of good things are not given but earned. It worked so well for us, and I can’t wait to share my method with you here in this post.1. The issues of the...
Should your Children learn Simplified or Traditional Chinese Writing?
Around age five, your children are ready to learn Chinese writing. I started teaching my daughter writing Simplified Chinese Characters when she was five. But that's for us. You can always start early if your children are up for it. So, when children are ready, the...
Why I decided to homeschool my child Mandarin Chinese?
If you live in a non-Mandarin speaking country as we do, you will likely wonder how you are going to help your children in learning Chinese as a second language. In this post, I'm going to share with you the reasons why I homeschool my daughter Chinese. 1. No...
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