Sleep training advice fm Pat

Sleep training is a very controversial topic, and it often bring on fiery discussions from mothers who firmly believes in what they are doing are for the best.

Thus Mummy Eliz [who tandem nurse and co-sleep with both kids], who believes in co-sleeping, and attachment parenting, usually keeps her mouth shut when she hears stories about new parents who let their newborns cry to sleep starting from the day they are born.

Well, there are always pros and cons to whatever path one chooses.

Read what Pat [owner of http://birthright.com.sg/] have to say on this:

“Knowing what I know about breastfeeding, physiology of young babies, attachment theory, my personal rule of thumb is: absolutely no sleep training or controlled crying for babies younger than 6 months at the very least and preferably start (if parents really cannot tolerated the interrupted sleep) only when they begin to acquire some language and this is only likely to take place around 9 to 12months of age. Any form of training before that may have ramifications on bond-building, trust, communication, security and breastfeeding success. “

About Pat Chong:

As the mother of five children ranging in ages from 12years to 18months, she has undergone various birth experiences, all of which have shaped her thoughts and consciousness on birth choices.

She is a firm advocate of informed choice for parents and strongly believes in the physiology of birth and breastfeeding. She is a vocal presence on the AsiaParents Internet Forum, providing information and opinions on birth, breastfeeding and parenting. Her passion for birth and breastfeeding issues has led her to take the Graduate Diploma in Childbirth Education in 2004 and to start BirthRight in 2005.

Princess willingly getting bullied

On a kiddy train ride in Genting, Princess placed her hands on her lap, instead of on the steering wheel.

When questioned later, she said that the kid beside her asked her not to touch the steering wheel. Well, in front of each seat is a steering wheel, thus there should be no sharing problems.

In order to keep peace, and stay out of fights/quarrels, Princess said that she thought hard about it, and thus placed both her hands on her lap.

Honestly, upon hearing this, Daddy and Mummy’s hearts broke. All kids are precious in their parents’ eyes, thus which parent would not feel pain when hearing this sort of recount?

~ My Princess with her very first set of hat, scarf, mittens ~

~ Winning lots of tickets at the arcade to exchange for prizes ~

PS:

Luckily, after the arcade fun, Princess forgot this unhappy incident.

Prince’s affair with the bird

Finally, Prince learnt a new word “Head”, and that was actually after a bird stood on his head for a candid photo shot during our recent trip to Genting.

~ Bird on his arm ~

~ Bird on his head ~

~ “Mummy, help” ~

PS:

And yes, that is a snake that brave Princess was holding.

3D/2N Family Trip to Genting

After a 3D/2N trip to Genting, routine is certainly something Mummy Eliz looks forward to. She needs to rest her arms, tired from carrying Prince Christian.

Genting is a City of Entertainment, a place too commercialized to Mummy Eliz’s liking, but for the kids, it must have been heaven, a cool place where they can sleep, eat, play, and then sleep, eat, play again.

~ Princess with the 1st man in her life, Daddy Tiong ~

~ The 2nd man in her life, Uncle John ~

~ With Daddy again ~

~ The 3rd little man in her life, her little brother ~

PS:

Keeping the entry short as Genting is a place that needs no introduction, and Mummy needs rest to recover from it all.