Owlissimo's Blog – Raising children with limitless potential

Homeschooling means the kids are stuck with me the entire day, so I need to be creative in managing them. Here’s how I get my post-exercise morning shower done in peace…
Mum: Children, mummy is going to shower now. El, please come into the room. I’d be locking up for a while. Jae, please play outside....

For years, my children and I have been practising some forms of meditation in a science-based non-religious way. Recent scientific studies are confirming the benefits, something that all parents and teachers must know.
Mindfulness vs Meditation
To clear things up, this is a brief explanation of mindfulness and meditation, which are different:...

We love playing memory games and Jae (5y3m) just created a new version that may thrill your little one while he’s learning to read.
The Progressive Phonics free printables include memory game cards to help in remembering the words through a fun way. Usually, I’d arrange the cards in neat rows and columns, which is much easier for *eh hem* me to remember. (It’s quite taxing on my...

Today, Jae (5y4m) and El (3y3m) helped to prepare their snacks: wholemeal cheese sticks.
The recipe is from Right from the Start written by my good friend, Daisy Ng. It happened that I bought too many packs of frozen Kawan parathas by mistake, and have almost all the ingredients on hand, so this recipe was perfect....