Chinese New Year Red Envelope Lantern Craft For Kids Spring is in the air! At least for those of us living in Asian cultures. Next week starts the the Spring Festival, otherwise known as Lunar or Chinese New Year! Color, food, dancing, drumming, and money abound! So to prepare, here Read more…
Chapter 4: Tools for Praise and Appreciation- How To Use Praise Effectively Do you know how to use praise effectively? What is so wrong with “good boy” or “Great job”? Does even the way we speak positivity need to be challenged?! According to the research, it does. I have to Read more…
Everyone has certain times of year that they love and certain ones they could do without, but when you’re an expat family and living half a world away from family and friends, those feelings can collide. I don’t think I ever thought about it much before I had my son, Read more…
This week on Boogie’s book review we’re going to look at two books that are perfect for babies, toddlers, and even early readers. These two books help build vocabulary, sight word recognition, and animal recognition while being a quick easy read for the parent. Do you have a favorite animal Read more…
Chapter 3 of “How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen” – Tools for Resolving Conflict So you’ve tried engaging cooperation, you’ve already empathized with their emotions, but at the end of the day they are still refusing to do that you need them to do. Now what? How can Read more…
Parenting is hard these days. We have so much access to information and science, but it can be hard to determine where we fit in and if it’s best for our children. This week we’re going to break down the 4 main parenting styles that exist. We’ll identify their characteristics and Read more…
This week on Boogie’s Book Review we’re going to look at two peekaboo books by the same author, Becky Davies, and Illustrator, Gareth Lucas, to help your child learn their alphabet and numbers. These books are perfect for older toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers and feature fun interactive elements. Do Read more…
Who takes care of Boogie when we’re working? Who is this mysterious person that holds our family together? Today I want you to get to know the heartbeat of our family here in Hong Kong, our foreign domestic helper, Theresa. I’m hoping that this can become a bi-monthly segment where Read more…
I can’t believe I missed World Breastfeeding Week 2018!!!! I mean this is the week where we get to celebrate the amazingness of breastfeeding. All the sacrifices, the pain, the time, the diets… Whatever it’s taken a mom to get to this point. And at 16.5m of breastfeeding I have Read more…
In Boogie’s Book Review Episode 1, we will look at 2 interactive children’s books about animals. These two fun books are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. These children’s books are great for building vocabulary and sight recognition while appealing to the kinesthetic learners. Do you have a favorite interactive children’s Read more…