parenting tip number one:

parenting tip number one:

feigning ignorance.

when i first became a teacher at mummy's, i seriously felt really stressed out by the hectic nature of a kindergarten teacher's job and the heavy responsibilities that comes with it. teaching the future generation right from wrong aint a playing thing. i mean, for all we know, one wrong step might result in another osama or ted bundy or whoever. so, being the perfectionist i am, i gave my fullest every single day, working myself HARD and stretching my humane abilities to the limit. i was fatigued by the end of each day, drained of all life. i often wonder to myself how the other experienced teachers handle all THAT. i mean, amidst the complains, requests, noise, annoy, mess, mischievousness, lack of organisation, random badness and screwing ups blah blah blah, HOW do they manage to remain calm, composed, SANE and finish the syllabus and work to be done? i was flabbergasted. but now, i believe i have found the answer to all my questions, for my life has been better since.

let me give an example to how feigning ignorance plays an essential role to being those little imps' guardians/parents/teachers. earlier today, junyu's mummy has forgotten to pack his pacifier. and by nap time, junyu was kicking up a fuss, asking for his "nipple" (direct quote. hah!). of course, i explained the situation of things, his mum blah blah blah, but you know kids, like hell they will listen. so when everybody was settled down, he was all whiny and though his eyelids were closing, he would force them open and give an outburst of "i want nipple lah!". i told him lies like his mum's coming with it, the maid's looking for it, the monster will catch him if he dont sleep soon and no one will save him since we'll all be sleeping (to this, he replied that he wants ME to save him from the monster. haha. i know, AWW!).. but he would repeat the whole force-eyelids-open-and-give-an-outburst-of-"i-want-nipple-lah" again and again. so, i decided not to give a damn about him. lying down beside him, i pretended to sleep (occasionally peeking to see how he was doing, of course) and with an arm across his chest, i patted him to sleep. so there he was, under my arm, playing with his ears and repeating the whole force-eyelids-open-and-give-outburst thingy again and again. within ten minutes, the playing of ears and repeating of that weird thingy stopped - he was asleep.

i guess he got bored of me not giving him the attention, not handling the situation and merely replying "okay, okay" to his wining. HAHA. but it worked, and i didnt even flinched a muscle solving the problem. :)

of course, i am NOT implying irresponsibility and neglect of the little imps all the time. some problem needs to be solve with more attention. yes, the attention and focus that you need to give to not only one, but fifteen or twenty little imps. haha. nevertheless, tip number one is definitely beneficial since it trains the little kids to be more independent, less of a spoiled brat and more of an understanding and patient person. and of course, it makes our lives much more easier!

ta-ta.

xoxo.

sorry that it's a rather boring post.

just to give an advice.

and to flaunt junyu. haha.