http://www.kidsahoy.net/ KidsAhoy.net: Your one-stop online portal for the Filipino Global child! en-us 2012-01-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.kidsahoy.net/content.asp?ContentId=1230 Mommy Mhel, thanks for sharing this very reflective article. You are such a vigilant and proactive mom for first, giving your child varied experiences and two, for taking the time to pause and observe your child closely.  Based on our times with Caine, I definitely can't generalize and say she is generally cranky, stressed out kid.  Being a kid, (just like grown-ups too) she may have her moments but never lose patience in supporting her especially when she's having her cranky moments.  This will be the basis of her knowing how everyone will react when she's having such times.  Ang bata naman talagang nagiging cranky na kung pagod, gutom, may gusto pero hindi alam kung ano, or inaantok na.   Suggest ko lang, baka kailangan din may designated quiet and relaxing time...you know just a simple day with just her and her family quietly bonding as well. Maybe a chance to re-energize.   and don't you worry about her not being able to focus on one thing. remember she's just 4 hehehe  eh kung ang grown-ups nga nagkakaproblema din ng ganyan di ba?  This is kids dabbling stage so let them dabble all they want.  Pretty soon...she'll be able to pick and choose what she'd really want to get into.   You know what I suspect??? ask me next time we see each other at a Kids Ahoy event.  Usap-usap tayo.  But guess what?  She's normal and thank goodness for that huh? :=)     Mommy Mhellai 2009-03-01T09:40:21+01:00 http://www.kidsahoy.net/content.asp?ContentId=1229 Thank you Dear Teachers for giving this wonderful insight. This may be a late response but I really agree on what you have said. It is really how they picture their subject and put an image to it. It doesn't matter if a dog will look like a cat or a flower would look like more of a sun. I have learned to appreciate everything she is writing. I even take a picture of it and see how her strokes develop through the months and years. Sometimes she is not consistent with her descriptions, she tends to change her mind whether that particular object is a someone or a something but nevertheless, I keep it so she may enjoy looking at it when she grows up.       Mommy Mhellai 2009-03-01T02:08:19+01:00 http://www.kidsahoy.net/content.asp?ContentId=1182 Hi there mommy Mhellai, Think of it this way, children's drawings provide a lot of insights into what they aren't verbally communicating.  For example, when a child draws, a family doing somethng together, for instance, it will actually tell the viewer about the child's home environment.  Listen to your daughter as she draws, and ask her questions about her drawings - who is that? what are they doing? - ask her to tell the story of what's going on in the picture, whether she refers to people or things by name or 'king/queen/princess/prince' and prepare to be amazed at what you will learn! :-) Mommy Mhellai 2008-12-03T01:45:05+01:00