http://www.persistentparent.com/ Persistent Parent en Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:12:00 GMT Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:12:00 GMT info@persistentparent.com info@persistentparent.com http://www.persistentparent.com/images/persistentparentlongpurple1.JPG http://www.persistentparent.com/ http://www.persistentparent.com/bananas-are-heaven-sent/ Meal time has always been a challenge. Sometimes my toddlers would open their mouth willingly to whatever food I'll offer. But more often than not, there would be a power... http://www.persistentparent.com/bananas-are-heaven-sent/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/bananas-are-heaven-sent/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:12:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/renaming-the-wiggles/ Have you ever heard of The Wiggles? Kids from all over the world have been know to be crazy about them. Some of them really are into the group and... http://www.persistentparent.com/renaming-the-wiggles/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/renaming-the-wiggles/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:21:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/1000-steps-a-day/ Walk here and there In circles back and forth I tried to follow their every step with a movement of my eye With the turning of my head... One step... http://www.persistentparent.com/1000-steps-a-day/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/1000-steps-a-day/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:11:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/girl-or-boy/ It has always been a mystery how, as the baby is conceived, their gender is dictated by factors which are still not known to man. I have 2 boys, and... http://www.persistentparent.com/girl-or-boy/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/girl-or-boy/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:47:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/planes-and-babies/ Travelling with kids is challenging. Fun because you get to spend some time off work and actually just be with your kids. Tiring because you just don't get to relax... http://www.persistentparent.com/planes-and-babies/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/planes-and-babies/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:59:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/close-to-you/ Here is an excerpt of an article I wrote for Helium on the topic "Memoirs: Bonding with your baby in the womb during pregnancy" From the fourth month of my... http://www.persistentparent.com/close-to-you/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/close-to-you/ Sat, 31 May 2008 04:17:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/i-thought-i-thought/ With little kids, sometimes you just don't know what's in their mind and parents just sometimes have the tendency to always think ahead of the mischief that they could put... http://www.persistentparent.com/i-thought-i-thought/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/i-thought-i-thought/ Wed, 28 May 2008 03:17:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/hahaha/ Kids could delight even the most serious of adults (and even the littlest of kids) with their simplest acts. Why is it so easy for them to generate laughter out... http://www.persistentparent.com/hahaha/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/hahaha/ Sat, 24 May 2008 00:42:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/big-brother/ Usual Saturday lunch would really turn into a heart warming event with kids around. My 1 year old and 2 years old sons are both sitting side by side on... http://www.persistentparent.com/big-brother/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/big-brother/ Tue, 20 May 2008 04:26:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/children-after-parents-separation/ A family consists of a mother, a father and siblings. Mom and Dad being referred to are naturally the birth parents. But what happens when Mom and Dad decides to... http://www.persistentparent.com/children-after-parents-separation/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/children-after-parents-separation/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:31:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/tonguetied/ Coming from a country whose first language is not actually English, I had been faced with the dilemma of whether to teach my little ones English first or teach them... http://www.persistentparent.com/tonguetied/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/tonguetied/ Thu, 15 May 2008 05:15:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/early-responsibility/ It is really ever too late or too early to teach kids about responsibility? Some people would say that we should just let kids be. Let them play to their... http://www.persistentparent.com/early-responsibility/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/early-responsibility/ Mon, 12 May 2008 09:43:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/babies-no-more/ How time flies... Just now I am watching my babies walk about, play and do their stuff. My youngest just turned one and he has really developed too quickly. Just... http://www.persistentparent.com/babies-no-more/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/babies-no-more/ Sun, 11 May 2008 06:11:00 GMT http://www.persistentparent.com/mothers-love-a-mothers-day-tribute/ Mother. Mom. Mama. Matka. Ana. Nai. Maire. Mutter. Nanay. Who knows how else they are called? In different languages, in different ways. But no matter how many different ways they... http://www.persistentparent.com/mothers-love-a-mothers-day-tribute/#comments http://www.persistentparent.com/mothers-love-a-mothers-day-tribute/ Fri, 09 May 2008 04:46:00 GMT