How do you show love for your child?

Interesting article from the web. I'm not sure the link but I really think that it will benefits you. InsyAllah.

As a parent, you no doubt can come up with plenty of answers on your own. You make a special lunch, read a favorite bedtime story, take off work when your child is sick and so on.

Take a minute to see how your answers match up with the list below of American Academy of Pediatrics' top 10 ways to show love for a child.

Remember, happiness is key to a child's health.

1. Before your child is born, don't take drugs and alcohol and don't smoke tobacco. * so far Alhamdulillah
2. Set aside time for reading to your children, even as babies. They love the sound of your voice, and children of all ages benefit from a love of reading. * I do this almost everyday
3. Talk with your pediatrician to make sure your child's health records are up-to-date and all vaccinations are done. Keep a copy of health records at home. * I hope I have it but so far , we keep track on the compulsory vaccinations.
4. Check your home for possible dangers and remove them. Be sure medicines, cleaning supplies, sharp objects and other potential hazards are locked up and out of reach. Keep small objects away from children 3 years old and younger to prevent choking. Ask local officials if your home or water supply should be tested for lead. * We do this as and when we realise it as danger.
5. Provide safe transportation. Put infants and children younger than 12 in the back seat of the car, not the front seat, particularly if there is an air bag. Be sure your child's safety seat is installed properly and that it is appropriate for height and weight. Insist that your child buckles up just like you. * Its very hard to do this but we are trying .. really
6. Observe carefully and ask questions of your child's caregivers to be sure the care setting is safe (including transportation), healthy and developmentally appropriate. Make a note to get involved in community efforts promoting child safety. * Ok
7. Use plenty of positive words. Encourage your child with phrases such as "You can do it!" and "You're such a big boy!" Nurture self-esteem and self-confidence by praising a job well-done and show interest in what your child is saying. * Always
8. Each day, renew your efforts to monitor your child's activities and provide structure to the day. Limit the kind and amount of television your child watches. Have meals at predictable times, and insist on a regular bedtime and homework time. To help your child learn to respect the body, set aside time to join your child in a physical activity and offset gifts of candy with healthy treats. * we are trying our best, we are not perfect really. right now, we are trying to bring her to playground every evening when whether permit of course .
9. Make an extra effort to set a good example at home and in public with words like "I'm sorry," "please," and "thank you." When you become frustrated and angry with your child, avoid name-calling or hurtful words. Avoid unwanted tension by giving young children as much extra time as you can for transitions. * we do this ,alhamdulilah. tapi kadang2 lupa jugak :)
10. Give your child a hug. Or a cuddle, pat or whatever gesture of affection your child favors. Try this when your child is angry, argumentative or in a bad mood. And don't forget to say, "I love you. * masa dia tengah marah belum pernah buat lagi la.. he he. x layan lagi ade.. he he.. we do this as and when lah ...
    

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Aidiladha 2008

Alhamdulillah, today's friday. tomorrow, will be saturday and yeayy.. its mean another weekend :). I love weekend. By the way, who doesnt? ...... *sigh

and InsyaAllah, we'll meet another Aidiladha on Monday. Kami telah merancang untuk berhari raya di rumah mertua kali ini. Kalau ikut turutan sepatutnya, tahun ini aidiladha di rumah saya. Tapi memandangkan parents in law kedua-duanya mengerjakan haji dan teringatkan pesanan FIL untuk tengok2 kan rumah & adik2 rasa guilty pula kalau tak balik. So, InsyaAllah. kalau tiada aral, kami akan beraya di Ijok. huhu. Walaupun hati nak balik ke Lubok China memandangkan ada event besar di kg belah saya iaitu FAMILY DAY.. Lalala.. It will be happening and it's an event that my makcik2 together with my mother cook, some show from the kids, makan2 (e.g ikan bakar etc etc) and lain-lain lagi. tapelah, tengok gambar pun jadi lah :P.

Now, I'm on my 34 weeks. another 6 weeks more to go to complete my 40 weeks cycle. If this 2nd baby follow Kak Long athirah, Then Im going to have to wait until the cycle complete lah .: ) Whatever it is, I pray and hope every turns out ok. Hopefully, no pain or complication that I cant handle. Pray for me ya, Amin..

Kita Pilih bos ke? Bos pilih kita...

It starts when a friend of mine suddenly stresses at the office today. Out of nowhere , she informed me that she wants to change unit. I wonder why but after a few ‘ korek session’, I finally know that It was because she was stressed with her bos.

Sound familiar?. Actually, It happens everywhere in any organization. Sometimes, we get a good one and sometimes we get a bad one. There is a cases where the bos doesn’t know how to the work but keep on giving order without any guide and expect the job to be tip top. And funny part, even they don’t know what kind the standard they want until they get the feedback from the higher bosses saying that the job was not up to their expectation. At the end of the day, they will finger point it back to their staff who do their dirty job and put all the blame on her/him. When that job get a good remarks, they are the one who get all the recognition and none of it being passes to the staff. Kesian .. he he

I know not all bosses like that because I meet some bosses who do have certain criteria that make them a good bos. I hope I can be like them one day. InsyaAllah. (^_^). We cant get lucky everytime right? and I believe what we can do now is we need to do the task given at our very best level and do it Lillahi Taala so that it can be ibadah for us. The rest, left it to Allah to decide. and heyyy.. do learn along your way to the top :)

p/s: In my office, ada bos yang tak pernah tahu pun apa kerja dia. tapi dia dapat naik sebab die good in PR. yang teruk staff lah. tapi yang rugi organisasi tu sendiri. but, when it comes to 'moderation/performance evaluation' siapa-siapa yang pernah menunjukkan rasa tak puas hati memang confirm dapat performance teruk (dah masuk dalam blacklist die). Imagine, customer hantar email pada die , suruh staff yang jawab .. dan main forward je pada customer without baca. hish senang betul kerja die. lagi best, boleh tidur masa meeting dengan customer.. waa. malunya..

[ hehe. tapi bukan bos saya.. bos kawan saya.. :) ]

Saman Traffic

Saya baru kene saman traffic sebab berckp telefon ketika driving.. perasaan : sangat stress!!!..
berape ek kene kalau saman begini??..

My darling 1st video conference.

They had fun! Athirah 1st video conference with Aishah...Kesian Aishah demam... . Get well soon Ok. Jgn lupe mkn ubat yang mama kasitu....

She's showing her cookie2...

and closer look..........

Happy 28th Birthday.

I hope it's not that late to blog about it. Sebenarnya dah tulis separuh tapi ntah kenapa rasa nak delete dan nak tulis yang baru. mungkin juga pengaruh persekitaran atau apa saja yang dapat mempengaruhi mood saya sekarang ni. :). Baru je balik dari rumah mak dan baru je lps chat dengan mun.. err phone chat tru yahoo msgr. lama kan mun. tak perlu bayar apa-apa. I loooOoove yahoo msgr.. :)

Last night, ada jugak birthday celebration for us. mak n dekda beli kek.. Thanks da n mak. Thanks everyone :).. It was so sweet.. and I believe that was the last birthday cake for this yr. Altogether we had hm.. I believe 3 cakes. :). Forgot to mention, my birthday and hubby just next to each other. hubby on 4th and me on 5th. Nampak2nya. saya takkan tahu yang hubby lupa my birthday except if saya yang lupa dulu lah. :).

Happy 28th birthday to us Honey.

1st cake was from my SIL, kekna... thankss :)

2nd cake from my hubby... :)

and last one as from my mum and sister.

p/s: Kalau perasan, Athirah la yang paling excited. kami nak pegang pisau pun susah. I think in our age , kids enjoy more.. :)

(Sambuang Entry... haritu nak upload gambar fail... )
Anak saya rajin tolong saya buat ketupat.. err karipap... :P.. cuba lihat, matanya memandang ke arah tv tapi tangan nya tetap menguli.. tapi kerana minat tu yang cuba digalakkan , walaupun ibu telah mengatakan NO beberapa kali tapi semestinye arahan itu tidak dihiraukan..
dan lihatlah hasilnya.. TADAAAAA.... kalian percaya tak??