Around about Thursday last week, we started to observe some reservations from Gavin about going to school again.  For reasons unknown (although I have my own suspicions which I will write about lat...

I went to school a little earlier to pick Gavin up today so that I could have a private chat with the principal before taking Gavin home.  My intention was to speak to the principal about moving Ga...

After the agreement to switch Gavin to the class with his favourite teacher, I expected this morning to run a little more smoothly.  I was surprised to hear Gavin protesting about going to school a...

Gavin and I were at the supermarket recently and had the following conversation at the yoghurt aisle: Me: Let’s get some strawberry (yoghurt)Gavin: I want the blue oneMe: What blue one?  Th...

It’s been happening for a while now.  Initially, I thought it was because Gavin had just muddled his facts.  There is no denying that Gavin seems to be making things up – little wh...

A toddler’s acceptance of school is a milestone like every other.  There will be good days and there will be bad days.  Just as we experience potty training regressions where a previously...

Here is a realisation that hit me about effective toddler discipline last night… Gavin was misbehaving last night and refusing to listen to us when we asked him to do something.  Instead, he...

Recently, I noticed that Gavin’s t-shirts are getting shorter. What used to be worn like a dress has turned into something akin to a crop top. His shoes have also been getting smaller. His t...

While we were in Singapore, we saw a handicap sign beside the elevators near my brother’s apartment. Innocently, Gavin remarked, “The man is sitting on the pot.” The “pot�...

Though many parents will agree that an “early to bed and early to rise” sleep schedule is the most appropriate for a child, one of the difficulties of implementing such a schedule in this ...