My son's favourite birthday gift

Grandma got him a gift he really loved, which my hubby and I fully approve of.

A game catridge for his DS (we aren't too happy with gaming during schooldays).. but waitaminit.. this Pokemon DS game has him walking as many steps as possible. It comes with a pedometer which is totally integrated with the game. 10 steps gives him 1 watt. 10 watts give him a chance to find a special pokemon.

Kids these days rather sit around and play computer games, DS or hand helds all day long.

Gone are the days when kids spend their days running around playing catch, or getting the necessary fresh air and exercise. Today's kids are sedentary.

If we aren't careful,m Gen Z is heading towards obesity.

Well, that game had both kids walking around as much as possible to gain watts. When my son's tired, his brother takes over the pedometer and walks around, trying to get in as many steps, and therefore watts as possible, to give them an advantage in that game.

Game makers out there. If you are reading this, one way to get parents to endorse your game is to include a pedometer or some other means to get kids physically active. With more games like these, hopefully we'd see a fitter and less sedentary gen Z.

Birds and The Bees

Have you had that talk with your kids about the facts of life. About the difference between men and women and especially, the changes they will eventually face in puberty?

First questions would probably appear when they are really small.. when the opposite sex goes to the toilet. Boys pee standing up while girls sit to pee.

When exactly do you talk to your kids about such matters?

Differences in anatomy?

Well, you could refer them to a children's science book so that they can read about the differences between the sexes.

To be honest, my husband and I err. and ermm... all the way about where babies came from. Well, the kids learnt about that in Primary school.. from the teacher during their lessons.

While my hubby and I were still figuring out how to tell the kids where they came from, my young kid told me this tale:

A little boy went to his mom and asked "Where did you come from"

Mom said, "A stork brought me to grandma"

He asked his dad where he came from.
Dad said, "Grandpa found me in the rubbish bin."

He went to grandma and said, "Funny, no one here has gone through natural childbirth."


Puberty's around the corner for my sons. The oldest will be thirteen this year.

I tried to bring up the subject about what he would have to expect. The best I could come up with was "If you wet your bet at night, you wash the sheets yourself."

My ten year old answered, "Oh, wet dreams."


You see, several years back, whenever my husband and I went to the bedroom and locked the door, my son would bang on the door and yell "What are you two doing in there!"

One fine day, both my sons approached us, standing side by side with solemn looks on their faces.

"Brother and I talked about this and want you to know that we don't want sisters. We want baby brothers."

Guess it is kind of late to tell them about the birds and the bees. I think they already know.

Milk and honey baths for eczema

When my kids were small, I bathed them in milk, honey, scented with mandarin orange. They loved it!

Here's the recipe

4 cups whole milk powder
1 cup honey
5-7 drops mandarin essential oil

Fill a baby bath with warm water.
Add the milk powder, honey and mandarin essential oil. Mix well with your hand.

Bathe the little child in it, scrubbing with a face towel to clean them up.


As they get older, you can make a bath ball to scrub them in the shower.. or in the bath tub if they prefer.

Fill a clean cotton sock with milk powder and add a few drops of mandarin essential oil. Use that to scrub the kid with.

By the way, after bathing with milk, remember to rinse off all traces of milk as in this weather, that milk will leave the kid smelling like cheese as the day goes on.

You can make that milk bath or shower treat for yourself too. It's great for the skin!