Hubby was out with his friends and left my girl and I alone on a Saturday night. Well, me being me, I don't like staying at home while hubby is away. So, mummy and daughter had a "girls night out" instead. In fact, my six year old was more eager to go out than me. Haha..
I drove to the nearby Pizza Hut for dinner. We shared a plate of bolognese spaghetti with meatballs and a small pizza. Whilst I was savouring my portion, my girl vomitted right on the floor in front of me! I was embarrassed of course for troubling the waiter to clean up the mess. Fortunately, she was quick enough to go up to the waiter and apologised. Thank god, Mr. Waiter gave her an assuring smile and said "it's okay". Before leaving the restaurant, I gathered enough change from my wallet and let her settled the bill. She was more than happy to do the job and I think it's about time she learns to take on some responsibilities.
And since the night was still young, I brought her to the Big Book Shop. As usual, she frantically went searching for the books she wanted to buy and refused to let go off my hand. Wherever she went, I followed. At the end of the visit, she bought a colouring book. One funny thing she did was that she positioned two similar colouring books side by side on an empty shelf and compared the thickness of the books. And she chose the thicker one! It made me chuckled. At least I could see that she is smart enough to decide what she thinks is best for her ;-)
I bought a few Primary One workbooks for her too - Bahasa, English, Math and Science. In my defence, I am not that kiasu-type parent who eager to start her early and wished she'd be a top student. My intention was for her to stay focused during these long Hari Raya and school-term holidays. And you know what, she didn't disappoint me a bit. She could do those workbooks in a breeze and without much supervision except for Bahasa, which I had to guide and explain the meaning of the words to her. There is no doubt it helps a great deal if a child is taught and given strong foundation of knowledge when he/she is still young. I believe it's never too early to start teaching your kids. And due to the fact she receives early education when she was little, it helps and makes it a whole lot easier for her to grasp certain concepts. Straightforwardly, my hubby and I are very proud and happy with her current progress and we hope it stays that way or even better (fingers and toes crossed).
For parents out there, never-never say it's too early to start educating your kids. Spend a few good years to impart as much knowledge as you could to them. Their brains would absorb like a thirsty sponge and you will never regret it..:-))
