Daddy walked home happily with a pleasant surprise for Little Edison. “Hey Edison! Daddy has something for you!” He gave Little Edison a big goodie bag from RHB Bank.
Apparently, he opened a Junior Banker account for Edison. In the goodie bag, there is an automatic personal ATM bank – in short, a piggy bank for Little Edison to save money. It’s quite cute actually. It allows the children to withdraw money using a cash card and password. It can also calculate the children’s coins deposit in it.
Everyday, we empty our wallets and give our coins to Little Edison. He will happily deposit all the coins into his new piggy bank. It’s never too early to introduce the concept of money to our children. We start to teach Little Edison the proper way to receive, spend and save money. When his piggy bank is full, we bring him to the bank to deposit his money.
Besides free insurance coverage for the parent and child, the bank is also giving away a cuddly RHB Lion soft toy for a minimum deposit of $1000. Click HERE for more information on RHB Junior Banker account.
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Falling down is perhaps what toddler do best – it’s so easy to trip and fall down, or try to climb up something but not quite make it… sigh…
Little Edison fell down thrice this week. The first incident happened early last week when he was running and playing hide-and-seek with my helper. He fell on the floor, bump his head and hurt his four front teeth. I wasn’t around during the incident. When my hubby informed me that his teeth were bleeding and slightly shaky, I totally freaked out!
For next three days after the incident, he refused to drink from his bottle. He felt pain on his front teeth when he drank from the bottle. Thus, we fed him using a soft straw from a cup. Thank God that he recovered well within three days. I was so worried that his front teeth will drop out.
Last Friday, he fell down again on the wet floor when Grandpa was mopping the floor. It was a minor incident but poor Grandpa got a scolding from Grandma. Yesterday, he was chasing after two boys at the playground. He tripped and fell on his head. As a result, he had a minor bump on his forehead – the size of a fifty cent coin (picture). Luckily, the playground is covered by a rubber mat that minimizes the impact of the fall. Otherwise, he could end up with bruises on his palms and knees too.
I can’t help but feeling very heart-pain every time he falls down. I keep telling myself that it’s okay for him to fall down. He will bruise his knees, knock his head, a few scrapes, they can’t be helped. It’s all part of his growing up. We can exercise caution, but there is no way to protect him 24/7.
“My dear Edison, please be extra careful when you run and climb… promise me, ok?”
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Two-year-old is wonderful, exciting, busy and demanding. It’s time to gain independence from parents and caregivers. Little Edison shows independence by making choices and by learning to help himself. For instance, he decides on which shirt to wear when we go out. When we allow him to make choices, he feels happy and worthwhile.
Everyday he says new words and does new things that amaze us. One minute, he is extremely disciplined and he understands rules. The next minute, he struggles, throw tantrums and yell to get his way. He can be a handful at times.
Here’s a quick check to see how independent he is:
- Brush his teeth – Partially (with minimal assistance)
- Dressing and undressing – Nope
- Wash his hands and dry them – Yes
- Pick up toys and put them away – Yes
- Sleep on his own – Yes
- Potty trained – Yes, but sometimes insist to poop on the floor
- Respond to instructions fairly well – Yes
- Self-feed – Partially
- Can ‘read’ and turn the pages one at a time on his own – Yes
- Can ‘draw’ using crayons and color markers – Yes
His score: 8/10
Not bad, Little Edison!
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The weather has been warm and sunny recently. Little Edison gets to dip in the pool again. No doubt, water play is delightful to children of any age. They can spend hours simply by spraying water from the taps, pouring water from one pail to another, filling bottles of water and getting wet.
Whenever he hears the word swimming, he will pack up his water toys, bottles and containers of different sizes and shapes, followed by a float from the store room. He will have hours of fun splashing, pouring, filling and spilling the water. Most of the time, he gets to play with other children in the pool too. I’ll encourage him to socialize and play with them.
This is absolutely the easiest way to keep Little Edison entertained for hours. I can rest and relax by the pool and at the same time spend some fabulous time playing with him. It doesn’t really matter what activity that I choose – as long as we are HAPPY. His face beaming with joy and happiness is my biggest reward and motivation.
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Two weekends ago, we had a mini party at home to celebrate Little Edison’s birthday with my in-laws. Our original plan was to celebrate at Jack’s Place restaurant, but the idea was scrapped as Edison was still coughing.
A lovely birthday cake from Haagen-Dazs was proudly sponsored by Godpa Kenneth. Little Edison was so excited when we sang a birthday song for him. He happily blew his Sesame Street birthday candles.
Last Friday, we had another mini party with my parents, brother, sister-in-law and their two children, who came to Singapore to celebrate Little Edison’s birthday. It has been a super busy weekend for all of us. Edison loves meeting up his two cousins. They have lots of playtime and also ‘fighting’ time. Yes, they were fighting for toys the moment we walked away.
It was a wonderful family get-together!
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