About Me - Lucy

Just so you know a little about me, I'd like to share with you some of my passion on preschool education, including Homeschooling, Montessori Method, and church Sunday School education.

Firstly, let me thank you for visiting "about me" and taking an interest here.

through conventional preschools,
or through homeschool,
or montessori schools
or church Sunday Schools
or other religious bodies,
and often a combination of these various preschool systems.

I have constructed various preschool activities for my son through all these route at different times in his early child developmental stages and I have chosen the best of each system for the benefit of his growth.

Today, my son has grown up... (phew !) He is a high achiever and a self motivator; not just in the intellectual aspect, but spiritually, emotionally, socially, musically... etc. He is not yet perfect, neither am I. With years of close supervision and motivation, it pays off.

Been there, done that.... and still learning.

If you are a preschool teacher or a working mom that happens to stumble onto my site, do be affirmed that you are chosen to have a great impact on your children's developmental growth. Not everyone is gifted with the talents you have in your area of expertise.

So, have fun, and stay on track to lift your children to a higher level each time you meet them. The success of your children lies in how you blend your preschool lesson plans and activities between the home and school, between parents and teachers, so your children will have a full and wholesome learning experience.

As for me, I am a firm believer of "stay home mom" as I appreciate the time spent with my son and the opportunities to contribute to a major part of his growth, especially in his preschool days. I was his first teacher and caregiver - on call 24 hrs a day 7 days a week, with no sick leave. (Haha) This sounds like slavery but speaking from experience, I would say that it is not as bad as some working moms would think. One of the child development philosophy that I hold onto is that children's learning moments are not confined to school hours. I can testify to it that they learn all the time; with moments of active learning and moments of passiveness. My joy is to be around and available at the moments of active learning - and that is very often not during the morning school hours. At moments of passiveness, I was there to reinforce and to reaffirm.This builds confidence over and above the myth of believing a child's confidence is built by social networking. I think I spent more time undoing bad habits picked up from social networks. Read more in the Homeschooling section.

I also took up an Early Childhood Education Course with London Montessori and has taught and supervised in different Montessori preschools. Montessori has a philosophy of allowing the child to learn freely at his own pace and time within a limited structure. When the child comes to the stage of normalization- that is, when he gains his confidence and focus, he will not need external motivation but will be internally motivated. Then we adults would step back and enjoy the fruit of our labor. Over time, as we teachers (or Directress)decrease, the child increases in his self discipline and intrinsic motivation. Oh, you must experience that - it's totally fulfilling! Read more in the Montessori section.

For years, I've helped developed Children's Church. A vital part of childhood development is their spiritual lives - learning to be in tune with God, their creator; learning to experience inner peace when mummy, daddy or teachers fall short; learning to share their faith; and learning to be a leader. My approach and philosophy is non traditional which means Sunday School is not the only way to reach kids' spirituality and Sunday School is not just imparting Bible knowledge. More will be discussed in the Children's Church section (yet to come). Contact me if you can't wait.

That's all I've to say About Me. How about you?

Here's a note for all those struggling stay at home mum. Read on...

How to be a rich stay home mom ?

Find out how you too can be more available to your kids while getting an income - note: not just pocket money. This is what I do - it works for me, and it'll surely work for you. If you need a mentor, use the form below and contact me. I'll be glad to help. I am part of a larger community that mentors one another.

If you are a working mum or dad, actually anyone who wish to have an income or monetary supplements, you too can publish your own website with the passion that you have, and help someone else with your free information. Note that I mentioned "passion" and not "knowledge". Passion will help you sustain your long term goal. Knowledge can easily be acquired. At your own time and space, you can develop a website to share with others.

Don't know how ? I was there too, till I was introduced to this step by step instructions (with daily community support) on how to create a website - as if it's created for Dummies - well maybe Newbies or technically challenged - ME. Don't get me wrong, it's not just for dummies like me. Many professional Web Designers also benefited from this program. So you too can have an online business that will take you into retirement. The longer you maintain the site, the bigger the returns - It snowballs !

Watch the Video here and contact me for more information. I'll be glad to help clear any doubts that you may have.

See Also :

More preschool art activities -fun with paints, finger paintings, mirror image, spot painting...etc

Montessori Method - teach your kids independence and self motivation

Homeschooling-how good is it?

How to choose a good preschool if you're not thinking of homeschooling.

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