http://www.minti.com/members/joeyjo/advice/ Most Recent Advice on Minti by Joeyjo Copyright 2008 Minti en-uk Joeyjo I started a journal, a notebook really, when I conceived my eldest 9 years ago. I had trouble falling pregnant and as soon as I found out that I had a bun in the oven, I noted down every emotion that I felt and the developmental status of the growing bump. When the second pregnancy happened, I was not quite as ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/8242/Journals-as-keepsake-/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/8242/Journals-as-keepsake-/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:43:29 -0800 Joeyjo My 5 year old daughter has a bad temper. I always tell my husband that she is lucky that she is cute, because there are just days when I cannot face another tantrum or outburst. When she has bad days, and when I know that a tantrum or a big whiney day is at hand, I feel this intense physical dread ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/7382/A-good-tip-I-learnt-from-Dr-Phil-on-dealing-with-Tantrums/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/7382/A-good-tip-I-learnt-from-Dr-Phil-on-dealing-with-Tantrums/ Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:06:06 -0700 Joeyjo There is a beautiful little story that I told my kids one night, it's about a little girl who was hit by a bomb in a town called Hiroshima a long time ago. She was so sick from the bomb that she told herself that if she could fold 1000 paper cranes, she would get better. Sadly that dream never ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/5521/Keep-those-little-fingers-folding-its-Origami-time/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/5521/Keep-those-little-fingers-folding-its-Origami-time/ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:16:43 -0700 Joeyjo I had a conversation with a couple of ladies one evening, both of whom are mother of boys.  The conversation was, to put it loosely, "how to raise them right".  As women, we often wonder why grown men behave a certain way and if we believe in some truth in the Freudian mother-son theory, then we should probably examine the relationship that we have with our ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/5035/The-mother-of-boys/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/5035/The-mother-of-boys/ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:13:11 -0700 Joeyjo I overheard someone say that she only gives her children Ribena (a blackcurrant drink) and not water as there is no nutrition in water but that Ribena is high in vitamin C. I nearly fell off my chair and decided to write an article to remind everyone about GOOD DRINKING HABITS for children! WATER AND MILK Children need to drink ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4597/Good-drinking-habits/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4597/Good-drinking-habits/ Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:18:40 -0800 Joeyjo We have just moved into our new house. It has a lovely backyard with a pool. It's great to have a backyard pool especially in  this Australian heat, and with 2 very active children always needing physical stimulation!However, in the first 3 weeks that we moved in, our 4 yo had two near misses. On the first occasion, she misjudged ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4410/Water-and-children-DO-NOT-mix/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4410/Water-and-children-DO-NOT-mix/ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:49:58 -0700 Joeyjo I witnessed something rather distressing last weekend. I was at a family lunch and my 7 yo cousin was being scolded by his mum for being rude to her. Actually, he really was not that rude (she should hear some of the things my kids say to me!). He told her "not to make fun" of him when she admonished ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3787/Scold-but-dont-berate-your-children/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3787/Scold-but-dont-berate-your-children/ Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:24:49 -0800 Joeyjo As a mum with 2 kids in a private school, I sometimes find that many interesting social scenarios and playground politics are played outside of the playground.   Often not by the children, but by the parents.A comment by another mum at school the other day about the "clickiness" of certain groups of mums at school had me thinking.  I am sure ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3444/How-to-avoid-playground-politics-an-advice-for-mums/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3444/How-to-avoid-playground-politics-an-advice-for-mums/ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 23:11:36 -0800 Joeyjo As a person of Chinese descent, names fascinate me. There is an old Chinese saying that goes like this, " your name makes you or breaks you" (or something like that anyway...the translation does not quite explain it). Hence, when I named my kids, these were some simple principles that I adhered to:(1) keep the names simple. Biblical names are ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3141/Some-ways-to-look-at-names--and-read-this-fun-book-too/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3141/Some-ways-to-look-at-names--and-read-this-fun-book-too/ Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:52:54 -0800 Joeyjo Anyone who is a parent knows that a baby's main preoccupation is sleep. They feed, sleep, excrete (not necessarily in that order) and then sleep again. Sometime around the 3rd to the 6th month period, the baby gets more interesting as it starts to get more interested in its surroundings.  It would display curiosity, obvious recognition at familiar surroundings and faces,  as well as affection ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3119/When-do-you-drop-a-nap/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/3119/When-do-you-drop-a-nap/ Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:25:51 -0800 Joeyjo I read about this "miracle oil" called BIO-OIL in a magazine.  This is supposed to be the product that treats most undesirable skin conditions - from stretchmarks, to scars to wrinkles. I have a couple of scars and I think that they appear more faint since I have used the bio-oil. I had a look at the website and I see that the product is ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/338/Stretch-marks-be-gone/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/338/Stretch-marks-be-gone/ Mon, 29 May 2006 02:09:36 -0700