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Writer's pictureAngela

Raising Kids: Your Way or the Highway?

There are many ways to raise kids. Some work better than others. In my case, my way worked: they both graduated from McGill University, both are well-grounded happy human beings. As said by a friend, "they both turned into great people". That is so true, as I claimed many times, my children are my greatest achievements.


"Oftentimes I wonder how could you handle young kids and job so effortlessly? I am struggling all the time". Her compliments humbled me but she is raising two energetic 5 years old twin boys. My children are six years apart. When they grew up, sometimes my daughter assumed the role of a babysitter which was a big help.


I shared my message in one blog entry called "A Practical Tip": by making time for myself, I find the motivation and the energy to make time for others. At that time, it was my Toastmasters meeting on Tuesdays and a night of dancing over the weekend. As long as I had those two activities, even as a single mom and a full-time student myself taking care of two young kids, I managed to keep my head above water.


When my daughter was little. I loved my experience as a new mom so I wrote and published a few articles in Chinese about parenting. I am attaching one article sharing my tips on raising my daughter. The most important one is: be generous with praise. To me, they are a great booster for self-esteem and should be practiced often especially for my generation who grew up under "Tiger Parenting."


If you are a parent, what works for you?








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kemywu2016
Aug 03, 2020

You raise two great kids. It looks very easy for you to raise kids alone. I should know you earlier.

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