try not to give ur children Ham/sausage tt often as these are not healthy meat and it contains substance tt's not good if take in long run.


try to use steam chicken meat and shred them to make the filling for sandwiches. (if have time, of course)[/quote]
becos of nitrite or nitrate used in the curing process of ham, sausage, bacon, etc
under suitable conditions will react with nitrogen to form nitrosamines which is a potent cargcinogen.

so it's better to eat less such food......

having said that, think most kids would like to eat them [/quote]


Thanks for this post. I also read before that ham, sausage, bacon are very much processed. So, i cut down in feeding them to my kids too. Am lucky they love eggs! So, it's usually eggs 2-3X a week.

Additional \"food ideas\" I'd like to share. Sometimes I will prepare fried eggs and porridge for them. I strongly believe in breakfasts as the most impt meal of the day. In the porridge, I will add cut pumpkins, sweet potatoes (just throw in tgthr to boil with porridge) or will add quinoa (need maybe 15-20min to boil?). Other times, it will be french toast or oats with honey most days. Sometimes, I can't bear to finish the pan-fry cod fish (from previous nite dinner). Will leave for kids' breakfast in the morning and then add to porridge for them again for this \"most impt meal
of day\". :love:

To read more about quinoa and its nutritional facts, please see :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa

Hope you'll find the ideas useful!

Hi all, my girl is due for P1 in 2013 (3 yr old now) and I was an ex-student of Nanyang Pri School (NYPS). Shld I use \"ex-student\" category/alumni to get my child in the school? I was actually advised not to (by a teacher friend) as NYPS is very demanding and places too much unnecessary stress on children to excel. But I can see that there are alot of parents who are trying every way possible to get into school! Your thoughts? :roll:

Wow, thanks lots all for the valuable feedback and activity ideas. I'm truly convinced now that the disadvantages (of installation) outweigh the benefits ! Yes... i think our kids today already spend alot of time infront of computer, TV. So defintiely no need for another screen in the car... :roll:

Hi, any thoughts / advice on instaling DVD player in the car to keep kids occupied? I have 2 kids - 3 and 2 yr old. Had some friends that recommend this as it keeps their kids’ eyes totally glued to screen esp. during road trips to m’sia. But I am still wondering if this is a good thing.

super_dad:

Hey incredigal....you and I will make a good pair. I am looking for a sidekick...want to apply?

Hi super_dad ... Sure! sounds like fun. How old are your kids?

Hi all..


can i just say i am so glad to have chanced upon this website. It is extrmely informative but not so \"formal\" (like reading thru' all the intros. about pre-school. every school seems good ). Self-intro: working dad and mum, 2 kids (gal- born 2006 and boy- born 2007).

i'm trying to shortlist pre-schools for my gal and have learnt alot from your site. thks!