I’ve been solo parenting for the last 10 days. On Sunday, Leila, Rahul and I spent the morning out. We were at a housing complex close by, playing on their favorite blue and red dolphin-swings. Nothing pleases them more. At one point we take a break: drink some water, eat a few grapes, change a … Continue reading Sad
Tag: children’s songs
Bedtime Stories Part 1
It’s bedtime. “Rahul, can you choose a few books for us to read tonight?” He brings 3 of his favorites. “Tuttle tuttle tree,” he repeats as we go through Dr. Seuss’s ABC imaginings. A comb, a brush, and a bowl full of… “Mush!” he beams, as we say goodnight to the room, the moon, the … Continue reading Bedtime Stories Part 1
Mooo or Merrhh?: A Guest Post by Patricia
I'm very happy to post this piece by Patricia who I first met at school in Zambia; the second in our series: A Monday Morning Guest Post in Multicultural Mothering. Patricia: I was born in the Dominican Republic to a Dominican mom and Peruvian dad. I left DR when I was six years old and … Continue reading Mooo or Merrhh?: A Guest Post by Patricia
The Monkey Song
The Monkey Song from the Jungle Book is one of our favorites. The music is catchy, the dancing good fun, and the animation colourful. R pretends to play the trumpet like the monkeys. L watches intently, and loves the other two main songs as well, the Elephant march with Colonel Hathi, and "The Bare Necessities", … Continue reading The Monkey Song
Mother knows best
This song from "Tangled," is one of L's favorites. I can't get over, "Skip the drama, stay with mama..." The theatrical expressions are worth a watch Any thoughts on the parenting here?!!
The Old Macdonald story part four
R is still into Old Macdonald. A couple of nights ago he initiated the song with an "Ayi ayi O", and guided me through the rest. It went like this: Old Macdonald had a farm. E I E I O. And on that farm he had a... He said "mooooo". ...cow. E I E I … Continue reading The Old Macdonald story part four
One-and-a-half
R and L are now officially a year and a half. Their love for music and dance is growing with them. R has a very cute new dance move. He shakes his head and shoulders very fast and then swings his arms around freely. Leila does cha-cha-cha type steps around the house. She also goes … Continue reading One-and-a-half
The Old Macdonald story part three
R climbed out of our bed this morning, still warm with fever, saying "ayi ayi". Same thing he said running towards xiao He when she entered the door. He picked up the cover of a Baby Einstein DVD he loves. There is a section on farm animals with his favorite theme song. He wanted to … Continue reading The Old Macdonald story part three
The Old Macdonald story has a part two
A few minutes after I published the last post R woke up from the night's sleep. He had high fever. 39C. He took some medication and drank 200ml of oral rehydration salts, bit by bit. That should help for a while. The sequence went like this: a week ago R got a cold. L caught … Continue reading The Old Macdonald story has a part two
Old Macdonald’s “E I E I O” inverted
Rahul sings the chorus "Ayi Ayi O". Ayi in Chinese means aunt. It is what he calls one of his most dear people xiao He, his nanny.
Natasha Devalia 