Life With 2 Kids - Friends or Foes?

~ Posted on Monday, July 9, 2012 at 12:45 PM ~

One moment they happily stood next to each other...

And few minutes later...

 

 


But then I guess to Alyson, she thinks her big brother is playing with her but he's not! A lot of times I caught him trying to hit or push her. It is usually a light smack on her head or a gentle shove on her body but I'm trying my best to deter that. I think Ben is jealous of his baby sister and doesn't like the attention she is getting (I try my best not to be so affectionate to my girl in front of Ben)

Just yesterday during Ben's Sunday schools at church, I was chatting with one of the mummy in the class and her elder son is behaving like Ben too. Her kids are around my kids' age so we can totally relate and we nodded at each others scenarios! Sigh...

How do you get your older child to be gentle and be affectionate towards his/her younger sibling(s)?

iPad App Review - Trucks JigSaw Puzzles

~ Posted on Monday, July 9, 2012 at 12:05 PM ~

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* Title: Trucks JigSaw Puzzles
* Price: $0.99
* Category: Education
* Updated: Jun 19, 2012
* Version: 1.0
* Size: 25.2 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Apps Kids Love - LLC
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Description from the product page:

"Do you have a child who waves to truck drivers to honk their horns or smiles every time they see a bulldozer or the mechanical arm of a big digger?

Trucks JigSaw Puzzles combines high quality cartoon animations and the classic JigSaw puzzles that kids love! After each puzzle is completed a fun animation plays and kids enthusiastically play each one to learn how the trucks work and what they will do next.

Trucks JigSaw Puzzles keeps your little one entertained while sharpening the mind and helping to improve coordination."

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* This is a fun puzzle game that is entertaining and educational as well! Once you solved the puzzle, you get to see a short video clip on how the trucks work! Awesome!

* I used the opportunity of this puzzle app to also educate my 3 year old boy on how each type of trucks work, I am happy to see him nodding and his eyes grew wider as he sees the animation of the trucks on how it works!

* My boy is a big fan of trucks, trains, planes, cars, oh well... all sorts of vehicles actually. There is a particular puzzle which got Ben's attention and he enjoyed this page very much and kept on playing and solving it just so that he can see the funny video clip at the end where the wrecking balls get all dizzy up after being swung to the brick wall!

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You can purchase the "Trucks JigSaw Puzzles" app from the iTunes App Store.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

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