Month: June 2015

Between The Lines: Schools worldwide consider homework ban, partly to ease burden on pupils and teachers

Homework is stressful for children and leaves them little time to do more constructive things, experts say – but parents like to see their children doing some. Photo: Sherry Lee   Homework is so inextricably linked to school it’s hard to think of one without the other. But increasingly, educators and child development specialists are… Continue reading Between The Lines: Schools worldwide consider homework ban, partly to ease burden on pupils and teachers

童書裡的父愛

                                                       林鶯  Angie Lin   轉眼父親節就要到了。與孩子回顧這些年來我們一起讀過的以爸爸為主角的圖書，成為我們家今年慶祝父親節的方式。   記憶中最早的一本是Daddy Kisses（by Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben）。雖是硬皮書，但書角都已經磨毛了，可見反複讀過多少遍。每一頁都有一個動物爸爸，用他特有的方式親吻他的寶寶，或是鼻子，或是耳朵，或是小爪子。文字簡短重複，卻充滿活潑的節奏。兒子每次都期盼地等到最後一頁，因為自己的爸爸這時會閃亮登場，而且—- My daddy kisses all over, LIKE THIS! 每讀到此，爸爸必定是連拱帶咬，把寶貝渾身上下親個遍。寶寶也必定咯咯咯咯地大笑著扭動身子，然後興奮又滿足地要求再來一遍。父子的笑聲是伴隨著這本書的永遠的記憶。   I Love You Daddy（Little Golden Book）是另一本讀了上百次的書。不論是露營還是滑雪，只要是和爸爸在一起，就連平凡如澆花、洗車、蕩秋千，對孩子來說都是刺激快樂的。孩子所在意的其實就是爸爸的陪伴。書中最後一句正是孩子的心聲。 “ I love you, Daddy, for all that we do. In a contest for best dad, the winner is you.” “世界上最好爸爸”的皇冠必定是頒給每一位用愛心陪伴孩子長大的爸爸的。        … Continue reading 童書裡的父愛

EDiversity Conference with Tips for Parents and Educators (27-28 June 2015)

Bring Me A Book Hong Kong is proud to support EDiversity Conference 2015: “We Need a Break! Drill Less, Learn More”. Suitable for all parents and educators who are interested in hearing experts share their views about the pressures of HK children and how to give them better ways to learn. Our trainer, Percie Wong… Continue reading EDiversity Conference with Tips for Parents and Educators (27-28 June 2015)

Between The Lines: Parents need to agree about how to raise children. Here’s a book that helps

Children and their feelings were neglected well into the 1960s. Betty Francis (played by January Jones) in the television series Mad Men was probably typical of her era.   My husband and I never argued until our children came along. At first, we blamed the kids. Then we blamed the stress of parenting, both external… Continue reading Between The Lines: Parents need to agree about how to raise children. Here’s a book that helps