The Power of Prayer
Religion and politics. Those are topics you are supposed to wisely stay away from if you want to maintain peace at family functions or gatherings of friends. Continue reading The Power of Prayer
Author: Sherry
On a journey to find and maintain health and joy. There are ups and downs, gains and losses, friends and foes, but at the end of the day, each of us has to find our own path to our own goals. We need to find strategies that work for us, exercises we can sustain, healthy habits we like keeping, mindful approaches to mental health. Blogging the journey. Hope you are enjoying your journey and that some of my insights are amusing or helpful. Building sustainable and evolvable habits to go optimistically into the future.
Share a Story
Do you have a story to share about a Sandwich Parenting moment? What happened? How might you have reacted in the past? What did you learn? Continue reading Share a Story
How Low Will You Go?
Depression is like sliding down a hole in the ground. It makes you wonder what’s the point of doing anything, going down is inevitable. Continue reading How Low Will You Go?
The Rs: Routine and Ritual, Reflection and Restoration
Walking the dog and showering. Brushing teeth and driving. What do these things have in common? Continue reading The Rs: Routine and Ritual, Reflection and Restoration
Trading Chinese Pride for White Supremacy
For most of my life, I’ve tried to be more white in order to reduce friction and to survive in this world. I’ve had more than one colleague say “Oh, I totally forget that you’re Chinese.” Continue reading Trading Chinese Pride for White Supremacy
Overdoing Goal Setting
People always tell you to be specific about your goals. The more specific you are, the more likely you can achieve your goals. For the most part, that’s true isn’t it? Continue reading Overdoing Goal Setting
BOOK REVIEW How Children Learn by John Holt
This is a book that I wish all parents could read before they start getting uptight about their children’s education. The premise is that if you let kids be curious, they will be motivated to learn and they will know what they need and want to learn. What a novel concept for me, but wow, it really makes sense now. Continue reading BOOK REVIEW How Children Learn by John Holt
1,000 visits! Fried Rice Anyone?
Celebrating 1,000 hits to Sandwich Parenting! Continue reading 1,000 visits! Fried Rice Anyone?
Learning from Overwhelm
The past month has been incredibly challenging as the feeling of overwhelming stress crashed upon me. There were physical manifestations and mental lows. Many of my friends seem to suffer from this especially during the fall. Continue reading Learning from Overwhelm
PODCAST: A Chin-dian Parent in Singapore
Joline Lim comes from both a Chinese and Indian background (Chin-dian!). Living in Singapore, which is a very competitive environment with a huge focus on academic achievement, Joline has embraced Gentle Parenting, but felt that there is much to learn from a variety of experts and approaches. As she embarked on her learning journey to be the kind of parent she wants to be for her kids, she launched The Learning Parent SG. Continue reading PODCAST: A Chin-dian Parent in Singapore
