Celestine is growing everyday. She is learning new things even before she was born, begin to pick up things around her and importantly, she listens attentively to people when they talk. To support what I said, recently I had attended a seminar from a pre-school which was set-up by a Professor from Japan - Professor Shichida.
From ages 0-3, the right brain works dominantly. During this period, it is important to provide as much as a baby needs, and to stimulate his or her five senses regularly. This is also a time when the child is fast absorbing information and is extremely eager to learn - Professor Shichida
That's one of the points, apart from these, I would hold dearly the way Celestine address the people around her. Example, who is 'ye ye', 'gong gong', 'nai nai', 'po po', 'bo bo', 'gu gu', 'yi yi', 'yi zhang' & etc ...
For people who doesn't know:
1. Ye Ye - Paternal Grandpa (related to the father)
2. Nai Nai - Paternal Grandma
3. Gong Gong - Maternal Grandpa (related to the mother)
4. Po Po - Maternal Grandma
5. Bo Bo - Uncle (Father's elder brother)
6. Gu Gu - Aunt (Father's sister)
7. Yi Yi - Aunt (Mother's sister)
8. Yi Zhang - Uncle (Aunt's husband)
9. Tang Ge - Bo Bo's children (Cousin from Paternal)
10. Biao Ge - Yi Zhang's children (Cousin from Maternal)
The lists just go on ...
This is something which I wanted Celestine to learn and differentiate. We as a parents should instill the right attitudes and values to our child. Not only that, we must help them to differentiate between paternal and maternal.
For example, I did a test on my nephew and neice whom currently address Deon as their Uncle. Apparently, these 2 kids do not know what's the difference between 'shu shu' or 'bo bo'. What I did was to check if they know how to address 'Uncle Deon' in Mandarin.
To my surprise, these 2 kids addressed Deon as their 'xiao gu' means aunt in Mandarin. Sounds funny isn't it but come to think of it, it's really important especially we are Chinese. And me, being a kiasu / nervous aunt without any qualms began to preach all over again. Explaining the difference.
It's really a hassle to explain right from the start especially these were not instill to them at their earlier stage. It can be resolved but can be avoided too.
I'm not trying to be stubborn over here but I guess as a parents, we should trach and guide our child. I'm not a perfect person trying to preach but as far as Celestine is concerned, I hope she can be a better person with the help of her parents.
I'm a new mother and for sure, I'm learning. I stand to be corrected at all times.
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