I have so much to say, where should I start??
I seconded a mummy whose gal is attending WCNC now - Whold Child Nurture was a gem of a find! I'm glad I finally found it!
Paid a visit to Whole Child Nurture Childcare at Jalan Hock Chye this morning. Very fruitful trip eventhough I only spent 1 hour+ there.
This is not a "common" childcare! I have a very warmth feeling when I saw the kids there, they were all so cheerful, happy and contented. ALso the natural setting of the centre ( I rather not say centre or school as it really is a HOME for the kids) and kids are welcomed with LOVE. It is a true home away from home.
Steiner's approach in how children should be respected and nurtured into adulthood. Steiner says, " Receive a child in reverence", to recognise the child as a spiritual and creative being with his/her own talents and purpose in this world.
I see that this fast placed singapore has long lost of all these view. "We pressurize our children to compete academically, or coddle them materially, thinking that this is good for their welfare. "( message from Founder's Joyce Lye) In fact, the Curriculum here follows the physical, mental and emotional development of a child.
I believe very much that the holistic aspect of Waldorf education will nurture my child's willingness to learn and be compassion.
I will scan the materials I got from the WCNC and share with everyone. Meanwhile, will just pen down the highlights from the brochure from kampung senang on WCNC:
1. Natural Setting - OUTDOOR - herb food garden, large sand pit, wooden swings, wooden pit. Classrooms are cheery and decorated with soft rainbow drapes, natural wooden tables, no chemicals, no plastic materials. Wooden floor - no air cond! no carpet! No TV, no dvd player, no computers! The equipment for play and use ( like water painting) are made of natural untreated material. The person in charge told me the colors are made from natural sources like vegetables.
2. Motherly and Gentle Teachers - Gentle approach in everything, teaching manners from routine, very home-based learning
"Gentleness is the key to getting children to behave lovingly to one another because Dr Steiner taught that:
In this first period of a child's life ( under 7) he or she should be surrounded by GOODNESS. The second period ( 7 to 14 years) should be surrounded by GOODNESS and BEAUTY while the third period 9 15 to 21) they should be surrounded by TRUTH.
No harsh words, no screaming or shouting. Not even a gentle smack for wrong doing.
Teachers are the role models, be it in their interaction with adults, play with children or the completion of chores like the making of toys or washing of dishes.
3. Nutritious and Healthy Organic Food and Drink - Fruit juices, brown rice nutty milk, filtered water, rainbow salad, wholemeal breads and cookies made from kids themselves!! impressed!!
I witnessed the kids waiting orderly for lunch to be served, and a kid helping to set up the table by putting a cloth on each seats. Then teacher will serve the brown rice dishes , and all kids eat by themselves. Oh yea, everyone sings the appreciative songs before meal time!
When it is time for breakfast, children, busy in their world of imagination are still at play. Teachers in gentle tones, urge them along, singing:
It's time to put the toys away
Everybody- do your share
pack the blocks and fold the cloths
keep them neatly on the shelves
and put the toys away
Children gather around the dining table, laid out with brown rice milk, rainbow salads and cut fruits. Eagerly, they sing their gratitude:
Thank you for the world so sweet
Thank you for the food we eat
Thank ou for the birds that sing-a-ling-a-ling
Thank you for everything.
There will be every song before and after the activities.
4. The role of imagination - Free play and creative play are fully encouraged. Children fantasise, explore and discover 'answers' through experiment and experiences. At WCNC, we strive to develop in children the need for imagination, truth and responsibility. Child initated play and experiential learning are encouraged . Through play, young children learn to interact socially with their peers and others, develop language skills, recognize and solve problems. and discover their human intellectual potential. Play helps children makde sense of and find their place in the world. Everyday of childhoood should be a day for play.
5. Keeping to Ryhthm and Routine - Makes for secure, healthy and happy child. They are nurtured through a time-table of free play, focused activity ( eg story telling with puppets), snack or meal time and rest time. For music and movement, it's all singing , but there's no TV or player ! all natural singing by everyone.
Active play times like constructive play, dramatic play, sand play and water play are considered "out-breathing".
Focused activity like circle time, story time, meal time are considered "in-breathing".
6. Eco-friendly DIY wooden play set - Outdoor play set in eco-friendly wood ( from sustainable forests) was specially brought in from Australia. Unlike fixed plastic play equipment, this wooden playset is specially deisnged so children as young as 4 years can lift the ladders and boards and assemble and dis-assemble it. The swings and even tricycle are also made of eco-friendly wood.
Kids love to role play by imitating adults so here we have safe, child-size tools for them to water the garden or help mum sweep and iron.
Baking and maths
Teachers help children measure water, use organic flour, roll out dough and shape into cookies.. all fun and basic to learning maths
CONCLUSION - Freedom and natural- Unlike common Childcare Centre, we only need to buy 1 set of uniform, which is to be worn every Friday only. Why? Because every Friday is a PICNIC day at the park nearby! Other than this, kids wear their own clothes, bring their own bottles and their own bags. Kids ( 2 to 4 years old) do not go through rigid training academically. They are not pressurized with ABCs. Instead, kids learn through play and I'm glad Moral education is emphasized here. This is what I'm looking for! Kids at K1 and K2 will learn writing (academic) and especially 弟子规. For Shaun's age, they will make their own bread and buns, painting, action-filled songs, and story -telling. Outdoor games will be planting and leaf pruning, sand-play, games, trampoline, water play, picnic at garden, etc.
I know I had made a right choice. :)
Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Attention seeking boy
Still, holding back on the plan for #2, until Shaun is ready.
Yesterday my friend from KL was in SG for her business trip. She came home for dinner, so I thought it was great that I could catch up with her as we havnt met for 1 year plus already. Who knows this young chap kept disturbing me and wanted me to do everything with him although the grandma and daddy were around.
I dont want this to happen if I have a newborn later.
Meanwhile , i'm going to visit WHole Child Nurture CEntre tomorrow. Will update by then.
Yesterday my friend from KL was in SG for her business trip. She came home for dinner, so I thought it was great that I could catch up with her as we havnt met for 1 year plus already. Who knows this young chap kept disturbing me and wanted me to do everything with him although the grandma and daddy were around.
I dont want this to happen if I have a newborn later.
Meanwhile , i'm going to visit WHole Child Nurture CEntre tomorrow. Will update by then.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Waldorf -Steiner Education 沃道夫儿童教育（华福德教育）
I'm very inspired by Dr. Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf Education, who believed that children should receive a balanced education, one that not only engages the intellect but the whole child - head, heart and hands.
I'm therefore looking high and low for Waldorf preschool for Shaun in SG. Apparently, there are only 2 options in SG -
1) http://www.waldorfsingapore.com/education.html
2) http://www.kg-senang.org.sg/whole_child/index.htm
I saw the list from here - for other asian countries. http://kampungkasih.blogspot.com/search/label/Waldorf-Steiner%20Preschool
I really like the education and what it advocates. I reckon that there is a need to kids below 7 years old to develop physically first before developing their brain, which is in contrast with what is widely advocating here in SG. So when a kid has a healthy body, he can then develop his brain , creatively. Quoted from http://www.waldorfsingapore.com/aboutus.html
" For the first seven years, Waldorf early childhood education aims to work with, rather than against, the child's natural inclination to be active. Children are taught using imitation and example as educational approaches rather than verbal instruction. The child's learning experiences and well-being are supported through the use of rhythm and repetition. Sufficient time, space and equipment are allowed for creative play to unfold. The impact of sensory experience in early childhood is considered vital. There are no academics before P1 and parents are asked to limit exposure to TV, computer, or video games."
I like it when it says "No text book, no TV, no exam". It's all learning thru play from handmade toys, all DIY, all creative play, all kinds of hands on activities and all natural stuff. It's in line with my believe, and how Shaun is being brought up - for instance, eating organic natural food and recover via natural healing path.
I stumbled upon a blog on Waldorf Preschool in Kota Kemuninghttp://montessorimum.com/?p=4403. The curriculum is that
1. children learn through imitation and hands-on.
2. toys are made from natural materials like wood, where no plastic is involved.
3. organic food is provided
4. No exams, no homework, no text book, no writing.
5. Activities include circle time, story telling/acting, watercolor painting, gardening, nature walk, toy making, art and craft, baking, cooking, imaginative play.
I'm therefore looking high and low for Waldorf preschool for Shaun in SG. Apparently, there are only 2 options in SG -
1) http://www.waldorfsingapore.com/education.html
2) http://www.kg-senang.org.sg/whole_child/index.htm
I saw the list from here - for other asian countries. http://kampungkasih.blogspot.com/search/label/Waldorf-Steiner%20Preschool
I really like the education and what it advocates. I reckon that there is a need to kids below 7 years old to develop physically first before developing their brain, which is in contrast with what is widely advocating here in SG. So when a kid has a healthy body, he can then develop his brain , creatively. Quoted from http://www.waldorfsingapore.com/aboutus.html
" For the first seven years, Waldorf early childhood education aims to work with, rather than against, the child's natural inclination to be active. Children are taught using imitation and example as educational approaches rather than verbal instruction. The child's learning experiences and well-being are supported through the use of rhythm and repetition. Sufficient time, space and equipment are allowed for creative play to unfold. The impact of sensory experience in early childhood is considered vital. There are no academics before P1 and parents are asked to limit exposure to TV, computer, or video games."
I like it when it says "No text book, no TV, no exam". It's all learning thru play from handmade toys, all DIY, all creative play, all kinds of hands on activities and all natural stuff. It's in line with my believe, and how Shaun is being brought up - for instance, eating organic natural food and recover via natural healing path.
I stumbled upon a blog on Waldorf Preschool in Kota Kemuninghttp://montessorimum.com/?p=4403. The curriculum is that
1. children learn through imitation and hands-on.
2. toys are made from natural materials like wood, where no plastic is involved.
3. organic food is provided
4. No exams, no homework, no text book, no writing.
5. Activities include circle time, story telling/acting, watercolor painting, gardening, nature walk, toy making, art and craft, baking, cooking, imaginative play.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Chinese Treatment for Cough
Thanks Xiao Yun, for sharing this info. Mummies whose kids who often cough, pls dont hesitate to refer to the below.
因咳嗽有外感咳嗽和内伤咳嗽之分，而外感咳嗽又分风寒咳嗽和风热咳嗽，不同类型的咳嗽在用药上是完全不同的，食疗的方法也就不同。在这里教家长一个简单的区分方法，就是观察孩子的舌苔。如果舌苔是白的，则是风寒咳嗽，说明孩子寒重，咳嗽的痰也较稀、白黏，并兼有鼻塞流涕，这时应吃一些温热、化痰止咳的食品。如果孩子的舌苔是黄、红，则是风热咳嗽，说明孩子内热较大，咳嗽的痰黄、稠、不易咳出，并有咽痛，这时应吃一些清肺、化痰止咳的食物。内伤咳嗽多为久咳、反复发作的咳嗽，这时家长应注意给孩子吃一些调理脾胃、补肾、补肺气的食物，具体方法如下：
风寒咳嗽
1.生姜+红糖+大蒜 孩子患了风寒感冒，喝温热的生姜红糖水能起到很好的治疗作用，如果孩子同时还伴有咳嗽，可在生姜红糖水里再加2～3瓣大蒜一起煮，要用小火煮10分钟，把蒜头的辣味煮掉，这样孩子才肯喝。
2.蒸大蒜水 取大蒜2～3瓣，拍碎，放入碗中，加入半碗水，放入一粒冰糖，把碗加盖放入锅中去蒸，大火烧开后改用小火蒸15分钟即可。当碗里的蒜水温热时喂给孩子喝，大蒜可以不吃。一般一天2～3次，一次小半碗。大蒜性温，入脾胃、肺经，治疗寒性咳嗽、肾虚咳嗽效果非常好，而且方便简单，孩子也愿意喝。
3.烤橘子 将橘子直接放在小火上烤，并不断翻动，烤到橘皮发黑，并从橘子里冒出热气即可。待橘子稍凉一会，剥去橘皮，让孩子吃温热的橘瓣。如果是大橘子，孩子一次吃 2～3瓣就可以了，如果是小贡桔，孩子一次可以吃一只。最好配合大蒜水一起吃，一天2～3次。橘子性温，有化痰止咳的作用。吃了烤橘子后痰液的量会明显减少，镇咳作用非常明显，而且孩子都愿意吃。 4.麻油姜末炒鸡蛋 将一小勺麻油放入炒锅内，油热后放入姜末，稍在油中过一下，随即打入1个鸡蛋炒匀。孩子风寒咳嗽及体虚咳嗽时，每晚让孩子在临睡前趁热吃一次，坚持吃上几天，就能收到明显效果。
5.梨+花椒+冰糖 梨一个，洗净，横断切开挖去中间核后，放入20颗花椒，2粒冰糖，再把梨对拼好放入碗中，上锅蒸半小时左右即可，一只梨可分两次吃完。蒸花椒冰糖梨对治疗风寒咳嗽效果非常明显，但有的孩子不喜欢花椒的味道，家长可自己选择。
以上是治疗风寒咳嗽的食疗方，家长在运用这些方法治病的同时，还应注意以下性寒凉的食物不能让孩子吃：绿豆、螃蟹、蚌肉、田螺、蜗牛、柿子、柚子、香蕉、猕猴桃、甘蔗、西瓜、甜瓜、苦瓜、荸荠、慈姑、海带、紫菜、生萝卜、茄子、芦蒿、藕、冬瓜、丝瓜、地瓜等，这些寒凉的食物在孩子受凉感冒丶咳嗽的时间，尽量避免吃。
风热咳嗽
1丶梨+冰糖+川贝： 梨洗净，靠柄部横断切开，挖去中间核後，放入2-3粒冰糖，5-6粒的川贝,川贝要敲碎成末，把梨上部拼对好，也可用牙签插紧，放入碗中，上锅蒸30分钟左右即可，分2次给孩子吃，此方有润肺丶止咳丶化痰的作用，是一个非常普及的治疗风热咳嗽的食疗方，有的家长孩子一咳嗽就做给孩子吃，有时挺管用的，有时孩子却越吃咳嗽越重，所以家长一定要注意，不是什麽咳嗽都可以用此方法的，必须是风热咳嗽，孩子的舌苔是红的或黄的，痰是粘稠发黄的，孩子的内热重，咳嗽还伴有咽痛，胸痛时，可用此方，效果较好。还有各种的消炎药及多数的止咳药都对风热咳嗽有很好的治疗效果，所以在多种原因引起的咳嗽中风热咳嗽是最容易治愈的。而现在的孩子普遍贪凉，热了有空调，一年四季都在吃寒凉的水果，一年四季都在吃冷饮喝饮料，所以现在风热咳嗽的孩子明显减少。家长在选择食疗方时应注意看孩子的舌苔，如果风寒咳嗽，舌苔是白的，而川贝苦丶寒，吃了此方，是寒症以寒凉药治，尤如雪上加霜，适得其反。
2丶煮萝卜水： 白萝卜洗净，切4-5薄片，放入小锅内，再加大半碗水，放火上烧开後，再改小火煮5分钟，关火，等水不烫了，温的给孩子喝，对风热咳嗽丶鼻乾咽燥丶乾咳少痰效果是不错的，特别是2岁以内的宝宝，就单煮白萝卜水给孩子喝，就能起到顺气丶化痰丶止咳丶消食丶健胃丶清热丶生津的作用，可以一日喝2-3次。
3丶还可以给孩子吃下列食物 ①杮子：性寒，能清热丶袪痰丶止咳，但孩子一次只能吃一只杮子，因杮子性大寒，吃多了孩子会肚子不舒服。 ②西瓜：性寒，夏天孩子有风热咳嗽，可多给孩子吃西瓜，西瓜能治一切热症。 ③枇杷：性凉，能润肺化痰丶止咳，适宜热咳吐黄脓痰的孩子吃。 ④荸荠：性寒，家长可以了2-3只荸荠去皮，切成薄片，放入锅中，加一碗水，在火上烧5分钟即可。给孩子喝荸荠水，能化痰丶清热，对热性咳嗽吐脓痰者效果好。 ⑤还可以给孩子用冬瓜煨汤丶炒丝瓜丶炒藕片丶炒苦瓜，同样可起到消内热丶袪火丶止咳的作用。 孩子风热咳嗽时，辛辣丶容易上火的食物不要吃，如羊肉丶狗肉丶乌骨鸡丶蚕蛹丶鱼丶虾丶枣丶桂园肉丶荔枝丶核桃仁丶樱桃丶辣椒，应禁止食用。
内伤咳嗽 就是指那些长期的反复发作的慢性咳嗽，或是因感冒发烧引起的,感冒丶发烧症状已消失丶咳嗽就是一直不好，各种消炎药丶止咳药都用了，仍止不住，虽然咳嗽的程度有所减轻，但孩子仍会常常咳嗽，这时家长可以运用食疗的方法帮助孩子恢复。反复咳嗽的孩子，使用的消炎药和止咳药多，这类孩子的胃口较差丶没有食欲。舌苔也几乎都是白苔，所以家长先要调理好孩子的脾胃，配合补肾丶补肺丶补血的食物，提高孩子的身体素质。具体的做法如下：
1丶前面介绍的治疗风寒咳嗽的食疗方，都适合内伤咳嗽的孩子食用，而风热咳嗽的食疗方对久咳不愈的孩子应避免食用。
2丶煮山药粥： 取山药一段，去皮，节成小块，放入食品粉碎机内，再加半碗水，将山药加工成稀糊状，倒入小锅内，放火上烧，一边烧一边搅，以防糊锅底，当山药烧开了，冒泡了，关火。最好是在孩子空腹吃，喂给孩子吃，做好的一碗山药粥可以分2-3次喂孩子食用。山药健胃丶补肺气丶益肾精，滋养强壮，适合脾胃气虚，肺肾不足所致的虚劳咳喘。但山药内所含的淀粉酶，又称消化素，能分解成蛋白质及碳水化合物，所以有滋补之效，这种淀粉酶怕高热，在持久的高热中久煎，功效可以丧失。因此，在煎煮时，不可过久。运用此方法加工的山药粥最适合婴幼儿食用，不但能止咳治哮喘，还对小儿的厌食丶虚汗多丶流口水丶气虚胆小等病症也有很好的治疗效果。
3丶红枣+白果： 此方适合2岁以上的孩子食用。取红枣3粒丶白果3粒去壳，放入小锅中，加上大半碗水，放火上烧，中火烧10分钟即可。让孩子吃红枣丶白果，并喝水，每天一次，最好是每晚睡前给孩子吃。红枣性温，益气补气，健脾和胃，白果性平敛肺气，定咳喘，并有固肾的作用，所以对一些久咳不愈，反复感冒丶发烧丶咳嗽的孩子家长每晚给孩子吃红枣白果汤效果是很明显的。还可以同时治疗遗尿症，但红枣和白果的量一定要掌握好，只限於3粒，量多了孩子容易上火丶气滞。
4丶核桃+芝麻+红枣+蜂蜜或黄酒： 核桃仁半斤，黑芝麻2两，红枣半斤，核桃仁和黑芝麻可以放入粉碎机里碾碎，红枣去核切碎，将这三样放入大碗中搅均匀，再放入一饭勺的蜂蜜（夏天用蜂蜜，冬天用黄酒），3饭勺的水，因蜂蜜比较难搅均匀，所以先将蜂蜜和水在炉火上加热，蜂蜜化开了，趁热倒入碾碎的核桃仁丶黑芝麻丶红枣中，用筷子搅拌均匀，在大碗上要加上盖子，再放入大锅里去蒸，大火烧开後改小火40分钟即可。每天早晚给孩子吃一勺。核桃仁性温，有补气益清丶润肠补肾丶敛肺定喘丶止咳化痰的功效，芝麻性平，有补血丶明目丶祛风丶润肠丶生津丶补肝肾的功效，大枣性温，有补中益气丶健脾和胃丶补血的功效。这三样常用的补品合起来可以起到补血丶补肾，调理脾胃丶润肠的作用，再加上蜂蜜的补虚丶润燥的作用，可以使此方补而不燥，冬季用黄酒可加强补肾丶养血的功效。此方不但能治小儿久咳丶支气管炎丶哮喘，而且对小儿的便秘也有非常好的治疗效果，同时此方小儿可以长年食用，对增强孩子的体质效果很好，那些热衷於给孩子吃补品的家长不妨动手自己做。
因咳嗽有外感咳嗽和内伤咳嗽之分，而外感咳嗽又分风寒咳嗽和风热咳嗽，不同类型的咳嗽在用药上是完全不同的，食疗的方法也就不同。在这里教家长一个简单的区分方法，就是观察孩子的舌苔。如果舌苔是白的，则是风寒咳嗽，说明孩子寒重，咳嗽的痰也较稀、白黏，并兼有鼻塞流涕，这时应吃一些温热、化痰止咳的食品。如果孩子的舌苔是黄、红，则是风热咳嗽，说明孩子内热较大，咳嗽的痰黄、稠、不易咳出，并有咽痛，这时应吃一些清肺、化痰止咳的食物。内伤咳嗽多为久咳、反复发作的咳嗽，这时家长应注意给孩子吃一些调理脾胃、补肾、补肺气的食物，具体方法如下：
风寒咳嗽
1.生姜+红糖+大蒜 孩子患了风寒感冒，喝温热的生姜红糖水能起到很好的治疗作用，如果孩子同时还伴有咳嗽，可在生姜红糖水里再加2～3瓣大蒜一起煮，要用小火煮10分钟，把蒜头的辣味煮掉，这样孩子才肯喝。
2.蒸大蒜水 取大蒜2～3瓣，拍碎，放入碗中，加入半碗水，放入一粒冰糖，把碗加盖放入锅中去蒸，大火烧开后改用小火蒸15分钟即可。当碗里的蒜水温热时喂给孩子喝，大蒜可以不吃。一般一天2～3次，一次小半碗。大蒜性温，入脾胃、肺经，治疗寒性咳嗽、肾虚咳嗽效果非常好，而且方便简单，孩子也愿意喝。
3.烤橘子 将橘子直接放在小火上烤，并不断翻动，烤到橘皮发黑，并从橘子里冒出热气即可。待橘子稍凉一会，剥去橘皮，让孩子吃温热的橘瓣。如果是大橘子，孩子一次吃 2～3瓣就可以了，如果是小贡桔，孩子一次可以吃一只。最好配合大蒜水一起吃，一天2～3次。橘子性温，有化痰止咳的作用。吃了烤橘子后痰液的量会明显减少，镇咳作用非常明显，而且孩子都愿意吃。 4.麻油姜末炒鸡蛋 将一小勺麻油放入炒锅内，油热后放入姜末，稍在油中过一下，随即打入1个鸡蛋炒匀。孩子风寒咳嗽及体虚咳嗽时，每晚让孩子在临睡前趁热吃一次，坚持吃上几天，就能收到明显效果。
5.梨+花椒+冰糖 梨一个，洗净，横断切开挖去中间核后，放入20颗花椒，2粒冰糖，再把梨对拼好放入碗中，上锅蒸半小时左右即可，一只梨可分两次吃完。蒸花椒冰糖梨对治疗风寒咳嗽效果非常明显，但有的孩子不喜欢花椒的味道，家长可自己选择。
以上是治疗风寒咳嗽的食疗方，家长在运用这些方法治病的同时，还应注意以下性寒凉的食物不能让孩子吃：绿豆、螃蟹、蚌肉、田螺、蜗牛、柿子、柚子、香蕉、猕猴桃、甘蔗、西瓜、甜瓜、苦瓜、荸荠、慈姑、海带、紫菜、生萝卜、茄子、芦蒿、藕、冬瓜、丝瓜、地瓜等，这些寒凉的食物在孩子受凉感冒丶咳嗽的时间，尽量避免吃。
风热咳嗽
1丶梨+冰糖+川贝： 梨洗净，靠柄部横断切开，挖去中间核後，放入2-3粒冰糖，5-6粒的川贝,川贝要敲碎成末，把梨上部拼对好，也可用牙签插紧，放入碗中，上锅蒸30分钟左右即可，分2次给孩子吃，此方有润肺丶止咳丶化痰的作用，是一个非常普及的治疗风热咳嗽的食疗方，有的家长孩子一咳嗽就做给孩子吃，有时挺管用的，有时孩子却越吃咳嗽越重，所以家长一定要注意，不是什麽咳嗽都可以用此方法的，必须是风热咳嗽，孩子的舌苔是红的或黄的，痰是粘稠发黄的，孩子的内热重，咳嗽还伴有咽痛，胸痛时，可用此方，效果较好。还有各种的消炎药及多数的止咳药都对风热咳嗽有很好的治疗效果，所以在多种原因引起的咳嗽中风热咳嗽是最容易治愈的。而现在的孩子普遍贪凉，热了有空调，一年四季都在吃寒凉的水果，一年四季都在吃冷饮喝饮料，所以现在风热咳嗽的孩子明显减少。家长在选择食疗方时应注意看孩子的舌苔，如果风寒咳嗽，舌苔是白的，而川贝苦丶寒，吃了此方，是寒症以寒凉药治，尤如雪上加霜，适得其反。
2丶煮萝卜水： 白萝卜洗净，切4-5薄片，放入小锅内，再加大半碗水，放火上烧开後，再改小火煮5分钟，关火，等水不烫了，温的给孩子喝，对风热咳嗽丶鼻乾咽燥丶乾咳少痰效果是不错的，特别是2岁以内的宝宝，就单煮白萝卜水给孩子喝，就能起到顺气丶化痰丶止咳丶消食丶健胃丶清热丶生津的作用，可以一日喝2-3次。
3丶还可以给孩子吃下列食物 ①杮子：性寒，能清热丶袪痰丶止咳，但孩子一次只能吃一只杮子，因杮子性大寒，吃多了孩子会肚子不舒服。 ②西瓜：性寒，夏天孩子有风热咳嗽，可多给孩子吃西瓜，西瓜能治一切热症。 ③枇杷：性凉，能润肺化痰丶止咳，适宜热咳吐黄脓痰的孩子吃。 ④荸荠：性寒，家长可以了2-3只荸荠去皮，切成薄片，放入锅中，加一碗水，在火上烧5分钟即可。给孩子喝荸荠水，能化痰丶清热，对热性咳嗽吐脓痰者效果好。 ⑤还可以给孩子用冬瓜煨汤丶炒丝瓜丶炒藕片丶炒苦瓜，同样可起到消内热丶袪火丶止咳的作用。 孩子风热咳嗽时，辛辣丶容易上火的食物不要吃，如羊肉丶狗肉丶乌骨鸡丶蚕蛹丶鱼丶虾丶枣丶桂园肉丶荔枝丶核桃仁丶樱桃丶辣椒，应禁止食用。
内伤咳嗽 就是指那些长期的反复发作的慢性咳嗽，或是因感冒发烧引起的,感冒丶发烧症状已消失丶咳嗽就是一直不好，各种消炎药丶止咳药都用了，仍止不住，虽然咳嗽的程度有所减轻，但孩子仍会常常咳嗽，这时家长可以运用食疗的方法帮助孩子恢复。反复咳嗽的孩子，使用的消炎药和止咳药多，这类孩子的胃口较差丶没有食欲。舌苔也几乎都是白苔，所以家长先要调理好孩子的脾胃，配合补肾丶补肺丶补血的食物，提高孩子的身体素质。具体的做法如下：
1丶前面介绍的治疗风寒咳嗽的食疗方，都适合内伤咳嗽的孩子食用，而风热咳嗽的食疗方对久咳不愈的孩子应避免食用。
2丶煮山药粥： 取山药一段，去皮，节成小块，放入食品粉碎机内，再加半碗水，将山药加工成稀糊状，倒入小锅内，放火上烧，一边烧一边搅，以防糊锅底，当山药烧开了，冒泡了，关火。最好是在孩子空腹吃，喂给孩子吃，做好的一碗山药粥可以分2-3次喂孩子食用。山药健胃丶补肺气丶益肾精，滋养强壮，适合脾胃气虚，肺肾不足所致的虚劳咳喘。但山药内所含的淀粉酶，又称消化素，能分解成蛋白质及碳水化合物，所以有滋补之效，这种淀粉酶怕高热，在持久的高热中久煎，功效可以丧失。因此，在煎煮时，不可过久。运用此方法加工的山药粥最适合婴幼儿食用，不但能止咳治哮喘，还对小儿的厌食丶虚汗多丶流口水丶气虚胆小等病症也有很好的治疗效果。
3丶红枣+白果： 此方适合2岁以上的孩子食用。取红枣3粒丶白果3粒去壳，放入小锅中，加上大半碗水，放火上烧，中火烧10分钟即可。让孩子吃红枣丶白果，并喝水，每天一次，最好是每晚睡前给孩子吃。红枣性温，益气补气，健脾和胃，白果性平敛肺气，定咳喘，并有固肾的作用，所以对一些久咳不愈，反复感冒丶发烧丶咳嗽的孩子家长每晚给孩子吃红枣白果汤效果是很明显的。还可以同时治疗遗尿症，但红枣和白果的量一定要掌握好，只限於3粒，量多了孩子容易上火丶气滞。
4丶核桃+芝麻+红枣+蜂蜜或黄酒： 核桃仁半斤，黑芝麻2两，红枣半斤，核桃仁和黑芝麻可以放入粉碎机里碾碎，红枣去核切碎，将这三样放入大碗中搅均匀，再放入一饭勺的蜂蜜（夏天用蜂蜜，冬天用黄酒），3饭勺的水，因蜂蜜比较难搅均匀，所以先将蜂蜜和水在炉火上加热，蜂蜜化开了，趁热倒入碾碎的核桃仁丶黑芝麻丶红枣中，用筷子搅拌均匀，在大碗上要加上盖子，再放入大锅里去蒸，大火烧开後改小火40分钟即可。每天早晚给孩子吃一勺。核桃仁性温，有补气益清丶润肠补肾丶敛肺定喘丶止咳化痰的功效，芝麻性平，有补血丶明目丶祛风丶润肠丶生津丶补肝肾的功效，大枣性温，有补中益气丶健脾和胃丶补血的功效。这三样常用的补品合起来可以起到补血丶补肾，调理脾胃丶润肠的作用，再加上蜂蜜的补虚丶润燥的作用，可以使此方补而不燥，冬季用黄酒可加强补肾丶养血的功效。此方不但能治小儿久咳丶支气管炎丶哮喘，而且对小儿的便秘也有非常好的治疗效果，同时此方小儿可以长年食用，对增强孩子的体质效果很好，那些热衷於给孩子吃补品的家长不妨动手自己做。
Friday, April 9, 2010
Jan mummies Gathering 24 Mar @ SOL Cafe
Yummy! I'm a good boy because I eat a lot of tomato pasta!
Aunty Fennie asked me to pose haha!
Wow, all pretty mummies and cute & bright kids!
We had a wonderful gathering at SOL Cafe, Turf City on a good Wednesday. Yeah, I took leave n brought S to meet his little friends!
We had a great time , eating and playing there. Looking forward towards another gathering!
We had a great time , eating and playing there. Looking forward towards another gathering!
Monday, April 5, 2010
flu bug episode 2
Just when I mentioned that he recovered the next day he struck the flu, I realised that he wasnt completely recovered and he was still having mild runny nose with sticky mucus. Maybe he did not have enough rest as I still brought him to Mygym on Thursday(make -up class), Saturday(free play), and Sunday( normal class). Saw some kids coughing away in the class. But I thought, yea, he will be exposed to this kind of environment sooner or later especially when I am enrolling him to playgroup soon.
I wasnt hardworking enough to make the juices for him as I myself caught the flu bug from him too. Anyway, yesterday he started to cough. I will monitor him for the time being, as the cough did not bother him yet (*finger crossed*) I made "zhi3 ke4 tang1 for him. (urgh!! cant type chinese here)
This morning, I made another round of zhi3 ke4 tang1 for him, and also asked the nanny to make lemon + honey for him.
I will monitor his condition and might make the black bean soup or lotus soup for him tonight.
But I got to get the ginger first!! :P
I wasnt hardworking enough to make the juices for him as I myself caught the flu bug from him too. Anyway, yesterday he started to cough. I will monitor him for the time being, as the cough did not bother him yet (*finger crossed*) I made "zhi3 ke4 tang1 for him. (urgh!! cant type chinese here)
This morning, I made another round of zhi3 ke4 tang1 for him, and also asked the nanny to make lemon + honey for him.
I will monitor his condition and might make the black bean soup or lotus soup for him tonight.
But I got to get the ginger first!! :P
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Little soldier fighting the flu bug
Shaun caught flu last Sunday , maybe from Northpoint splashpark which I brought him on Saturday. Sunday he started having runny nose but was still very active. His mucus became thick with yellow/greenish type. So I think it was virus infection. Very quickly I gave him lots of fruits like kiwi. I gave him Manuka active 12, blended apple and blueberry, + lemon for him, and gave him echinaccea (added into his milk) for 3 times. Then on that same day, he was a bit feverish. Measured and it was only 37.3. So I thought ok, he started to fight the virus liao. Gave him some Korean bamboo salt diluted in his plain water. And also lemon juice. Also sponged him when he was sleeping and made green bean soup and Chinese big barley, to substitute water for his milk. At night, he pooped. Very black and hard poo and smelly!! I think he was damn heaty!!
Next day on Monday, fever was gone. Runny nose was gone. So he actually recovered within 2 days.
So I think echinaccea played a part too?? Other than the other natural remedies that I imposed on.
Well done boy! Keep it up!!
Next day on Monday, fever was gone. Runny nose was gone. So he actually recovered within 2 days.
So I think echinaccea played a part too?? Other than the other natural remedies that I imposed on.
Well done boy! Keep it up!!
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