This one she got from her school library - her first book and that she's being extra responsible about.
It's written by petrea king, a therapist, philosopher, consultant from NSW.
The beautifully illustrated book is about a little girl Mariah and her interaction and relation with rainbows.
It starts with a typical Aussie scene, Mariah running in an open green field with a double rainbow behind her. Then how she sees rainbows around - in the fields, in bubble bath, oil drops in a puddle, dew drops on leaf. And then a mention of the old myth of pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, which Mariah could never find.
We loved to read the book in the bed just before sleep. What TV loved the most is the part where mariah's mother wraps her in a rainbow colored blanket, runs her hand from Mariah's head to toe, wraping her in different colors. I'd read and do just that, 'imagine, I'm wrapping you in red - the color of cherries, strawberries, in orange, yellow, and individually in every color of the rainbow bringing out the best experiences of that color. Professional Ms. King training young minds to visualize, imagine and relax!
Mariah later wants to send all these beautiful colors and the lovely feelings associated with them, the rainbow to her father who's away on a business trip, to her lost puppy, to her grandparents and even to people whom she does not know. Thus spreading emotions of love and peace and eventually responding that SHE is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Deep thoughts, delivered subtly.
Lovely book. Returned today.
A rhyme for Tvisha from her atya ajji (thanks asawari maushi)
"The sun and the rain in fickle weather
were playing hide and seek together,
And each in turn would try to chase
The other from his hiding place.
At last they met to say
And, lo ! A 'rainbow' spanned the sky. "
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Learning to construct - language
Mmm for mummy,
Mmm for monkey,
Mmm for milk,
Mmm for mess,
Mmm for MINE,
Mmm for mistake,
Tv is looking around and saying.
La for lizard,
La for lollipop,
La for late,
La for lips,
La for latte,
Ja for jackrabbit (that's introduction from an iPad app)
Ja for James
Ja for Josh
That's her game and revision From what she's learning at school. I guess it won't be too late until when she starts to make words from these sounds and hence construct - language. That achieved, she can pen her own poems and rhymes. Independence:) not very far away:))
Mmm for monkey,
Mmm for milk,
Mmm for mess,
Mmm for MINE,
Mmm for mistake,
Tv is looking around and saying.
La for lizard,
La for lollipop,
La for late,
La for lips,
La for latte,
Ja for jackrabbit (that's introduction from an iPad app)
Ja for James
Ja for Josh
That's her game and revision From what she's learning at school. I guess it won't be too late until when she starts to make words from these sounds and hence construct - language. That achieved, she can pen her own poems and rhymes. Independence:) not very far away:))
Tv daily humor
11.
Tvisha: you are good mommy.
Me: okay...
Tvisha: you are gooder than other mommies
Me: thank you.
Tvisha: you are the best mommy.
Me: wow looks like it's mothers day for me today.
Tvisha: why?
Me: these are typical mothers day messGes.
Dad: and me?
Tvisha: you are some good.
Dad: why some good?
Tvisha: it's her - mother's day. Not father's day.
10.
On Friday,
Tvisha: I'm so bored to go to school, when is my holiday?
Me: tomorrow, it's saturday.
Tvisha: then?
Me: holiday again, Sunday.
Tvisha's thinking.
Me: then? what comes after Sunday?
Tvisha: not anything, she's the last one to come to school.
Sunday is in tvisha's school and so are Sixteen, Winter, April, June and her teacher is May.
9.
We're all ready, with sunscreens and hats, to go out.
Tvisha stands looking into the showcase, at an idol of laughing budhha (Sai, the one you gave). After much thinking,
Tvisha: aai, if he wants to go to the park like this, he'll need to put sunscreen all over his body and head, as he doesnt have any clothes.
8.
Tvisha: I already readed the book.
Me: I read the book, not readed.
Tvisha: why?
Me: bcoz there's no such word as readed. You read or read(red).
(does anyone have a better/convincing answer? pl help)
Tvisha: but why red? (smiles, her sly grin) why not pink? pink is also my favorite color:-1
(Realized that past of blow is blue. Like you blow up or blow away (your hard earned money) bcoz you (were feeling) blue:))
7.
Disclaimer: Discretion recommended
Monday,
Tvisha: Marco doesnt have a runny nose (she had)
Me:not everyone has runny nose at the same time.
Tvisha: no no, his nose doesnt run....(not done yet) his nose bubbles.
Wednesday
Tvisha: Marco's nose doesnt bubble anymore
(Thank god, we're off the topic, until next phase of runny noses at least)
Tvisha: now there's butter and cheese coming out of it.
(Done and out)
6.
Tvisha: Claudia asked me, will you come to my house.
Me: what did you say?
Tvisha: I said, not now. I ve a lot of work to do. I ll think about it later.
5.
Dad: Its ok bachchu,dont fret over small things.
Tvisha: (after a pause) you are not a small thing baba. I'm fretting over you.
4.
We were watching belly dance (talk about multicultural exposure)
Tvisha: why is she wearing that(dress)?
Me: she is a belly dancer and that's her dance costume.
Moments later Tvisha pulled her Tshirt just off her shoulders and started shrugging the shoulders saying, 'this is neck (shoulder) dancing and this is neck (shoulder) dance costume.'
3.
Me: the two of you are the love of my life..
Tvisha: okay......we don't mind.
2.
At morning brushing. Tvisha, 'aai I want to brush with you'.
'I already brushed my teeth early morning'
'then you can brush again with me, you should brush twice a day, right?'
1.
Tvisha was looking for her hair clip. 'where is my clip aai?'
'I dont know, look around.'
'Me?'
'Of course, whose clip is it? so who'll search?'
'lets ask google guys'
Tvisha: you are good mommy.
Me: okay...
Tvisha: you are gooder than other mommies
Me: thank you.
Tvisha: you are the best mommy.
Me: wow looks like it's mothers day for me today.
Tvisha: why?
Me: these are typical mothers day messGes.
Dad: and me?
Tvisha: you are some good.
Dad: why some good?
Tvisha: it's her - mother's day. Not father's day.
10.
On Friday,
Tvisha: I'm so bored to go to school, when is my holiday?
Me: tomorrow, it's saturday.
Tvisha: then?
Me: holiday again, Sunday.
Tvisha's thinking.
Me: then? what comes after Sunday?
Tvisha: not anything, she's the last one to come to school.
Sunday is in tvisha's school and so are Sixteen, Winter, April, June and her teacher is May.
9.
We're all ready, with sunscreens and hats, to go out.
Tvisha stands looking into the showcase, at an idol of laughing budhha (Sai, the one you gave). After much thinking,
Tvisha: aai, if he wants to go to the park like this, he'll need to put sunscreen all over his body and head, as he doesnt have any clothes.
8.
Tvisha: I already readed the book.
Me: I read the book, not readed.
Tvisha: why?
Me: bcoz there's no such word as readed. You read or read(red).
(does anyone have a better/convincing answer? pl help)
Tvisha: but why red? (smiles, her sly grin) why not pink? pink is also my favorite color:-1
(Realized that past of blow is blue. Like you blow up or blow away (your hard earned money) bcoz you (were feeling) blue:))
7.
Disclaimer: Discretion recommended
Monday,
Tvisha: Marco doesnt have a runny nose (she had)
Me:not everyone has runny nose at the same time.
Tvisha: no no, his nose doesnt run....(not done yet) his nose bubbles.
Wednesday
Tvisha: Marco's nose doesnt bubble anymore
(Thank god, we're off the topic, until next phase of runny noses at least)
Tvisha: now there's butter and cheese coming out of it.
(Done and out)
6.
Tvisha: Claudia asked me, will you come to my house.
Me: what did you say?
Tvisha: I said, not now. I ve a lot of work to do. I ll think about it later.
5.
Dad: Its ok bachchu,dont fret over small things.
Tvisha: (after a pause) you are not a small thing baba. I'm fretting over you.
4.
We were watching belly dance (talk about multicultural exposure)
Tvisha: why is she wearing that(dress)?
Me: she is a belly dancer and that's her dance costume.
Moments later Tvisha pulled her Tshirt just off her shoulders and started shrugging the shoulders saying, 'this is neck (shoulder) dancing and this is neck (shoulder) dance costume.'
3.
Me: the two of you are the love of my life..
Tvisha: okay......we don't mind.
2.
At morning brushing. Tvisha, 'aai I want to brush with you'.
'I already brushed my teeth early morning'
'then you can brush again with me, you should brush twice a day, right?'
1.
Tvisha was looking for her hair clip. 'where is my clip aai?'
'I dont know, look around.'
'Me?'
'Of course, whose clip is it? so who'll search?'
'lets ask google guys'
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Shoulder dancer
We happened to see a picture of a belly dancer in papers.
And TV asked, 'what is she doing?'
'dancing, she is a belly dancer,' i answered
'why is she wearing this dress?' TV. You see we dont just stop at one question.
We had recently been to Illawara music festival, where we came across different forms of dancing in different costumes. But this one must have seemed different to her.
'that's her belly dancing costume.'
'what is belly dancing?'
And then the emfbi mum that I am, with my limited exposure to belly dancing, and my humble capacity, I demonstrated to her a few belly dancing moves.
Moments later, TV pulled her T shirt a bit off her shoulders and started shrugging her shoulders.
Seeing me look at her in awe, TV clarified calmly, 'I'm shoulder dancing and this is my shoulder dancing costume.'
And TV asked, 'what is she doing?'
'dancing, she is a belly dancer,' i answered
'why is she wearing this dress?' TV. You see we dont just stop at one question.
We had recently been to Illawara music festival, where we came across different forms of dancing in different costumes. But this one must have seemed different to her.
'that's her belly dancing costume.'
'what is belly dancing?'
And then the emfbi mum that I am, with my limited exposure to belly dancing, and my humble capacity, I demonstrated to her a few belly dancing moves.
Moments later, TV pulled her T shirt a bit off her shoulders and started shrugging her shoulders.
Seeing me look at her in awe, TV clarified calmly, 'I'm shoulder dancing and this is my shoulder dancing costume.'
Friday, February 18, 2011
TV WOW 2
WOW 2 - Save the Water. Do your bit.
Yesterday, back from school we went hand washing as usual. I was going about washing my hands, with a hidden agenda of demonstrating how to wash hands the cleanest. While TV washed her hands quick and stopped the water. I was done soaping and with my eyes still on TV's hands washing started to rinse.
'in my school,' TV started, as she pumped the soap, 'I wash my hands then I shut the water, pump the soap and then ily start the water when I want to wash my hands again.'
'I listened to my lil girl intently, knowing what was to come. That's the lesson I d learnt from my mum, often heard my younger sis tell others, I in the past had told TV. But now it was coming from my lil school girl. It must have been reinforced in school. I waited to hear more.
TV started the water, washed her hands and said, 'why don't you do just that. It can save so much water. You are wasting water mommy.'
Of course sweetheart, thanks for reminding me of a valuable lesson and hope you remember that forever.
Yesterday, back from school we went hand washing as usual. I was going about washing my hands, with a hidden agenda of demonstrating how to wash hands the cleanest. While TV washed her hands quick and stopped the water. I was done soaping and with my eyes still on TV's hands washing started to rinse.
'in my school,' TV started, as she pumped the soap, 'I wash my hands then I shut the water, pump the soap and then ily start the water when I want to wash my hands again.'
'I listened to my lil girl intently, knowing what was to come. That's the lesson I d learnt from my mum, often heard my younger sis tell others, I in the past had told TV. But now it was coming from my lil school girl. It must have been reinforced in school. I waited to hear more.
TV started the water, washed her hands and said, 'why don't you do just that. It can save so much water. You are wasting water mommy.'
Of course sweetheart, thanks for reminding me of a valuable lesson and hope you remember that forever.
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