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Flying Alone With A Child? Read This!

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What would come to your mind if I ask you about flying with a baby/toddler alone? I can tell that I will first get a knot in my stomach! Then the worry wart me starts kicking in. Here are some steps by steps guide to prepare yourself BEFORE the actual flight(s): 1. Read, read and read: Don’t let the horror stories scared the heck out of you. Let them instead prepare you to face the worst case scenario! With plenty of preparations and reading – there are plenty of great resources out there if you Google up flying tips with small children, you can armed yourself with load of information’s. Check out this lady, Jamie Hassen. She’s a pro and .....

Flying With Children – What To Pack

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If you are flying alone with a child, there are more things to prepare even before you get to the packing steps. First, get yourself a sturdy diaper backpack. Why backpack? It will free your two hands to deal with your child or pushing the stroller in the miles long airport. I highly recommend this backpack from One Step Ahead. They are a bit on a heavy side especially if it’s well packed. Take a look at this: See why I love this backpack? It makes finding things so much easier with their plenty of mesh compartments. You can even put your laptop on the back compartment. Things you should always pack in your backpack/carry-ons: Make sure you have enough .....

When Memories Gate Open

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As usual Lil’ A and I had our little chat before bedtime, snuggling in bed, suddenly he mentioned his Grandpa and asked where he is. “Grandpa is with Grandma in Florida, remember?” I answered. Silent for a minute then as if a light bulb just switched in his mind he said “Yes, with Mimi!” (Mimi is DH’s grandmother). I asked if if he remember our long flight to Florida from Jakarta in November 2008, just him and his Mommy boarded the world’s biggest aircraft. He couldn’t remember it, granted, he was only less than 2 years old back then (23 months actually!). Then out of the blue he said something that brought me to tears “A plays piano with Grandma!” .....

About Being in A Magazine

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I’m so excited about being partially featured in Time Out Jakarta Magazine in their May’s issue along with bigger blogs from Jakarta such as The Urban Mama and Family Guide To Jakarta. Go grab the magazine in major bookstores here to read the article titled “Parenting Tips From The World Wide Web”.  The writer is Siti Anissa (Icha) wrote a good piece based on our chats and email interview. During our online interview, she sent me a few questions and with her permission I’m sharing it along with my answers here. 1. When did you start writing your blog? Actually, I’ve been blogging since I was still single but before I have my current blog I blogged on several free .....

Winter Baby No More!

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Puzzled! Yes, that’s how I feel lately…you see, Lil’ A was a winter baby. Born 5 weeks early on December 7, 2006. He was a hardcore winter baby meaning the cold weather never used to bother him! When we were in China, living in an apartment that doesn’t have a central heating system and winter time was pretty mean he would still be a-okay-wondering around inside with just a shirt while his Mommy bundled up with thick sweater and socks. Well not anymore! Lately he will tell me he’s cold even just riding in a car with the Air Con fully blasting. Could it be he had adjusted to the icky-hot-humid-weather of Indonesia that drives his Mommy nuts? Btw, this .....

Jammin’ Wiggles Way

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Lil’ A has been into The Wiggles song for some times now and it’s never gets old but this time lets just say he put a different twist to it. Mommy needs to brush up on her taking picture skills to follow the rocker’s movements! His beloved-at-the-moment-favorite-musical instrument is that red guitar and at the moment he have enough instrument to have his own band! Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Indoor Play Areas Tips

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Where park and outdoor playground is sadly limited, often times parents resort to these indoor play area located inside many of Jakarta’s big malls. Personally, I hate this kinds of places because I thinks outdoor playground serves much better but sometimes you just have to go with the flow.  Except for some of the nice and obviously clean-safe-well-staffed places such as Lollipops at Senayan City, I found most indoor play areas in Jakarta are either dirty or lack of safety features and often times way too loud. From my own limited experiences here’s what I thought parents should do and don’t when it comes to Indoor Play Areas: Please do not let your child play in the closed area when .....

Are you a doctor, Ma’am?

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One of the first thing that I researched (Google and asking around) before we settled back in Jakarta was pediatrician for Lil’ A. After being lucky to have found an amazing pediatrician in Dothan, AL who had set up my personal standards of how one should be for our little boy, it was a bit difficult at first to find someone new. My first experience with an Indonesian pediatrician went back to the first time I came home to visit my families with Lil’ A when he was 8 months old in 2007. He had catches a cold mostly from the change of weather and the 20+ something hours of flights we took. Decided to see a doctor in Balikpapan .....

In Two Languages

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Before Lil’ A was born, DH and I had made an agreement that we will both teach him our native languages. Meaning, I’ll be talking with him in Indonesian while DH in English. Sounds easy right? Not so much! When we were still living in the US, I have to admit that sometimes I speak to him in English simply because it’s easier to said things like “No!” or “Please, don’t do that…” than to say them in Indonesian. Living there means he’s more exposed to his father’s native language but that changed after we moved to Jakarta. Although my families mostly understand and can speak English, it is of course much easier for them to talk in Indonesian. Lil’ .....

10 Packing Tips For International Flight With Children

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From the age of less than 9 months old, Little A and I has been flying internationally.  After a lot of researched on my part and from personal experience I decided to share you this list. 10 Packing Tips For International Flight(s) with Baby/Toddler Snacks & Food: Pack enough snacks/foods to last you for  7 days on a boat from Alaska! Change of clothes: Bring extras for your baby/toddler and also for you. You never know when you’ll get soaked with spit ups or worst vomits. Bring a Tylenol/Benadryl: I’m not advising you to drug your child but some had sworn it works, better consult your doctor first. Benadryl never works for mine tho’ it makes him hyper! Ipods: or .....

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