With Children’s Day coming up in November, we catch up with Bonnie Henna on how she’s used stories and books to spark her children’s potential and her own!
"Watching my children learn to speak is so exciting. I don’t know where they learn half the things they say. Watching them form ideas and sentences as they speak is so intriguing for me. They are so funny, too."
I can sooo relate gal,half the things my son says leave me wondering where he gets it from. He is at the "why" stage,he questions evvverything...Its cute bt can be irritating a times..ncooh I looove being a mommy :)
But I try to read him a bed time story book almost everynight with the hope that he will eventually fall asleep like they do in the movies ...lol that doesnt happen,instead he gets all excited about the story..lol Report Abuse
Oct 19, 2012
NeoBaBe
Its a magical experience.. Nccooooo just loves every second of it, im a mother of two. Report Abuse
Oct 19, 2012
overthemoon
I can really relatre to this story, The beauty of my gal coming with new word everyday is just amazing.
@Galfrend reading this young once's books is not a good way to get them asleep. In reality they start asking you question about what you reading them. But I love evry minutes of it. Report Abuse
Oct 19, 2012
Galfrend
overthemoon
@Galfrend reading this young once's books is not a good way to get them asleep. In reality they start asking you question about what you reading them. But I love evry minutes of it.
How do you get them to sleep then,Im failing with my son in that regard,he sleeps when I sleep Report Abuse
Oct 19, 2012
paracute
Eish ma Gents Please find me numbers to this lady I had a thing for her for a very long time since we were in STD 4 she decided to move from where we used to stay and my parents chose to move else where that's just how I lost touch I tried all possible ways to find her and her contacts but failed but now that I'm married I just wanna chat of what's been happening to our lives.
Watching my children learn to speak is so exciting. I don’t know where they learn half the things they say. Watching them form ideas and sentences as they speak is so intriguing for me. They are so funny, too.
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They are indeed funny ......... I am amazed every day by my daughter.
It is not necessarily the things they say but also the things they do (and mimick)........ just thinking about it makes me laugh
I love reading - have always and always will love reading! I have a deep respect for books and that includes how i handle them and i"ve built up a personal library that i don't want anyone to touch....
I'm just finding it difficult in instilling the love and passion i have for books in my daughter...yeah she's only two - but I just thought cause she's mine she'll instinctively pick up on my love and make it hers!!
But My Daughter...as much as I've tried the Bed time story angle....doesn't get it - she wants to grab the book, tear the pages out, scribble in it...but I guess it takes helluva patience and many more kiddies books - hopefully we'll get where i envision someday. Report Abuse
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Galfrend
"Watching my children learn to speak is so exciting. I don’t know where they learn half the things they say. Watching them form ideas and sentences as they speak is so intriguing for me. They are so funny, too."I can sooo relate gal,half the things my son says leave me wondering where he gets it from. He is at the "why" stage,he questions evvverything...Its cute bt can be irritating a times..ncooh I looove being a mommy :)
But I try to read him a bed time story book almost everynight with the hope that he will eventually fall asleep like they do in the movies ...lol that doesnt happen,instead he gets all excited about the story..lol
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NeoBaBe
Its a magical experience.. Nccooooo just loves every second of it, im a mother of two.Report Abuse
overthemoon
I can really relatre to this story, The beauty of my gal coming with new word everyday is just amazing.@Galfrend reading this young once's books is not a good way to get them asleep. In reality they start asking you question about what you reading them. But I love evry minutes of it.
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Galfrend
overthemoon@Galfrend reading this young once's books is not a good way to get them asleep. In reality they start asking you question about what you reading them. But I love evry minutes of it.
How do you get them to sleep then,Im failing with my son in that regard,he sleeps when I sleep
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paracute
Eish ma Gents Please find me numbers to this lady I had a thing for her for a very long time since we were in STD 4 she decided to move from where we used to stay and my parents chose to move else where that's just how I lost touch I tried all possible ways to find her and her contacts but failed but now that I'm married I just wanna chat of what's been happening to our lives.cheers
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MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
Watching my children learn to speak is so exciting. I don’t know where they learn half the things they say. Watching them form ideas and sentences as they speak is so intriguing for me. They are so funny, too.****************************************************************************************************************
They are indeed funny ......... I am amazed every day by my daughter.
It is not necessarily the things they say but also the things they do (and mimick)........ just thinking about it makes me laugh
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I love reading - have always and always will love reading! I have a deep respect for books and that includes how i handle them and i"ve built up a personal library that i don't want anyone to touch....I'm just finding it difficult in instilling the love and passion i have for books in my daughter...yeah she's only two - but I just thought cause she's mine she'll instinctively pick up on my love and make it hers!!
But My Daughter...as much as I've tried the Bed time story angle....doesn't get it - she wants to grab the book, tear the pages out, scribble in it...but I guess it takes helluva patience and many more kiddies books - hopefully we'll get where i envision someday.
Report Abuse
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