Last long weekend, PaPa and Mummy decided to have a major spring cleaning in our mini office cum storeroom. This was to make the room neater so that we can introduce Jeriel with computer. Yes, Jeriel never play computer before (only the spoilt notebook). Funny, everyone introduce kids with computer as early as possible but not Jeriel.
Mummy got this tip from a friend who advised against introducing computer. She said introduce books first to make them fall in love with books then only introduce computer. Once computer is introduced first, then it is hard to get kids to fall in love with books. Why? Books are not as interactive as computer. Based on her experience, she regretted introducing computer to her son because her son refused to read books. It took her quite some time to make her son loved books. Kids would be able to learn using computer very fast even computer is introduced later.
Ok, now back to the original story. We took out all the things to our small dining cum living area. The amount of mess and dust was really flying around the whole apartment, was unimaginable. PaPa used to travel a lot and bring back lots of laundry plastic bags. PaPa and Mummy went through every bit of documents/things and started to shred unused but important documents using mini paper shredder (which was a Christmas gift in 2006). It was tedious but worth it. We threw more than 5 big bags of shredded papers daily for 3 days. Then sorted out some stuffs which we can donate to the charity box and recycle bins. PaPa also sorted up lots of good, thick boxes. We decided to keep only a few and remaining passed to our friend who would be moving soon.
It is not 100% done yet but we are pleased that at last Mummy can see the floor (last time the floor was full of things) and Jeriel started to play some online computer games – Playhouse Disney.
There are a few more boxes to go through by PaPa. Then we need to label all the files and boxes. Hope we can complete and clean up the whole apartment by this week…
13 years ago
20 comments:
reminds me that i have one storeroom waiting to be spring cleaned too...sigh. my house is defined as a place to put stuffs while we go out and get more stuffs!
-pek imm
I will never know how much rubbish I have til I do a spring cleaning. Books are definitely better than computer.
I let my children read book very early, but not the computer first. Rupa-rupanya it will 'spoil' the kids if introduce the computer first. Lucky me, my kids all love to read very much and play computer too(but in the time i fixed).
We just clean up our computer table and room..hehe..long holiday nothing to do so must patt our butt to work.
Yeap, I haven't introduce computer to my children yet. However Tim's school has.
I really malas nak do spring cleaning. I also didn't introduce my girl to computer. Maybe wait another year or so
LOL! happy cleaning. And, I thnk learning computer ahs no problem at all. Everyone loves computer isn't it? That's why Bill Gates is so rich! ahahaha....
me too ... got storeroom to be cleaned.. hmm, hope to do it b4 next CNY!
What a productive w/end. Do u find that Playhse Disney website is rather slow to load?
i didn't introduce computer to Jo, as i still prefer he reads book.
hi,u have been tagged.
http://littlepaces.com/?p=201
Both my boys love to play 'Playhouse Disney'...luckily, so far, Jona still love the books most compare to computer
mommy
hi hi..when we have bigger space, we tend to buy more things..like me, when space getting smaller, then start to throw things...
jo-n
totally agree with you
1+2mom
don't worry, since you introduce books first, they will still love books more
mybabybay
that is a good move by you ...
contented mom
can introduce later computer, they will pick up fast. don't worry
everydayhealy
cannot finish in 3 days...sigh sigh
sting
yup...join my cleaning session mood hi hi
slavemom
not that fast but acceptable...
huisia
bravo johusa
wen
give me some time..i will do the tag...
mamajo
well done jonathan...
never introduce en en computer but she's interested & she will join in whenever she saw us typing on a laptop...
BTW, my first tag to you:
http://awakenspring.blogspot.com/2007/10/tag-38-questions-tag.html
really that much of rubbish? haha
btw, i will remember dont introduce computer first
I introduced computer to my ds when he was 2, no choice coz daddy used to travel a lot and we communicated using internet. Lucky ds loves book now.
I never let him play computer game, usually only let him browse photo albums or some pictures, when he was crazy about butterfly, I would search and added them to favourite, he got his own folder at the favourite menu.
Hey Chanel, we did the exact same thing last week. What a conincidence! As for laundry plastic bags, I am always the one who bought them back :D But we kalah you guys. Only cleared 3 bags full!
tried to get Kieran to read but he just looks at the pictures!! sigh..i'm not planning to introduce him to computer cos i figure he will get to know it eventually himself!
Peridot&Sapphire
Actually not the 1st tag from you…hi hi..the 1st tag already done..will get this done asap….
chooi peng
Actually yup…a lot or rubbish..in such a small room…
Martini
You used computer as communication, then it is ok….
IMMomsDaughter
You got less rubbish than me…good lar….
laundryamah
Yup, they will learn computer by themselves and very fast…
wahhhhhh there are so many unwanted things in ur storeroom ah. yea agree i started introducing books to my kids at the age of 3mths. they loved it even until now.
twin
you gave them a great start with book..keep it up...
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