In my previous entry, I wrote about homeschool. I teach him since he was 2months and now he is 4months ++, lets share what kinds of homeschool activities we have done together...

* Mathematic : Rafiqh learns to count 1 till 20 in 4 languages (malay,english,japanese and arabic)

* Language arts : Playing flashcards, mini-books, learning phonics from website and etc. in 4 languages.

* Music : Everyday I will sing for him. For example twinkle2 little star, I love you, You are special, If you happy and you know it, Air pasang pagi, tepuk amai2 yada2.

* Islamic : Sing nasyid2 25 rasul, 10 malaikat, 20 sifat Allah, Asmaul husna and selawat. Usually I just play the YouTube videos and let Rafiqh enjoys them. Every week, I will introduce Rafiqh with 1 short surah Al-Quran and continue to recite the same surah for the rest of the week. And for surahs which have been learned before, keep recite them more and more.

So far, he always give full-cooperation. Well done baby! Cuma flashcards collection masih belum banyak. Yang dibeli sebelum ni cuma alphabet, numbers, colours and shapes in english and malay. So, now I need to make more and more...

- body's parts in english, malay and arabic

- animals, fruits, vegetables and things in english, malay and japanese

- katakana and hiragana

- numbers, colours and shapes in japanese

- etc

Tapi Rafiqh ni susah nak concerntrate bila diajak bercerita. Boring kot. Sekarang aktiviti tu dihentikan sementara waktu. Nanti bila dah nampak dia minat, slowly I will introduce him to stories...

Ermmm nama jer full-time housewife tapi memang susah jugak nak curi masa. Banyak woo kerja dalam rumah ni. Sometime seharian Rafiqh tak pegang buku, hehe, my bad... But, like I mentioned before, homeschooling is not duduk-ajar-pressure sampai bijak type of education, we must creative! Guna peluang, ruang dan kesempatan yang ada untuk "mengajar"...

Contohnya:

- ketika mandi dan siap2kan dia, ajar laa tentang parts of body.

- ketika memasak, I put Rafiqh in his chair/sofa, then I tell him I will recite the new surah for this week, mention him the name of the surah and I start to recite it, repeat it for 3 times, then tell him I will recite surah2 yang dah diajar minggu2 lalu. Selesai jer, sambung pulak bercakap tentang binatang. Sebut nama binatang in english, malay and japanese, siap dengan bunyi lagi... Sambil2 tu, I will tell him what I'm going to cook, tunjuk ini ayam, ini karot, ini bawang yada2, kalau perlu, bagi dia pegang sendiri dan ceritakan sifat2 benda tu, warnanya, bentuknya dll... Next, singing, selalunya menyanyi ni bila dia dah tak senang duduk, dia dah mula gelisah, haa masa tu nyanyi laa sambil buat gaya ala2 badut, sure dia gelak happy.

- since my house ni kat tingkat 5 yang tak ada lift, so banyak laa anak tangga kan. Haa time turun naik tu, kira laa anak tangga. Rafiqh cuma tau nombor 1-20, so kira 1-20 in malay, then 1-20 in english, in arabic and japanese, habis!

- at least once a week in weekdays I bawa Rafiqh jalan2. Tolak stroller sambil ajar tentang dunia luar - eg. pokok, bunga, kanak2, bangunan, kenderaan dll, pendek kata explain apa saja yang lalu depan mata. Kalau ke minimarket, tunjukkan padanya ini epal, strawberi, limau, timun, tomato, ikan, udang dll...

Banyak lagi cara lain boleh dibuat, cuma setakat ini semua yang tersenarai tu adalah antara sesi pengajaran secara tak langsung yang kami buat. The most important is both of us have fun!

Btw, baru2 ni I found 1 blog which the mommy home-school all of her children. BRAVO! Bukan senang nak home-school anak2 yang berusia 7tahun ke atas, ketika di usia mereka sepatutnya mendapat formal education di sekolah, sebaliknya mereka diberi tunjuk ajar di rumah, the parents mesti kena tahu subjek dan silibus study kan. Home-school ni ada pros and cons nya, sure laa ada advantages and disadvantages. Same goes to school.

Like I mentioned before, my objective of our home-school is to help my baby's development. I want to provide a good foundation for him. Once he is ready to involve in formal education, I will allow him to enjoy the moment. But, I still believe, if the parents prefer their children to be home-schooling, that's their own decision, must be the best for their children. I respect their decision... Go on!

Apapun, for myLove and me, tak laa sampai tahap tu. Nanti Rafiqh 3 tahun, I nak dia ke sekolah, sebab I like japanese education system, tambahan pula, I really want to know how the teachers approach the kids in learning. Nanti, I nak apply untuk adik2 Rafiqh pula, insyaAllah...

Setiap ibubapa pasti ada harapan tersendiri untuk anak2. Selain mengharapkan anak yang dilahirkan membesar dengan baik, bijak dan sihat, pasti ramai yang berkira2 soal kerjaya anak2 pada masa hadapan. Mungkin ada yang beranggapan masih terlalu awal bagi seorang ibu yang anaknya baru berusia 6bulan untuk merancang masa depan anaknya! Hakikatnya tiada istilah TERLALU AWAL dalam menyusun strategi/matlamat kehidupan seseorang tetapi kita mungkin tersedar bahawa kita telah TERLEWAT untuk memupuk minat dan kecenderungan anak.

Bayi dilahirkan dengan berbillion sel otak yang berkembang sejak dalam rahim. Seawal usia kandungan beberapa bulan, sel2 otak yang tidak diransang akan mati. Kerana itulah, amat penting untuk meransang minda bayi bermula dari dalam kandungan.

Bagi masyarakat melayu, terlalu sedikit ibubapa yang mahu merancang masa depan anak2 dengan teliti. Kita sering mendengar ibubapa meletakkan impian mereka mahu anak menjadi peguam, doktor, jurutera dan sebagainya, namun berapa kerat yang membuka jalan dan memberi panduan lengkap supaya anak2 itu sampai ke matlamatnya? Anak2 sering terkapai2 mencari input luar, dan hasilnya ramai yang tak berjaya untuk merealisasikan aspirasi ibubapa/mereka sendiri.

Justeru itu, kami sebagai ibubapa beriltizam untuk memupuk minat anak2 dalam semua cabang, termasuk sukan, muzik, pendidikan dan yang paling utama ialah agama. Beri peluang anak2 menceburi semuanya dan beri galakan mereka maju dalam arena yang diminati.

Semestinya kami punya harapan melihat anak2 menjadi seorang yang hafaz Al-Quran. Harapan dan doa semata2 tidak mampu menjadikan anak2 seperti yang kami kehendaki, mesti dimulakan sejak kecil, melahirkan rasa cinta pada Al-Quran dan seterusnya melatih hafazan sedikit demi sedikit. InsyaAllah, kami sasarkan Rafiqh mampu memperdengarkan bacaan hafazannya sejurus selepas dia boleh berbicara, setelah dia mula diajar mengingati surah2 lazim sejak usianya masih 2bulan...

Gambare baby...

Amacam? Ada gaya wartawan tak? haha

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Lets share an info regarding baby's teeth, hihi... MyLove and I are so excited bila Rafiqh tumbuh gigi. Setiap hari, puluh2 kali belek gigi dia, hahaha...

Note : Info ini dari BabyCenter

Kebiasaannya gigi pertama baby tumbuh sekitar usia 4~7bulan. Namun, ada juga baby yang tumbuh gigi seawal usia 3bulan dan ada juga yang selewat satu tahun ke atas. Bagi kes2 terpencil ada juga baby yang baru dilahirkan dah ada gigi, wow! hehe...

Sebenarnya gigi baby dah terbentuk sejak dalam kandungan. Apabila dilahirkan, ia menunggu masa untuk muncul sahaja. Lazimnya 2 batang gigi di bahagian tengah bawah akan tumbuh terlebih dahulu, diikuti 2 batang gigi di tengah atas. Seterusnya gigi2 lain tumbuh satu persatu dan akhir sekali gigi paling hujung di rahang dalam yang tumbuh sekitar usia 2 tahun. By age 3, a child should have a full set of 20 baby teeth, which shouldn't fall out until his permanent teeth are ready to start coming in, around age 6.

Ramai ibubapa dari segenap bangsa di dunia ini percaya kemunculan gigi pertama baby diiringi dengan negative symptoms walaupun ramai pakar yang menolak kepercayaan ini.

In my case, memang nampak Rafiqh quite cranky and couldn't sleep well few days before his first teeth appeared. And of course his biting behavior semakin mengganas!

Somehow, there is a few ways to ease baby's discomfort. Such as, I give him a firm rubber teething toy but it doesn't work on me. He refused to chew it. What a smart boy, haha... Or perhaps I should try to simply rubbing a clean finger gently but firmly over his sore gums to ease the pain temporarily. Or should I start baking teething crackers for him?!

So mama, your new homework for thisweek is making my teething biscuits, please... gambare mama

pada majlis khatam, al-fadhil ustaz Ibrahim selaku khalifah yang mengetuai bacaan surah2 alQuran oleh sebilangan pelajar banin,yang mana bacaan bertarannum mereka agak mengagumkan para hadirin..ustaz juga telah membacakan doa khatam quran yang amat syahdu(dan agak panjang la hee),terima kasih buat ustaz kerana sudi mendidik dan mengajar kami lebih mengenali KALAM TUHAN Quranul Karim...

Surely those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers are condemned by Allah, the angels, and all of humanity.

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 161]

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Those who reject faith and die rejecting on them is Allah's curse and the curse of angels and of all mankind.

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 161]

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And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons and so did Jacob; "O my sons! Allah hath chosen the faith for you; then die not except in the faith of Islam."

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 132]

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Then We brought you back to life after your death, so that perhaps you would be grateful.

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 56]

Surely those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers are condemned by Allah, the angels, and all of humanity.

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 161]

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Say: "If the last Home with Allah be for you specially and not for anyone else then seek ye for death if ye are sincere."

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 94]

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This was the advice of Abraham—as well as Jacob—to his children, saying, “Indeed, Allah has chosen for you this faith; so do not die except in a state of full submission.”

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 132]

But they will never seek for death on account of the (sins) which their hands have sent on before them. And Allah is well acquainted with the wrong-doers.

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 95]

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The will is made obligatory before the death of anyone of you who is leaving some property behinds to bequest it equitably to his parents and relatives. This is a duty incumbent on the righteous.

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 180]

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And there are men who say: "Our Lord! give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and defend us from the torment on the fire!"

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 201]

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Reasonable provisions must also be made for divorced women. That is an obligation upon those who fear Allah.

[Al-Quran: Surah2, Al-Baqara, Ayah 241]

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