Story of O: A Special Child

During my holiday, I've spent plenty of time to share with my friends and colleague. The thing that I love the most about sharing is the chance that we have to broaden our knowledge without much money to spent and also, it's a time-effective process. I do not need to spend a few months to … Continue reading Story of O: A Special Child →

Defining IQ Score in Children Intelligence Tests

I've done my internship 2 weeks ago and I just had my case presentation this morning. I will share a thought about defining IQ scores in intelligence tests with children. One of my subjects was FK. He had been tested by CPM and WPPSI to get a clear understanding on his cognitive abilities. His CPM … Continue reading Defining IQ Score in Children Intelligence Tests →

I Think Grandpa is An Old-School

I just had dinner out with my best friend. She just came from Atambua, a small country town in Nusa Tenggara. She is pregnant and will due next month. During our dinner, we shared stories, and one of them was about her father-in-law, who is old school and always has argumentation about everything. So, last … Continue reading I Think Grandpa is An Old-School →

Learning from My Niece

This is another post that inspired by my beloved niece, Ellicia. She is now 2 years and 3 months old. She has more than 100 vocabularies and able to answer why or how questions. Sometimes I am amazed by how fast she can learn new things at a time. She is having a great time … Continue reading Learning from My Niece →

Facts on School-Aged Children

I was asked by my colleague to help her in one talk show about children development, to be her partner. She’s the one who would do all the talking, and I will help her to answer questions from parents, as participants. During the talk show, I caught some interesting facts about school-aged children nowadays. Following … Continue reading Facts on School-Aged Children →

When Marriage Shattered

This story inspired by my friend, who has her marriage life shattered because of what her husband doing behind her back. He has an affair with unknown numbers of women in his workplace. She only knows one American lady who works with him as his 'other woman'. I felt pity to her, because she has … Continue reading When Marriage Shattered →

When Headmistress Gone Mad

This is a real story that had happened to me last week.. My sister-in-law wanted to send my niece to a well-known after school program in my hometown. It is a well-known program because most of the children I know in Malang went to that program. It is said to be a place for kids … Continue reading When Headmistress Gone Mad →

Talking to The Kids

I've been dealing with the children for a few years (not an expert yet) and I started to understand how children understand the meaning of whatever we tell them. Besides doing classes with my students, I also practice all the knowledge that I have regarding children to my little niece, Ellice. Since she was a … Continue reading Talking to The Kids →

The Meaning of Being Loved

During May, I've spent 3 weeks to be with the children at the orphanage. At first, I thought that their parents were heartless, they have no efforts whatsoever to take care of their own offsprings. They don't even care if their children were alive or not. And I thought there was no better place for … Continue reading The Meaning of Being Loved →

Understanding Children’s Drawing

In order to gain knowledge on children's drawing, I read a book with the same title above. It is written by Cathy A. Malchiodi. Well, I haven't finished reading the book, but I found it very useful for me, as a graduate student dealing with children, to gain insight about art therapy. I always love … Continue reading Understanding Children’s Drawing →