Igo always loves the swing. Months ago, the only way Igo enjoyed a swing was by a regular sitting & calm movements. A sudden shook would freak him up, he would instantly jump out off the swing.

Today (07/23/09) something really surprising happened. He climbed up the swing with confidence. He rocked the swing quite harsh [...]

My first born son was confirmed Autistic last year by his pediatrician who specializes on children with special needs. Based on his diagnose and the therapist’s observation, Igo must take the therapy class to make him feel comfortable in receiving inputs. After that he can continue to other therapies and treatments to help him to learn, talk and/or even socializing. And it will not be anytime soon…
The more I see how Igo lives his life, I feel that in a way, he is a lucky special child. He could choose on few things he want to concentrate on and forget about the rest. If you see that Igo spends most of his days smiling, you get the feeling that the world he knows is a beautiful world without too much complications …

To commemorate the Human Rights Day on December 10 2008. For the remembrance of a person I have never met. A person who’s the story I read in Inside Indonesia, I’m writing her children a letter.
Kade, a 45 year old woman from North Sulawesi told the group that after she was told she was HIV [...]

Obrolan dilanjutkan soal mempersiapkan diri menuju hari H kelahiran yang lebih nyaman. Saya setuju, seperti juga pengalaman mengatakan bahwa proses kelahiran adalah saat-saat yang sangat mendebarkan dan cukup sulit ditebak. Persiapan yang matang menuju proses persalinan adalah penting agar sang ibu dapat berkonsentrasi penuh pada kelahiran sang buah hati.

Internet, online games, bukan hal baru lagi buat generasi muda kita (baca: anak-anak). Memiliki sebuah akun di jejaring sosial seperti Friendster atau Facebook sudah seperti keharusan bagi sebagian anak-anak. Saya sendiri bukan sesekali saja mendapat ajakan berkawan oleh anak-anak di bawah usia 16 tahun di jaringan micro-blogging Plurk. Orang tua sudah sepatutnya ikut memikirkan keamanan [...]