Showing posts with label what is continuum fathering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label what is continuum fathering. Show all posts

2012-02-22

尋求您的支持!──寫在囝囝四歲生日時

囝囝今天 (20號) 四歲生日。不知怎的,「四歲」對我頗有意義, 原因是我的記憶, 是從四歲某一天開始的,當天之前,我完完全全不記得發生過任何事。我只記得當日是朝早, 我像靈魂出竅般, 在屋內近牆壁那邊望著自己睡覺,然後看見自己起身, 之後就回到自己裡面, 跟著糊里糊塗地被媽媽拖去幼稚園。我只記得當日返學第一個經歷,是給老師狠狠地把功課薄擲在地上,原因是我把功課薄差不多每一頁都撕下來畫公仔 (我很醒目, 因我必定留番一頁, 讓老師不能說「你把功課薄『全部』撕掉!」。然後又因為多嘴,給老師用兩條膠紙打交叉貼在嘴唇上,全日禁止說話。老師的樣子我當然忘記了,但當天兩道淚痕 在臉上流下來的淒涼感覺,到近四十年後的今天我還清楚記得。或許是由於有這些經歷,我愛說故事, 愛佻皮, 愛挑戰權威,不吐不快。



所以,我一直想就著囝囝的四歲生日,寫點什麼的。

最 近我多了很多Facebook 朋友,原因可能是大家喜歡我的評論文章。雖然我兼職教授社會政策,但我現時最重要的身份認同,仍是一位全職港爸。

其 實四年前,我對照顧工作是一竅不通的。我年輕時, 一點家務都不做, 一點都不幫媽媽手。(所以今天做全職爸爸是「報應」:-) 首名孩子出生後,我從外國訂了很多英文育兒書,並在外國一些親子網站登記 (我往往是唯一的男性會員),每事問,結果那些外國媽媽教曉我很多有用的知識,有十多人都現在都是筆友。所以我的《Continuum Fathering 原續父職》網站,最初是全用英文寫的,因為我很想給這些外國知音媽媽知道我和兒子的近況。不過由於始終沒有什麼香港人問津, 我也因為第二名孩子的出生而荒廢了這個網誌一段時間。
我之前寫道:
全職揍仔的經驗 對我整個人的人生/生命/生活觀有很大的影響。每天和我談話的人, 是「師奶」、街市小販、樓下保安員和菲傭 (他們不知道我曾是一名政策研究員); 我看的圖書, 是最精彩的兒童繒本;我上開的網站, 都是關於Child Education, health and nutrition。四年的全職育兒經驗, 我開始疏遠(甚至有點討厭) 抽象的符號遊戲,愛上實幹的第一線勞動生活,精神上與「天父」(我的先父,曾做廚師和水電工人) 和工匠的相往來;甚至鄙視一些閉門造車、不做田野工作而又為社會不公義塗脂抹粉的社會學學究。 ( 《故技重施?》).
最 近我的《我的女兒在家出生》一文, 在網上做成一定的迴響,有褒有貶,有讚美我的,也有對我人身攻擊的。但令我感受最深的,是原來談及以非主流方式育嬰/親子的中文文章,是多麼的缺乏。馬克斯的理想是「早上工作、下午釣魚、晚上讀柏拉圖」,請問誰去照顧家中的孩子? 我想起一位大學講師朋友,得知我擔心幾年的全職育兒後,難以適應重新投入勞動市場時, 他的第一個反應居然是:「你係味養懶0左?」。另一位囝囝還是小嬰兒的的律師朋友,她則覺得「要告假照顧病了的囝囝,自己好頹廢」 。照顧工作如此不受重視,家務勞動者 (包括廣大的家庭主婦) 社會地位如此低微,既然上天給我知識、訓練和全職育兒的機會,我覺得我有責任去參與改變這個現象。

所以,我決定從現時開始,會多多用中文(甚至粵語) 寫我的《Continuum Fathering 原續父職》網誌。這個網誌我早前荒廢了一段時間,但我現在每日都文思泉湧,很想把我揍仔生活的點滴好好記下,並向大眾分享。我希望能夠給社會人士知道,一位有平等主義理想 的爸爸,如何在香港現實的親職生活中,實踐他的理想,過程中的喜樂和感觸、所受到的挫折、如何作出妥協和如何保持希望等。由於我還要在六月前提交修改過的博士論文, 我暫時希望能保持每一至兩星期在該網誌發表一篇短文。

我 中學時是讀理科的,年輕時也沒有讀過什麼文學作品 (古龍和衛斯理的不知算不算?) 今天後悔自己的文學修養不足, 寫軟性文章有點吃力。不過我仍會努力嘗試,希望您們能多多鼓勵。如果你們有興趣親職工作, 希望你們能考慮訂閱 (subscribe) 本網誌 (右邊的Join this site)。您們的支持, 將是我維持寫作的原動力。謝謝。



2012-02-15

安全至上

有長期留意本網誌的讀者,都會發現筆者一直支持和實踐一些非主流或非西醫建議的育嬰/親子方式。

例如在家生育、較長期的母乳餵哺、親子共眠、不接受Crying it out 或類似的嬰兒睡眠訓練、嬰兒主導戒奶、讓嬰兒自行進食、不用嬰兒車、Babywearing、不用學行車、有病自家護理或看中醫、嬰兒不看電視/ 不用電視機湊仔、家中養貓、讓學前小孩入廚房觀察和幫手.....

上面的大部份題目,我已有專文介紹,其他的稍後會陸續補上。

不過有一點,必須聲明。

在實踐任何另類育嬰/親子方式前,我必會先翻閱有關的文獻,確保以最安全/最促進小朋友利益的方式進行。

我是家中的安全隊長,所以,我支持的,是「安全的」在家生育、「安全的」親子共眠、「安全的」讓嬰兒自行進食、「安全的」家中養貓和「安全的」讓學前小孩入廚房觀察和幫手等.....

孩子的安全,我是絕不妥協的。

致新朋友──關於我自己 Introducing Myself


2013年起,我離開工作了五年的全職照顧崗位,成為全職講師。雖然近年也有兼職教書,但心理壓力仍很大,害怕這麼短的時間,課備得不好 ,又沒空整理博士論文出版。而且,我想我會很掛念孩子的。

恐怕以後會更少在網誌上留言了── 希望在佔領中環、爭取雙普選的港人集體公民抗命歷史時刻,能與各位在街上見面。


2013-1-30

以下是先前寫的自我介紹:




親愛的新朋友:
首先多謝您參觀我的Blog。
我是一位兼職講師,教授社會政策。我也是一位自由工作者,專門研究社會政策和勞工政策。
不過, 這些都是兼職、副業,近年由於太忙, 沒有接過幾個研究項目.
我的全職工作,為日間照顧兩名孩子的爸爸。(這裡有Babynews雜誌較早前對我的訪問。)
這裡有我的較詳細介紹:
http://www.franklenchoi.org/#franklen
我有三個個人網站/網誌:
1. 我的首頁:
http://www.franklenchoi.org/
是我十多年來的社會政策評論和過往的研究報告。
2. 我的首個網誌:
http://franklenchoi.blogspot.com/
新的評論文章和其他軟性 (例如搞笑) 作品都會放在這裡。
3. 我的揍仔網誌:
Continuum Fathering 原續父職
http://continuum-fathering.blogspot.com/

[...]全職揍仔的經驗對我整個人的人生/生命/生活觀有很大的影響。每天和我談話的人, 是「師奶」、街市小販、樓下保安員和菲傭 (他們不知道我曾是一名政策研究員); 我看的圖書, 是最精彩的兒童繒本;我上開的網站, 都是關於Child Education, health and nutrition。四年的全職育兒經驗, 我開始疏遠(甚至有點討厭) 抽象的符號遊戲,愛上實幹的第一線勞動生活,精神上與「天父」(我的先父,曾做廚師和水電工人) 和工匠的相往來;甚至鄙視一些閉門造車、不做田野工作而又為社會不公義塗脂抹粉的社會學學究。[...]
《故技重施?》, 26-1-2012,

http://continuum-fathering.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-post_26.html

其他關於我的資料, 例如我的喜好、最愛的書、價值觀等,請見這篇 note/筆記:
"My previous profile info that has been deleted by facebook without my consent"
獻醜了,多多指教!

2012-02-07

陳曉蕾:在家生孩子(父親篇)

原文載於: Yahoo! 生活好綠 陳曉蕾 專欄

上星期寫在家生孩子,三位主角都是母親,這次寫第四個家庭,特地訪問丈夫Franklen。

Franklen原本最擔心在家分娩的安全問題,接著可是不想執拾事後的凌亂──他為了兒子,四年前撤去政策研究的工作,在家帶孩子做家務。

當時Franklen和太太一起參加產前培訓班,自以為都準備好了,然而太太開始滲羊水,進到醫院,醫生卻認為羊膜破裂過久馬上催生。「那感覺真的很被動,醫生不斷問要否打針、要否用藥,我們問有什麼副作用,他竟然答孩子出生可能會沒有呼吸!」Franklen很不滿,他和太太原本希望能夠一起運用在上堂時學過的技巧,例如按摩、轉換姿勢、生產球等,可是醫生要求太太完全地躺在床上,並且指令若十二小時後藥物催生不成功,就會進行剖腹生產。雖然太太最後在限期前把孩子經陰道分娩,兩人都覺得很氣餒。

「我甚至不記得,有沒有為孩子剪臍帶。」Franklen說由於怕血,也只敢站在太太的頭頂位置。

兒子出生後,他留在家中當全職父親,太太全職上班。

三年後女兒出生,太太堅持要在家中分娩,Franklen看過外國的統數字,原來對大部份正常孕婦來說,在家生孩子與在醫院裡的安全程度差不多,於是支持太太的決定,並且請了助產士在家接生。

生孩子那天,Franklen形容自己就像「一頭獅子,守護著寶寶的出生地」,負責處理親戚來電、突然來到郵差、速遞員、感到困惑的大廈保安員、為助產士安排拑子、剪刀、消毒工具等,還有,為太太按摩,溫柔地支持。

這次在熟悉的家裡,他覺得比較放鬆自己、鎮定,頭腦也比較清醒,太太不用一小時,就把女兒生下來,非常非常開心。Franklen這幾年習慣了劏魚切肉,不再怕血,他笑著回憶:「臍帶很堅韌,剪下去簡直像剪樹枝!」

女兒很快便能吸吮媽媽的初乳,然後在爸爸的呵護下睡。

太太生孩子時,兒子在朋友陪著在客廳看電視,女兒出生後,小哥哥才進來。爸媽一起對兒子說,雖然媽媽要忙著餵奶,可是仍然會有跟媽媽獨處的時間,爸爸會說給更多的關注:「當你未出生,你的爸爸經已決心當個爸爸,並且每天增強這個決心。」


2010-05-09

My previous profile info that has been deleted by facebook without my consent

Activities:

I am a full-time dad. I am proud of it.

Babywearing, Co-sleeping with a baby, Advocating Breastfeeding and Baby-led Weaning, Continuum Parenting

http://continuum-fathering.blogspot.com/

Cycling (past - no time now)

*See here:

http://franklenchoi.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post.html

Playing with SS, my dearest lovely cat (now let DS and DD do this).

Caring for DW, DS and DD, three most important persons in my life.

Living with IBS: (almost recovered)

http://franklenchoi.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post_16.html

Perhaps also living with RSI now.

---------------------------------

Interests:

Life skills, production for life, not for profits

Photography, reading, my house, DIY

Learning responsible fatherhood

Adult Education, Child Education

------------------------------------

Favorite Music:

Johannes Brahms

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

-----------------------------

I like the tone colour of acoustic guitars, violas, and recorders. I prefer sophistication in simplicity, as in Mozart's music, but I also enjoy Brahms's deepness. With a few exceptions, I don't like electronic music - feeling that it's far less green and healthy.

-----------------------------

Johann Sebastian Bach

Ludwig van Beethoven

Leslie Cheung

Tat Ming Pair

Sissel Kyrkjebo

Angelita Li (Hong Kong)

Shirley Kwan

Eva Cassidy

Fritz Kreisler

Pachelbel's Canon in D

--------------------------

誰能明白我、追憶、究竟天有幾高 (George Lam)

一 個人在途上 (Tat Ming Pair) 看海的日子、仍是老地方、當我傾心愛上 (Hacken Lee) 未來之歌、月正亮、當愛已成往事、最愛 (Leslie Cheung) 這麼遠那麼近 (Anthony Wong with Leslie) Shall We Talk (Eason chan) 約定、暗湧 (Faye Wong) 天堂夢(Danny Summer) 不要問究竟(Danny Chan) 鷹與星(Sandy Lam) 忽略(Sandee Chan) 殘夢(Michael Kwan) 如泣如訴(Alex To)

Notturno for 4 Orchestras in D Major, K.286 (Mozart)

String Quartet in D minor, K421 (Mozart)

The late quartets of Beethoven (e.g. op.132)

Winter (from Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons)

Air (from Bach, Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068)

Viola Concerto in G (Georg Philipp Telemann)

Recorder Sonatas (George Frideric Handel)

Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaqui'n Rodrigo Vidre)

Enigma Variations (Edward Elgar)

Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor (Franz Schubert)

------------------------

Favorite TV Shows:

Dae Jang-geum (大長今) (I love it!)

The Benny Hill Show; -)

The Misadventure of Zoo (流氓皇帝)

Chinese Folklore (民間傳奇)

------------------------

Favorite Movies:

Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎駿)

------------------------

I like the feeling of regretfulness:

Cinema Paradiso (星光伴我心) (cinema version) (& its music)

Love Letter (Japan) (情書) (& its music)

Ashes of Time (東邪西毒) (& its music)

------------------------

Stephen Chow, esp. with Jeff Lau (史提芬周/劉鎮偉)

Sean Connery, Kate Winslet, Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman

Tim Burdon

------------------------

Favorite Books:

Tezuka Osamu (手塚治虫) (I read "Black Jack" since I was a kid)

壽星仔 (Seung-gun Siu-keung [上官小強])

Zhuangzi (莊子)

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Michel Foucault (anarchy is an ethic)

Jean-Paul Sartre (once I considered myself an existentialist, but I am not sure now)

Sutta Pitaka (Theravada Buddhism) (巴利五部經)

Books on Ecofeminism

Man Si-wai (文思慧)

Chou Wah-shan (周華山) (before 1997)

Ken Kifer (on cycling)

Henri Cartier-Bresson (on photography)

John Dewey (on education)

------------------------

Favorite Quotations:

"Mum, where is us going to have gone to go?" (by gullit, aged 10)

"siu gu ah, sui do hey foon lei, Saamsam mew mew giu" (sing Doraemon to bb)

"Wa law or law e sai stream!" (sing Lipovitan)

"How, Where, When? Oh! How, Where, When will we touch again?" (Cleo Laine sings Canon in D)

"Bach? Oh...!" (to pretend that you deeply know music when being asked about the composer)

「霧月夜抱泣落紅,險些破碎了燈釵夢。喚魂句,頻頻喚句卿須記取再重逢......」(Yam Kim Fai, the Legend of Purple Hairpin)

"May the force be with you." (Blessings between Jedi Knights)

"Is there anything more pretty than a ride late at night with the stars overhead and, from time to time, a falling star?" (by Ken Kifer)

"To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms which give that event its proper expression" (by Henri Cartier-Bresson)

"In my life I did nothing bad. Why does it have to be like this?" (the last words of Leslie)

"I am dying in this town!"

and

"If I were thinking clearly Leonard, I would tell you that I wrestle alone in the dark, in the deep dark and only I can know, only I can understand my own condition. You live with the threat; you tell me, you live with the threat of my extinction. Leonard, I live with it too. This is my right. It is the right of every human being. I choose not to suffocate in the anesthetic of the suburb but the violent jolt of the capital. That is my choice. The meanest patient, yes, even the lowest is allowed some say in the matter of her own prescription. That by which she defines her humanity. I wish, for your sake, Leonard that I could be happy in this quietness but if it is a choice between Richmond and death, I choose death." (by "Virginia Woolf", the Hours)

---------------------------------

About Me:

http://continuum-fathering.blogspot.com/2010/03/interview-in-babynews-ii.html

A post-post-structural socialist (considering becoming a social ecologist or ecofeminist)

Then:

http://franklenchoi.blogspot.com/1997/06/blog-post.html

Now:

http://www.franklenchoi.org/#franklen

---------------------------------

Contact Information

Website:

http://continuum-fathering.blogspot.com/

http://franklenchoi.blogspot.com/

http://www.franklenchoi.org/

Facebook Profile:

http://www.facebook.com/franklen

---------------------------------

Education and Work

Colleges:

* University of Sheffield

* PhD Candidate

* Hong Kong Baptist University

* MPhil

---------------------------------

Previous Employers:

Quite a number

Positions:

Mainly research-related & NGOs

Location:

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Description:

http://www.franklenchoi.org/#franklen

2010-03-08

Interview in Babynews II



My second interview in Babynews magazine (Baby親子雜誌), Issue 196, 03/2010, pp.80-81. Click image to enlarge.

網上版請按這裡

2009-06-27

DS was on the radio!

DW and I (shamefacedly) talked about parenting on RTHK Radio 2. The topics covered included: breastfeeding, babywearing, baby-led weaning, continuum parenting and social participation, discipline, etc. The program was broadcast on 26th 8:00pm: http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio2/89/20090626.html

2009-01-09

What is Continuum Fathering?

:oops: Actually I created this name for myself (you can't google it :wink: ).


I try to integrate the principles described in the book continuum concept into my (as a father) style of parenting:

http://www.continuum-concept.org/


I try to involve myself as much as possible in (supporting) breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, and being responsive to my babies' needs with respect, and I see children as inherently cooperative and social and capable of living in harmony with Nature, etc.


People may call this "attachment parenting" (some may even consider it a fad), but actually these principles have been practised by many traditional cultures for centuries, and so are not a modern ("Western") invention as is often assumed.


I am still learning what I want myself to be, so I'd better stop here :oops: