The Birth of Koi Mum: Dr. Lai Mei Kei Vivien and Her Homeschooling Journey with Daughter Paris In Hong Kong—a city where exam scores seem to determine destiny and tutoring centers outnumber playgrounds—Dr. Lai Mei Kei Vivien found herself at a critical crossroads in parenting. Her daughter Paris, bright-eyed and full of curiosity, began showing signs of emotional fatigue. Homework piled high, and her smile slowly faded. As both a mother and educator, Dr. Lai knew: something h

Flowing with Emotion: A Gentle Reframe of Parenting in Hong Kong   “When my child cries, resists, or feels lost, I don’t fix her—I flow with her.”  — Dr. Lai Mei Kei Vivien This quote from Dr. Lai’s Waterway Parenting philosophy offers a profound shift in how parents respond to their children’s emotional storms. It uses parallel structure and a powerful contrast between “fix” and “flow,” inviting Hong Kong parents to rethink how they engage with their children’s emotions.   F

在香港一個考試成績彷彿決定命運、補習社比遊樂場還多的城市——賴美琪博士來到了一個關鍵的育兒十字路口。她的女兒 Paris，眼神明亮、充滿好奇，卻開始出現情緒疲憊的跡象。習作堆積如山，笑容漸漸消失。作為母親與教育者，賴博士深知：必須有所改變。   賴美琪博士不只是希望 Paris 成功，  她更渴望 Paris 能重新展露笑容。   於是，賴博士做出一個大膽的決定——讓 Paris 退出傳統教育體系，開始親自教授她。   水道教養的誕生：順流而教，逆流而成 在陪伴 Paris 的自學旅程中，賴博士漸漸發現了一個強大的育兒模式：她越是順著 Paris 的興趣引導，Paris 就越是茁壯；她越是以身作則——閱讀、反思、擁抱錯誤——Paris 就越是展現出堅韌與成長。   賴博士的育兒領域不是虎媽或直升機媽的領地，  而是一種更溫柔、更具文化敏感度、更具情緒智慧的育兒方式 -「鯉媽」。   賴博士將這套育兒哲學命名為「水道教養」（Waterway Parenting）——一種根植於情緒共鳴、文化洞察、人生閱歷與有目的引導的理念。其核心，是賴博士親身實踐與

“When my child cries, resists, or feels lost, I don’t fix her—I flow with her.”  — Dr. Lai Mei Kei Vivien This quote from Dr. Lai’s...

Dr. Lai’s Hong Kong Educational Pendulum: Balancing Happiness and Academic Rigor  By Dr. Lai Mei Kei Vivien As a homeschool educator,...

Waterway Parenting: Flowing with Life, Rooted in Wisdom Diamond Sutra “應無所住而生其心” — Let the heart arise without attachment. This timeless...

Introduction: A New Current in Parenting In the bustling metropolis of Hong Kong—where skyscrapers rise as fast as academic...

“True leadership flows like water—quietly shaping, gently lifting, and persistently carving paths through resistance.”  -  © Dr. Lai Mei Kei Vivien. All rights reserved   A Defining Moment in My Leadership Journey  By Dr. Lai hsa.hk   Tonight’s first free IGCSE Math lesson for Hong Kong homeschoolers and out-of-school students was not just a class—it was a revelation. The genuine smiles, the hopeful eyes, the focused minds of the students, and the heartfelt thank-you notes fr

Today marks one of the most meaningful days of my life I officially launched a volunteer teaching initiative to support homeschool and...

Exciting News for Homeschool Educators! 給在家教育者的好消息！ I am thrilled to announce that Rhory, an American educator from California, will be...

I, together with the volunteers behind the scenes, built the homeschooling movement in Hong Kong from the ground up. What you see today —...

「學習不是要知道所有答案——而是一起不知道。」  —— Dr. Lai，水道教養理念創立者及香港在家教育協會創辦人  

賴美琪博士  教育學博士 & 工商管理博士  香港在家教育協會創辦人｜正向育兒顧問｜家長心靈導航師｜學術顧問

請牢記：有效的教養，是一場「不吼不罵」的育兒革命。

Remember: Effective parenting is a revolution of calm—not a storm of shouting.

Exciting News! Dr. Lai is thrilled to share that one of our esteemed advisors, Teacher Ng, a graduate of Peking University—one of China’s...

香港在家教育協會致力推動家庭教育成為學習的延伸與育兒的典範。我們相信，教育不止於課堂，更源自家庭的關愛與價值引導。協會的核心理念 RISE——韌性（Resilience）、誠信（Integrity）、使命（Service）、賦能（Empowerment）——正是我們育兒方向的基石。

Dear Homeschool Educators and the cherished friends I’ve invited into this group, When I founded this group and the Hong Kong Homeschool...

“True homeschool leadership flows like water—quiet in presence, firm in direction, and nourishing in every moment. We do not push children forward; we invite them to move with us.”  — Dr. Lai, Waterway Homeschool Leadership

  在在家教育路上，家長不只是教育者，更是領導者。而真正有力量的領導，不是高聲指揮，而是如水般的存在——柔和、靈活、堅定、深遠