Hsueh had studied children's education herself and had taught for more than 20 years, so she was undaunted by the task of raising and educating a child. "I first communicated with both my granddaughter's parents, so that I understood how they wanted the child raised before I could do it right," she says. Hsueh often reads newspapers and magazines to learn new knowledge and keep up with the times.
本身學幼教的薛阿嬤曾教書二十幾年，教養工作對她而言不是難事，「我和孫女的爸爸、媽媽都事先溝通過，大人的教養觀念要一致，才能教好小孩，」薛阿嬤說，自己經常看報章雜誌吸收新知，避免和社會脫節，變成「老古板」。