<table border=1><tr><td>1</TD><TD>rammy</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>01 2003</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>aa</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>01-2003</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>Happiemom</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>03-2003</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>May</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>03-2003</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>Mar'05 </TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>chua family2003</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>03-2003</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>Karen</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>05 2003</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>Serenade</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>05-2003</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>Jun'05 </TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>MH</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>06-2003</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>Jan'06 </TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>Ling</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>08-2003</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>Aug'05 </TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>Worry Mum</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>09-2003</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>Kris</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>09-2003</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>Oct'05 </TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>Lena</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>09-2003</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>JKJt</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>09-2003</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>EDD Dec </TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>JM</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>10-2003</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>EDD July </TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>gen</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>10-2003</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>Sep'05 </TD></TR><TR><TD>16</TD><TD>pooh</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>10-2003</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>May'06 </TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>Alison</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>10-2003</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>18</TD><TD>Sunflower</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>11-2003</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>Jan'06 </TD></TR><TR><TD>19</TD><TD>Duchess</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>11-2003</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>EDD Sep </TD></TR><TR><TD>20</TD><TD>Oh Chiann Hwei</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>11-2003</TD><TD></TD><TD>EDD Jan'07 </TD></TR><TR><TD></td></tr></table>
(2003) Calling all 2003 babies
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noraserene
Member
hey serenade,
we stayed in an apartment in pennsylvania. missed being there. enjoyed myself tremendously. weather's not humid, ppl smiling & saying hello to one another, traffic jams were rare. best of all, hubby didnt do overtime & no work on sats. we travelled a lot...drove to philadelphia, washington, new jersey, new york, even the niagara falls. the amazing thing is, my pregnancy didnt bother me at all.
yup, things there are expensive. but that didnt stop me from shopping, especially baby stuff from oshkosh, baby gap, carters, baby guess & so on. stuff that u dont usually get in sg. brought home an extra bag of just baby stuff...
i guess i shd be thankful that i hv my boy, after 6 yrs of marriage. there r so many ppl out there trying yet not successful. when i read about their stories in the other forums, i can understand how they feel...
we stayed in an apartment in pennsylvania. missed being there. enjoyed myself tremendously. weather's not humid, ppl smiling & saying hello to one another, traffic jams were rare. best of all, hubby didnt do overtime & no work on sats. we travelled a lot...drove to philadelphia, washington, new jersey, new york, even the niagara falls. the amazing thing is, my pregnancy didnt bother me at all.
yup, things there are expensive. but that didnt stop me from shopping, especially baby stuff from oshkosh, baby gap, carters, baby guess & so on. stuff that u dont usually get in sg. brought home an extra bag of just baby stuff...
i guess i shd be thankful that i hv my boy, after 6 yrs of marriage. there r so many ppl out there trying yet not successful. when i read about their stories in the other forums, i can understand how they feel...
Hi Lena
My gal is attending childcare since last Nov, after I delivered my boy. She will stays there till K2. Sometimes, I feel sad for sending her to a day care esp when we need to wake her up
@7.30am every morning and most of the time she is still in her deep sleep. But MIL can't take care of two & she don't want a maid.
Hi Rammy & Serenade
Really envy you guys who had e chance to get to see the world out there. My hubby is an engineer and would not have a chance to work oversea.
MH
Usually I will try to catch up with my gal on our way back to mil's place for dinner everyday. asking her about her school and friend. cos once back to mil's place, our attention will be more on the little one. She gets jealous sometime and when we are not looking, she will hit her bb brother.
My gal is attending childcare since last Nov, after I delivered my boy. She will stays there till K2. Sometimes, I feel sad for sending her to a day care esp when we need to wake her up
@7.30am every morning and most of the time she is still in her deep sleep. But MIL can't take care of two & she don't want a maid.
Hi Rammy & Serenade
Really envy you guys who had e chance to get to see the world out there. My hubby is an engineer and would not have a chance to work oversea.
MH
Usually I will try to catch up with my gal on our way back to mil's place for dinner everyday. asking her about her school and friend. cos once back to mil's place, our attention will be more on the little one. She gets jealous sometime and when we are not looking, she will hit her bb brother.
noraserene
Member
hey ling,
my hubby is also an engineer, but his company's hq is in the us, with branches in many parts of the world. he had to do his training in the us. now, he's travelling quite a lot, esp to china. now that my boy has started school, i cant accompany him much, only during sch hols.
my hubby is also an engineer, but his company's hq is in the us, with branches in many parts of the world. he had to do his training in the us. now, he's travelling quite a lot, esp to china. now that my boy has started school, i cant accompany him much, only during sch hols.
Hi rammy, looks like you did a lot of travelling in the US. Agree that pregnancy never seems to a problem when it comes to travelling. We drove to Barcelona (7 hours drive) even though I was 7 mths pregnant.
. We are going on a 5 hours car ride to Paris next week. Haven't been travelling much on my part. Only been to London, Spain and some parts of France. Our next big plan is visiting Germany & Switzerland. Things are ridiculously expensive here with the Euros, haiz...
Ling, there's always pros and cons residing overseas, especially for a long time. This is our third year in France. I can't imagine the culture and weather shocks my kids have to go through when we return to Sg.
Btw, can I find out if baby gals tend to have smaller appetites than boys? My 13 mth old gal doesn't drink as much milk as her brother. She's only 77cm tall and weighs ard 10kg. I'm getting a bit worried abt her growth.
Ling, there's always pros and cons residing overseas, especially for a long time. This is our third year in France. I can't imagine the culture and weather shocks my kids have to go through when we return to Sg.
Btw, can I find out if baby gals tend to have smaller appetites than boys? My 13 mth old gal doesn't drink as much milk as her brother. She's only 77cm tall and weighs ard 10kg. I'm getting a bit worried abt her growth.
munchkukie
New Member
ling,
the problem is that I dun get to pick her up as it is my dh who do...
Serenade: weight gain tends to plateau out..my elder gal is at a featherweight of 11kg at 37months
the problem is that I dun get to pick her up as it is my dh who do...
Serenade: weight gain tends to plateau out..my elder gal is at a featherweight of 11kg at 37months
hi everyone
Happen to chance upon this thread.
I'm a SAHM to 2 boys, Feb 03 and Jan 06. I tried reading the achived postings but I guess I have to be selective in the reading cos there are so many postings! Am interested to meetup with SAHM on weekdays but have to be around my area in the west.
I do have a helper and my guilt is that I tend to "outsource" the baby to her while I spend time with the older boy.
Gen, if possible, I'd really need to read on the "terrific toddler"; I really would like him to be able to play on his own.
Serenade, are you Montessori trained? I'm trying to do Montessori at home as well as flashcards. I did not support flashcards 3 yrs ago but my mindset have shifted when I see how much my son enjoys it.
.ky.
Happen to chance upon this thread.
I'm a SAHM to 2 boys, Feb 03 and Jan 06. I tried reading the achived postings but I guess I have to be selective in the reading cos there are so many postings! Am interested to meetup with SAHM on weekdays but have to be around my area in the west.
I do have a helper and my guilt is that I tend to "outsource" the baby to her while I spend time with the older boy.
Gen, if possible, I'd really need to read on the "terrific toddler"; I really would like him to be able to play on his own.
Serenade, are you Montessori trained? I'm trying to do Montessori at home as well as flashcards. I did not support flashcards 3 yrs ago but my mindset have shifted when I see how much my son enjoys it.
.ky.
To teach colours, if your child loves balloons can bring them to MacDonald and ask for a colour balloon everytime you are near one by making the child ask. Ds has been doing that when he was about 2 years old all by himself when we bring him to breakfast at MacDonald at IMM. But here in Vancouver, they do not give out balloons. And that is how ds put up his colours. Over here, we bought lots of sculpture balloons where we can make into diferent animals, flowers etc for him and he will ask a specific colours and animals or something he likes and we sculpture it for him and also teaching him to do his own.
ky
I go out with dd on weekday mornings, pity that u are far from where i am, unless u don't mind we somewhere in between? m at AMK
Priscilla
Wow, vancouver, another great place, been there when i was a teen, remembered british columbia stunning lakes , forget lake names, lake loius???
Sculpting balloon is cool but i m not sure of i can handle the squeaking screeching n bursting?? haha
I go out with dd on weekday mornings, pity that u are far from where i am, unless u don't mind we somewhere in between? m at AMK
Priscilla
Wow, vancouver, another great place, been there when i was a teen, remembered british columbia stunning lakes , forget lake names, lake loius???
Sculpting balloon is cool but i m not sure of i can handle the squeaking screeching n bursting?? haha
For my boy, I am homeschooling him as the good preschools are very far away from where we are living and the ones near us, I am not satisfied with their program.
What my son has mastered:
1) Alphabets - Capital and small letters
2) Numbers - 1 to 15
3) Colours
4) Counting using addition
5) Flashcards for single words - GD methods Chinese and English
6) Can read simple books with very few words on a page
Hope we can share more learning methods with each other.
What my son has mastered:
1) Alphabets - Capital and small letters
2) Numbers - 1 to 15
3) Colours
4) Counting using addition
5) Flashcards for single words - GD methods Chinese and English
6) Can read simple books with very few words on a page
Hope we can share more learning methods with each other.
Are you worried about how your child is developing, in character wise? I tend to worry more about that aspect rather than academically. It's not that my son's academically good. He has problems with phonics too and have indicated that he doesn't like sit-down lessons. But I feel that at 3-yrs old, he's suddenly absorbing a lot of the worldly matters and maturing too fast and I can see his character emerging, some of which I worry. do you? I tried reasoning but unlike as babies when you just input and input, you are looking for outputs but sometimes the outputs isn't what you are looking for.
.ky.
.ky.
hi,i got two sons, one is aug 2003 and the younger one is march 05. can i join the thread. i am FTWM, my sons most of the time in MIL house. I feel so guilty to read most of you mothers making so much to teach their previous. i do not have time for that, if i got the time for them, i will spent the time playing with them or driving them to farm trips, botanic garden and beach. how many mothers here letting their kids learning music and which music school is good.
Gals, thanks for the sharing on the weights. At least, I don't feel that bad. But everytime when I compare my ds to my dd, I wonder where did I go wrong... Gen, really envy your second baby gal...
Wow, a lot of 'new' 2003 mothers within a few days. Hi everybody...
Hi emily, I think you are doing a great job bringing them to those trips. When I return to Sg, that will be part & parcel of our life too. You can't imagine how much you have taught your kids through those trips. hmm, got to ask you to recommend some nice places... We're thinking of sending our kids to music lessons too. I heard Suzuki Violin School is good. And maybe cristofori too. But beware of cristofori, I read that some of the schools are franchise and are not up to standard.
Hi ky, I know it's frustrating when the mother does not get the output she's seeking. But do teach your son at his pace and his learning style. Character wise, I feel it's equally important to pay attention to their developments. I have a friend with 2 brillant kids (GEP students) but gives the parents a lot of headache. I'm not Montessori trained. But I do read and adopt some of her ideas.
Hi ky, Lena, Gen & Priscilla,
Great to know more homeschooling mothers. Perhaps we can exchange and share ideas on teaching our kids. And yes, I agree that kids learn best with parents' coachings. Actually, I'm rather caught. I'm not sure if I should send my ds to nursery next year. I don't really like the idea of him repeating things he has learned. Yet, I don't want to deprive him of socialising with other kids of his age too. My other alternative is to send him to various enrichment classes. But not sure if that's a good alternative. Any advice?
Alison, nearly thought we have a "gungho" mother of over 50 years old...
Wonder how's JKJT doing?
Wow, a lot of 'new' 2003 mothers within a few days. Hi everybody...
Hi emily, I think you are doing a great job bringing them to those trips. When I return to Sg, that will be part & parcel of our life too. You can't imagine how much you have taught your kids through those trips. hmm, got to ask you to recommend some nice places... We're thinking of sending our kids to music lessons too. I heard Suzuki Violin School is good. And maybe cristofori too. But beware of cristofori, I read that some of the schools are franchise and are not up to standard.
Hi ky, I know it's frustrating when the mother does not get the output she's seeking. But do teach your son at his pace and his learning style. Character wise, I feel it's equally important to pay attention to their developments. I have a friend with 2 brillant kids (GEP students) but gives the parents a lot of headache. I'm not Montessori trained. But I do read and adopt some of her ideas.
Hi ky, Lena, Gen & Priscilla,
Great to know more homeschooling mothers. Perhaps we can exchange and share ideas on teaching our kids. And yes, I agree that kids learn best with parents' coachings. Actually, I'm rather caught. I'm not sure if I should send my ds to nursery next year. I don't really like the idea of him repeating things he has learned. Yet, I don't want to deprive him of socialising with other kids of his age too. My other alternative is to send him to various enrichment classes. But not sure if that's a good alternative. Any advice?
Alison, nearly thought we have a "gungho" mother of over 50 years old...
Wonder how's JKJT doing?
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Hi serenade
i m not exactly homeschooling her, just doing all i could to give her a head start, intend to send her to nursery next yr but like you, i feel that what she learns in school will be repeated stuff (numbers. ABC etc), but hopefully done in a fun, group based way.
If we don't send our kids to nursery, won't it be difficult to get a place for K1 specially in popular schools? this is my other concern.
actually my other purpose of her schooling is to let her learn to seperate from me, she's mummy's n daddy's girl, very clingy and 'manja'
i m not exactly homeschooling her, just doing all i could to give her a head start, intend to send her to nursery next yr but like you, i feel that what she learns in school will be repeated stuff (numbers. ABC etc), but hopefully done in a fun, group based way.
If we don't send our kids to nursery, won't it be difficult to get a place for K1 specially in popular schools? this is my other concern.
actually my other purpose of her schooling is to let her learn to seperate from me, she's mummy's n daddy's girl, very clingy and 'manja'
Hi serenade,
Just to clarify. I didn't homeschool my elder daughter, but just "teaching" her whenever my daughter & I feel like it. Infact, She just started her nursery 3 wks ago with MMI.
ky,
Sure, but I don't go to the West. I advise you not to "outsource" your baby to your maid. Why? My SIL did that & when the maid leave them, my poor nephew cry for almost 2 weeks. & it's easiler to "train" a baby than a toddler
Just to clarify. I didn't homeschool my elder daughter, but just "teaching" her whenever my daughter & I feel like it. Infact, She just started her nursery 3 wks ago with MMI.
ky,
Sure, but I don't go to the West. I advise you not to "outsource" your baby to your maid. Why? My SIL did that & when the maid leave them, my poor nephew cry for almost 2 weeks. & it's easiler to "train" a baby than a toddler
munchkukie
New Member
ky,
hi, did not manage to talk more with u on Sunday at the workshop...think your boy look quite intelligent...
U are not working and looking after ur children full time now?
Min Hui
hi, did not manage to talk more with u on Sunday at the workshop...think your boy look quite intelligent...
Min Hui
ky,
I fully agreed with you character building is more important at this stage but sometime it's the parents that need to do a self reflection on ourselves. For e.g. I always ask my girl not to scream & shout but I always forget to do that myself when I loose my patience.
MH,
Can I know what workshop you gals were attending?
I fully agreed with you character building is more important at this stage but sometime it's the parents that need to do a self reflection on ourselves. For e.g. I always ask my girl not to scream & shout but I always forget to do that myself when I loose my patience.
MH,
Can I know what workshop you gals were attending?
munchkukie
New Member
gen: a children Tuina session--more of how to 'bao jian'
hi serenade, thanks for your encouragement. sure when you back in sg i can share with you which farm i bring my sons to. just last sunday i bring my sons to hay dairies- goat farm, my sons enjoyed feeding them. In my office, i got a few collegues sending their sons and daughter to at these five to six enrichment class wish their children be ended in GEP programme so indirectly i am stressed by them too however hubby strongly believed kids at this age should enjoyed their childhood rather than stressing them...
i truly agree that we need to build our children character eg yesterday i ex collegue was sharing with me that her six yr old daughter want to ask grandfather to buy somethings for her and the gal even instruct the grandpa to say " it is the grandpa idea to buy the things not the gal insist want to buy " me hear that i nearly flip so young really knowa how to manipulate people...
i truly agree that we need to build our children character eg yesterday i ex collegue was sharing with me that her six yr old daughter want to ask grandfather to buy somethings for her and the gal even instruct the grandpa to say " it is the grandpa idea to buy the things not the gal insist want to buy " me hear that i nearly flip so young really knowa how to manipulate people...
munchkukie
New Member
gen: spent $95 for a 4 hr session held at a hotel function room. Sometimes the organiser may post it in asiaparents. Just keep a look out for it. If u want, I can post it here if there are any more such classes coming up...
munchkukie
New Member
ky: really? Keep me in the loop too for the advanced course. My 6MO bb quite uncooperative..always clench her hands..
hi emily, I didn't know that Sg has a goat farm. this is really interesting. I bet your family had an enjoyable day. Is there any cow farm? I would like to let my son try milking the cows
. Think he will find it fun... I'm planning a pony ride trip. Hopefully, the weather will cool down soon (yesterday it went above 40 degrees!)
wow, ur colleagues have very high expectations for their kids. Do the kids attend nursery/kindergartens too? Won't it be too stressful for them to attend so many things? The mother with 2 GEP children that I mentioned has never sent her kids to any enrichment classes, so don't worry too much. But she does coach them at home. I think the enrichment classes may help in some instances but parental involvement is most impt. For me, if they can do reasonably well in the E1 classes(is it still E1, E2 etc), I will be more than happy. And best of all if they don't need me to help do homework or projects, lazy mommy here...
I understand what you mean abt the six year girl. My niece can be extremely naughty but my mom (who's looking after her) often chides her off in a "proud" manner. You know, like "she's so naughty" means "she's so smart to be doing such things". Somehow, I feel the one taking care of the kids should also enforce some discipline and instil values into kids. But my mom always worries that my niece will dislike her if she does. Wonder why she was never worried when she was so strict with her own children
wow, ur colleagues have very high expectations for their kids. Do the kids attend nursery/kindergartens too? Won't it be too stressful for them to attend so many things? The mother with 2 GEP children that I mentioned has never sent her kids to any enrichment classes, so don't worry too much. But she does coach them at home. I think the enrichment classes may help in some instances but parental involvement is most impt. For me, if they can do reasonably well in the E1 classes(is it still E1, E2 etc), I will be more than happy. And best of all if they don't need me to help do homework or projects, lazy mommy here...
I understand what you mean abt the six year girl. My niece can be extremely naughty but my mom (who's looking after her) often chides her off in a "proud" manner. You know, like "she's so naughty" means "she's so smart to be doing such things". Somehow, I feel the one taking care of the kids should also enforce some discipline and instil values into kids. But my mom always worries that my niece will dislike her if she does. Wonder why she was never worried when she was so strict with her own children
hi Cheryl,
My son is also extremely weak in Chinese. Currently, I'm using the I CAN READ series to teach him some basic chinese characters. Am also looking for chinese enrichment lessons for him.
Lena,
quote "If we don't send our kids to nursery, won't it be difficult to get a place for K1 specially in popular schools? this is my other concern."
Do you know what are the popular kindergartens that have such problems?
My son is also extremely weak in Chinese. Currently, I'm using the I CAN READ series to teach him some basic chinese characters. Am also looking for chinese enrichment lessons for him.
Lena,
quote "If we don't send our kids to nursery, won't it be difficult to get a place for K1 specially in popular schools? this is my other concern."
Do you know what are the popular kindergartens that have such problems?
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Hi Serenade,
I've enrolled my son in a PAP nxt year instead of a private nursery (like Modern Montessori etc) bcos my colleagues tell me that in PAP, the teachers give the child a good balance of English and their mother tongue. Currently, my son is in APPLE TREE (playgroup). I have bought a few VCDs in mandarin (songs) for him to watch. It does help, but doesn't improve his pronounciation. Still looking for a chinese enrichment class for him..
I've enrolled my son in a PAP nxt year instead of a private nursery (like Modern Montessori etc) bcos my colleagues tell me that in PAP, the teachers give the child a good balance of English and their mother tongue. Currently, my son is in APPLE TREE (playgroup). I have bought a few VCDs in mandarin (songs) for him to watch. It does help, but doesn't improve his pronounciation. Still looking for a chinese enrichment class for him..
Hi Cherylasu
Is you son attending preschool? My son can't speak at 2 yrs old but now he can speak very fluent. He can't utter a word of chinese but now, he still doesn't (on his own will) but he understands chinese and can even do tang shi (if I say together with him). He has a good chinese teacher which I feel helps a lot. Maybe you'll like to get his chinese teacher to work more with him?
For enrichment, I somehow feel 3 yrs is still too young ... perhaps from 4 onwards and I'll look for those non-academic ones eg swimming, music or art.
Serenade, there is a cow farm in Singapore ... I'm not sure if it's still opened though. Heard it was running into money problems ... but it's not as well run as the goat farm. Yes, the farms are pretty fun, but kids can't get to do some hands-on, eg milk the animals but they can feed the animals. Another really good place to go to is the animal resort.
Your mother sounds like my MIL and that's the reason why I didn't want to let her look after my kids ...
Character : My son's weak at problem solving. When he has a problem, he'll tell us "I cannot ..." and I've to encourage him to keep trying. He seems to have pretty low self-esteem. I don't know if it's due to the new addition, he's been bed-wetting during the afternoon naps and crying when we drop him off at preschool in the morning. And I've been spending 101% of my attention on him ... guess I'm over-protective :<
.ky.
Is you son attending preschool? My son can't speak at 2 yrs old but now he can speak very fluent. He can't utter a word of chinese but now, he still doesn't (on his own will) but he understands chinese and can even do tang shi (if I say together with him). He has a good chinese teacher which I feel helps a lot. Maybe you'll like to get his chinese teacher to work more with him?
For enrichment, I somehow feel 3 yrs is still too young ... perhaps from 4 onwards and I'll look for those non-academic ones eg swimming, music or art.
Serenade, there is a cow farm in Singapore ... I'm not sure if it's still opened though. Heard it was running into money problems ... but it's not as well run as the goat farm. Yes, the farms are pretty fun, but kids can't get to do some hands-on, eg milk the animals but they can feed the animals. Another really good place to go to is the animal resort.
Your mother sounds like my MIL and that's the reason why I didn't want to let her look after my kids ...
Character : My son's weak at problem solving. When he has a problem, he'll tell us "I cannot ..." and I've to encourage him to keep trying. He seems to have pretty low self-esteem. I don't know if it's due to the new addition, he's been bed-wetting during the afternoon naps and crying when we drop him off at preschool in the morning. And I've been spending 101% of my attention on him ... guess I'm over-protective :<
.ky.
Hi Mummies, I need help...
Any of ur kids still do not know how to "chew" the food. Although my son eat rice, but I dont think he chew the food, he will just chew for 1 or 2 times then swallow the food in liao.. Even some times he "choked/cough", he will vomit out the food and you can still the rice that he take is still nicely being "throw" out..
And for porridge, is worst.. when u feed him he just swallow it.. haiz..
Am stressed...Any Suggestion??
Any of ur kids still do not know how to "chew" the food. Although my son eat rice, but I dont think he chew the food, he will just chew for 1 or 2 times then swallow the food in liao.. Even some times he "choked/cough", he will vomit out the food and you can still the rice that he take is still nicely being "throw" out..
And for porridge, is worst.. when u feed him he just swallow it.. haiz..
Am stressed...Any Suggestion??
Hi Worry Mum,
I'm a FTWM and my son is in Bukit Panjang Plaza Apple Tree (Tue & Thur class). Have registered him in PAP but no response from them yet if he got a place in PAP.
My son is very hyperactive and loves to eat alot. He has no problems eating since birth. Also don't know how to help u..
KY,
At least your son say 'I cannot'. My son is very impatient and hot-tempered. If he can't wear his own shoes correctly, he will thrown tantrums and throw his shoes around the house, and refuse to wear tat particular shoe for the day.
I'm a FTWM and my son is in Bukit Panjang Plaza Apple Tree (Tue & Thur class). Have registered him in PAP but no response from them yet if he got a place in PAP.
My son is very hyperactive and loves to eat alot. He has no problems eating since birth. Also don't know how to help u..
KY,
At least your son say 'I cannot'. My son is very impatient and hot-tempered. If he can't wear his own shoes correctly, he will thrown tantrums and throw his shoes around the house, and refuse to wear tat particular shoe for the day.
hi lena and serenade, the hay dairies is quite fun, you can do it on ur own , you can get to see the milking thru machine in the morning about nine . i think the cow farm has closed down already. Ky had suggested animal resort, it is fun too, my two naughty boys enjoy the trip there, you can check on www.haydairies.com.sg and www.animal resort.com.sg their web site. I am a lecturer so that explained why my two colleagues are super k s parents who want their ds and dd to excel.
Hey emily, thanks for info, hope to visit it soon.
what do u teach?
Serenade, it's my presumption that the nursery kids will all move up to the next level, hence leaving few or no place for 'newbies'.
Hi cheryl, at least your son is willing to try to put on shoes, my gal is pampered, up till now, we r still wearing them for her, also because she takes too long dilly dallying and we are punctual people who don;t like to be late. Putting on shoes for her saves time (is this a bad excuse? heehee)
Ladies
About enrichment, i hope i won;t find myself jostling for place with other parents during weekends for classes. I dont; believe in a lot of programmes and find them overated, except if the kid is going for life skills stuff like swimming, baking or fun stuff.
R kids 'deprived' if they don;t do enrichment?
what do u teach?
Serenade, it's my presumption that the nursery kids will all move up to the next level, hence leaving few or no place for 'newbies'.
Hi cheryl, at least your son is willing to try to put on shoes, my gal is pampered, up till now, we r still wearing them for her, also because she takes too long dilly dallying and we are punctual people who don;t like to be late. Putting on shoes for her saves time (is this a bad excuse? heehee)
Ladies
About enrichment, i hope i won;t find myself jostling for place with other parents during weekends for classes. I dont; believe in a lot of programmes and find them overated, except if the kid is going for life skills stuff like swimming, baking or fun stuff.
R kids 'deprived' if they don;t do enrichment?
lena, i am teaching students to be future nurses.
Actually that is my thoughts too whether do we deprived our kids if we dun send them to enrichments classes or are the kids better with enrichments.
my older son is attending play gp now so next yr will be going to nursery , he is currently in montessori programme which i am very happy with except chinese, i was thinking of sending him tien hsia for chinese classes. one of my friends suggested me to put him in PAP where there is a balance in english and chinese, but i got primary school teacher friends whose advise against it as they may learn broken english. can someone tell me how is PAP programme. Actually i agree to what serenade saying that it is not the number of enrichment classed that a child attend it is the parents involvement that counts too. As for me , i am quite reluctant to give up my job to be SAHM lei.
Actually that is my thoughts too whether do we deprived our kids if we dun send them to enrichments classes or are the kids better with enrichments.
my older son is attending play gp now so next yr will be going to nursery , he is currently in montessori programme which i am very happy with except chinese, i was thinking of sending him tien hsia for chinese classes. one of my friends suggested me to put him in PAP where there is a balance in english and chinese, but i got primary school teacher friends whose advise against it as they may learn broken english. can someone tell me how is PAP programme. Actually i agree to what serenade saying that it is not the number of enrichment classed that a child attend it is the parents involvement that counts too. As for me , i am quite reluctant to give up my job to be SAHM lei.
you have a great job and we need lotsa nurses, don't quit!
I heard that kids who attend PAP will be more exposed to mandarin. I think the same schools run by the same organisation will still have differing standards, the teacher factor is very important. It's v possible to get substandard teachers in so-called good schools. I enrolled my dd in a church sch a/c to good feedback, hopefully it will work out fine. And yes, nothing beats parental involvement
I heard that kids who attend PAP will be more exposed to mandarin. I think the same schools run by the same organisation will still have differing standards, the teacher factor is very important. It's v possible to get substandard teachers in so-called good schools. I enrolled my dd in a church sch a/c to good feedback, hopefully it will work out fine. And yes, nothing beats parental involvement