No. My boy eats during the recess everyday but he never complains about canteen seating space. He is in P1. I understand from him that the tables are allocated accordingly to class. They are not allow to seat anywhere they want. Not sure is it the same arrangement for upper primary classes.

Hi Faithgurl,


Initially we wanted to put him at British Council but the fee is really steep. LCentral Kovan was then chosen simply because it is near our home and when I signed him up, there was only 6-7 children in the class. I thought small class size might be good for him since he can’t even write A-Z & doesn’t know phonics then.

He likes his teacher and enjoys the class since his Launch Pad level. Thanks God for assigning him a good teacher! I guess its very important for the child to like his teacher in order to be willing to learn.

The Lift off programme at LCentral seems to suit my boy too. He loves to read books. The High Frequency sight words reading and phonics blending help him to recognise some of the words within the book. Now when we read bedtime storybook together, he will help to read those high frequency sights words.

My boy is with LCentral Kovan branch since Oct last year. He is 5 yrs old (K1) now. Basically LC uses only their own workbook to teach. My boy went thru Foundation, Launch Pad and now he is at Lift Off level 1. Foundation and Launch Pad are more like learning thru playing and fun. Phonics reading & writing skills practices.

The tough work starts from Lift off. Every week, they have high frequency sight words reading (start with 40 words and by end of term 1 will be 110 words). This reading is further complement by 14 spelling words and a passage that the children will be taught at class and to be read to parent at home every week.

I think my boy is the youngest in class. He can read about 60/80 sight words so far. Able to spell difficult words like "thought", "young", "brother" etc (using phonics blending skill) but he never got his spelling all correct. According to his teacher, all his classmates (i think is 6 yrs old or some same age) are able to read out all sight words every week (ie 80/80 all correct).
To me, my boy has achieved a milestone already. Imagine he can’t even write A-Z 6 months ago. His class has 6-7 kids I think and I strongly believe this is big reason my boy can progress so fast (small class size).

Cheers!

My friend recommended me his driving instructor when I wanted a refresher lesson 2 years ago. Only took up 2 lessons and I am back on the road. Can’t remember the charges but I remember its reasonable. Important thing is the instructor is very patient, friendly and ethical. I remember after my 2nd lessons, he told me I am doing okay, so can stop the refresher lessons. He told my friend, he feels embarrassed to continue to earn my money since I am not that bad after all.


PM me if you still want the contact.

18 months still not able to walk on their own or start talking is very normal.

My sister in law’s baby is 18m now also haven’t start walking on his own. He also haven’t call her ‘ma ma’. Not to mention vocabs.
My brother’s daughter and a friend’s son didn’t start talking until they are nearly 2 and a half yrs old. Now both children above 5 yrs old now are speaking fluently.
There is nothing to worry about so long they have no hearing problem.
Keep talking to them and trust me, one day they will suprise you with all those ‘vocabs’ you have been teaching them.

Cheers!

Hi there,


I am a working mothers with preschoolers. I don’t have a maid and I am not living with my in-law or parent. My elder boy just started his Primary school this year but my younger one is still in childcare.

My question is; does your work allow you to leave office during office hours to collect your kids and send them to another enrichment center? If this is an issue, I would suggest to place them in full day childcare center and only to pick them after work. Besides, those enrichment classes are not that cheap and usually is only 1.5hrs. You probably have to pick them up again in the middle of your work. Given that you do not have car and no other helps, this can be very tiring and costly for you.

Depending on where you live. Some of the PCF childcare are not too bad. Fee wise is defintely more affordable than those private CC. Visit the school (at least 2 times I would suggest) and talk to the teachers. I am sure you will be able to find one suitable center for your kids.

Cheers!

Hi Mossie,


For the sake of the rest of P1 boys and your son (in case the bully is not remorseful), I hope you will let the school know and request the school to do something about the case. A P3 boy going around to bully P1 new boys should not be tolerated.

My boy is also P1 with MSHS this year. I would also like to see how the school handle the case. Keep us informed.

Cheers!

Dear Autumnjune,


Just want to share with you my experience.

I am a working mum with 2 kids, 2 years apart and never had a maid. I don’t live with my in law so I sent my elder child to morning childcare when my 2nd child was born. He was only 22 mths then but luckily he was looked after by caring teachers. My mother in law came to help me (only afternoon) during my confinement. After the first month, I did everything else on my own including cooking own breakfast & lunch. Hubby helped the heavy chores when he is back from work. Yes it was tiring but its definitely doable. Just don’t try to be a supermum and want everything to be done within the day. After 7 years, I am still maidless and happy that I never try to have one. I am still as busy. Need to coach children in their study after work and to do house chores after they sleep. But come to think of it, I rather be busy for my children and family than to always be busy and troubled by a ‘helper’ who is supposed to help me. I shared the same plus points as slmkhoo. On top of this, my husband has also changed from ‘doesn’t know how to houseworks’ to ‘really good at it’ now.

Cheers!

School name is under franchise but are operated by different operators (owners) so go down to take a look at the school.

Hi there,


I have just finished a counselling course and my trainer is therapist/psychologist for special needs children. She has many years of experience in helping schools and special need schools like pathlight.
PM me if you still require recommendation.

SammiMum