Home alone

[BlueBells]

jzapple,


I definitely trust my kids, it's their friends to be that I might not trust, which is where I worry the influence might come from, given that they will probably spend more time with her friends in due time.

EN,

Ya, I think I will act on it and look up the MP. The reason I am being so kiasu now is because I know things like these takes time to materialise. I want to allow time for it to happen to benefit my kids too.

Well, if parents who read my idea support it, maybe you can consider speaking to your respective MP too. Unity is strength. If there are many parents who root for the same idea across the island, it will be channel up via various MPs to the next level.

[jedamum]

Hm...a good 'business opportunity' for would-be entreprenuar....

how much will you be willing to pay?

[en107rn.01056yahoo.01056com.01056sg]

Hi BlueBells


Yes, I trust my kids too. But looking back, if my parents were to know some of my friends, she might have heart attack. But these friends when they met my parents, they were of best behaviour. Their wild behaviour actually comes from their upbringing, so it’s important to get to know their families too. When I say, it depends on the kids characteristics, some kids can be easily influence & some don’t.

I’ll make an effort to have a chat with the MP. Not sure if it is feasible but it will be better if the place is in the school compound itself. I read in the newspaper sometime back that some schools have such facilities & they are manage by teachers. That will save cost & prevent unscrupulous entrepreneurs into making huge profit out of necessities.

jedamum, tsk, tsk, tsk. Will I be seeing franchise of "Jedamum After School Care Centre For Teenagers" in a few years time? :mrgreen:

[mintcc]

agrees it really depend on the child. For my self, I think I start staying home alone after school since P6. Frankly speaking, I enjoy my time alone at home very much.


It gives me lots of freedom to do what I want at home from reading wu xia novels and comics to listening to those pop songs that my mum disapproves ha ha. Home alone is also great to chit chat with friends on the phone for hours…

So I guess as long as there is not much worries of the kid mixing with bad company after school there should not be that much worries. But even if there is someone at home, it will not help when the kid mix with bad companies outside though. My bro started to pay traunt in school at lower sec even though my mum purposely switch her school hours so that she is home when he is suppose to come back from school.

Personally, I feel that learning to enjoy time with oneself is really one of the live skills everyone need to learn eventually. Probably, it’s a chance to let the child experience that part of growing up and get to know the part of his character and help them become more independent.

If the kid has a chracter that dislikes being alone, then we can introduce enrichment activities /tution/ etc. I remember by the time I come home from school it is usually about 1pm, After lunch and reading newspaper and home work, there is probably only about 2-3 hours before someone comes home. Minus piano lessons, tution, friday eca, there is really not that much time I get to spend alone at home.

[Zann]

Any mum and dad tried use web camera / cctv to monitor your kid home alone while you are at work, for safety reason or whatsoever ? How is it going? Otherwise, will you consider this arrangement ? Why?

[ChiefKiasu]

Zann:

Any mum and dad tried use web camera / cctv to monitor your kid home alone while you are at work, for safety reason or whatsoever ? How is it going? Otherwise, will you consider this arrangement ? Why?

I've been using a webcam to monitor my kids at home for the past 8 years. Only 3 words to say -> peace of mind.

[Zann]

[quote]I've been using a webcam to monitor my kids at home for the past 8 years. Only 3 words to say -> peace of mind.[/quote]
Hi ChiefKiasu,
May I know if you monitor them under the care of a maid or them alone at home?

[ChiefKiasu]

Zann:

Hi ChiefKiasu,

May I know if you monitor them under the care of a maid or them alone at home?

With maid of course. My kids too young to be by themselves.

[mlim321]

I’m not sure whether this thread is still active. Anyway, I also have the same concern of leaving my child when he reaches Secondary 1. He has been with childcare/studentcare since 18 months. And I understand from his current studentcare that they will not be too willing to even accept upper primary school children as many of them are rebellious at that age.


So, it’s also a headache for me. And I will not trust my child to be alone at home. Who knows what he is going to do either alone or bringing his friends home. You will never be sure as children at that age are growing up finding their identity and looking for their independence.

I’m not sure whether can send the child for enrichment and tuition they just to occupy his time… ? Personally I don’t think it’s wise as they need play time too.

Hope there is a way out when he reaches Sec 1, which is another 3 more years ago…

[jedamum]

insider:

Discussing this for the fun of it.

It will be much cheaper to just install CCTV at home - but then again, will the kid question that the act of installing CCTV is like you are not trusting them to act responsibly?