Logo
    • Education
      • Pre-School
      • Primary Schools Directory
      • Primary Schools Articles
      • P1 Registration
      • DSA
      • PSLE
      • Secondary
      • Tertiary
      • Special Needs
    • Lifestyle
      • Well-being
    • Activities
      • Events
    • Enrichment & Services
      • Find A Service Provider
      • Enrichment Articles
      • Enrichment Services
      • Tuition Centre/Private Tutor
      • Infant Care/ Childcare / Student Care Centre
      • Kindergarten/Preschool
      • Private Institutions and International Schools
      • Special Needs
      • Indoor & Outdoor Playgrounds
      • Paediatrics
      • Neonatal Care
    • Forum
    • ASKQ
    • Register
    • Login

    Can kids (teens) really multi-task?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Academic Support
    18 Posts 10 Posters 8.1k Views 1 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • D Offline
      daisyt
      last edited by

      Haha, so are we all \"outdated\" parents ? :shock: Personally I also don't agree with multi-tasking. I believe in \"Finish one thing, and then proceed to the other\".

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • S Offline
        sashimi
        last edited by

        *I* maintain the opinion that \"multi-tasking\" is the world's MOST OVER-RATED \"virtue\".


        It should be banned in kids, adults and especially in the office! :x ๐Ÿ˜› :x

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • ChiefKiasuC Offline
          ChiefKiasu
          last edited by

          schellen:
          ... forget to chew (or worse, forget about the spoon hovering in the air). :roll:

          Kekekke... perfect example of why all those new media claims about the ability of gen-Z kids to multi-task is all hogwash.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • ChiefKiasuC Offline
            ChiefKiasu
            last edited by

            sashimi:
            *I* maintain the opinion that \"multi-tasking\" is the world's MOST OVER-RATED \"virtue\".


            It should be banned in kids, adults and especially in the office! :x ๐Ÿ˜› :x
            Sashimi... I guess you must be the boss of the office :lol: Don't ban my stock market surfing... pleeazzz!

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • S Offline
              sashimi
              last edited by

              ChiefKiasu:
              sashimi:

              *I* maintain the opinion that \"multi-tasking\" is the world's MOST OVER-RATED \"virtue\".


              It should be banned in kids, adults and especially in the office! :x ๐Ÿ˜› :x

              Sashimi... I guess you must be the boss of the office :lol: Don't ban my stock market surfing... pleeazzz!

              Not at all! In fact, it's because of the way bosses never bother to reply emails, never read the reports, then email us to ask for the report we sent 2 weeks ago... that convinced me multi-tasking only serves to divide your mind into more parts than it can handle....

              stock marketing surfing is not multi-tasking lah... that one is your personal life. ๐Ÿ™‚

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • O Offline
                Observer
                last edited by

                The only multi tasking my son is allowed to do is hearing music in MP3 player while eating. :lol:


                For me and wife, happy that he finish food without complaining (he's a damn fuzzy eater).

                Watching TV and reading his school books - NO
                Watching TV and reading his story books - Yes

                So, we can allow the so-called multitasking in some area which doesn't affect them academically or physically.

                ๐Ÿ˜„

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • M Offline
                  mintcc
                  last edited by

                  rememember when I was studying I also tell my parents that I am \"multi tasking\" when I want to watch TV ๐Ÿ˜› of course not much got in during TV time.

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • C Offline
                    csc
                    last edited by

                    ya, i only allowed my daughter to \"double-task' ie listening to her ipod when she is doing mundane homework like ไน ๅญ—๏ผŒๆŠ„่Œƒๆ–‡๏ผŒcorrections and the like which do not require much 'brain' work. She says she is a audio learner and therefore needs music accompaniment while doing work. :lol:

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • S Offline
                      schellen
                      last edited by

                      csc:
                      ya, i only allowed my daughter to \"double-task' ie listening to her ipod when she is doing mundane homework like ไน ๅญ—๏ผŒๆŠ„่Œƒๆ–‡๏ผŒcorrections and the like which do not require much 'brain' work. She says she is a audio learner and therefore needs music accompaniment while doing work. :lol:

                      I don't think that is what an audio learner is unless she is listening to the homework being \"read\" to her while she writes it down. ๐Ÿ˜‰

                      Anyway, I need music to work too cos without it, work is soooo dreary. For example, when I had deadlines for essays during schooldays, I needed to listen to music while doing them. I generally get Bs so I figure that must have helped. When I started postgrad dip studies a few years ago, I did the same thing too but my DH will complain cos the music I listen to is rock, metal, rap, etc. He insists that only classical music is good for studying, to which I reply that classical music will only make me fall asleep. ๐Ÿ˜›

                      Anyway, what sashimi said about multi-tasking at office is probably typing work e-mail while answering work phone call, etc. I make sure that when I visit KSP forum at work, I only pay attention to forum and nothing else.....until boss comes out of his room lah. ๐Ÿ˜‰ sashimi's only multi-tasking at home is probably reading magazines or books while in the toilet. :lol:

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • C Offline
                        csc
                        last edited by

                        schellen, what you shared is funny. :lol:

                        you and sashimi make such a cute couple. :romance:

                        One child told me the other day he was tying to complete his assignment in his assessment book while in the toilet... Gosh! :!:

                        Actually mothers are the ones who are good at multi-tasking too... on the phone while doing laundry and keeping an eye on the stove... on the phone, checking email or surfing and photocopying documents etc.. ๐Ÿ˜„

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0

                        Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

                        Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

                        With your input, this post could be even better ๐Ÿ’—

                        Register Login
                        • 1
                        • 2
                        • 1 / 2
                        • First post
                          Last post



                        Online Users

                        Statistics

                        2

                        Online

                        210.6k

                        Users

                        34.2k

                        Topics

                        1.8m

                        Posts
                        Recent Topics
                        New to the KiasuParents forum? Tips and Tricks!
                        How do you maintain your relationship with your spouse?
                        Budgeting for tougher times ahead. What's yours?
                        SkillsFuture + anything related to upskilling/learning something new!
                        How much do you spend on the kids' tuition/enrichments?
                        DSA 2026
                        PSLE Discussions and Strategies

                          About Us Contact Us forum Terms of Service Privacy Policy