P1 having problem to learn spelling and tingxie

[jedamum]

Mami_Jazz:

the most impt thg is the kid has to be Kiasu and not the parents :lol: :lol:

kiasukids.com...hm...i thought we already have some pioneers here?
anyway, my boy will not tend to go down the kiasu lane, cos we focused quite a fair bit on not giving in to peer pressure (aka how to say NO)...on the other side of the coin, going with the flow in the rat race, to him, is part and parcel of peer pressure :roll: (his stand....'others learn this and this does not mean i must learn this and this', 'others get full marks does not mean i must get full marks....so long i learn can already right?' :roll:)

[buds]

The smarty pants as usual!

I like! More kids shud have good
self confidence like your boy!

[jedamum]

buds:

The smarty pants as usual!

I like! More kids shud have good
self confidence like your boy!

:lol: I used to be uptight. Until he cried over getting 99marks for a 'mock paper' that i gave him. That's when we started to tell him that getting full marks is not everything...then he started this....
He is not a naughty kid...he just has too many opinions on how things should be :roll: ....can get on my nerves sometimes.

[schellen]

jedamum:

buds:

The smarty pants as usual!

I like! More kids shud have good
self confidence like your boy!

:lol: I used to be uptight. Until he cried over getting 99marks for a 'mock paper' that i gave him. That's when we started to tell him that getting full marks is not everything...then he started this....
He is not a naughty kid...he just has too many opinions on how things should be :roll: ....can get on my nerves sometimes.

Maybe my DD can learn that from him for some things that aren't that essential? She is a perfectionist. :roll:

[Mami_Jazz]

jedamum:

Mami_Jazz:

the most impt thg is the kid has to be Kiasu and not the parents :lol: :lol:

kiasukids.com...hm...i thought we already have some pioneers here?
anyway, my boy will not tend to go down the kiasu lane, cos we focused quite a fair bit on not giving in to peer pressure (aka how to say NO)...on the other side of the coin, going with the flow in the rat race, to him, is part and parcel of peer pressure :roll: (his stand....'others learn this and this does not mean i must learn this and this', 'others get full marks does not mean i must get full marks....so long i learn can already right?' :roll:)

i cant believe these words are from u
are we switching role now :lol: :lol:

actually my mgt style is like flying kite \"pull & release\"

[sashimi]

jedamum:

(his stand....'others learn this and this does not mean i must learn this and this', 'others get full marks does not mean i must get full marks....so long i learn can already right?' :roll:)

Ah, but as a boy destined to be a man, just be sure that he does score GOOD, even if he doesn't score perfect. Society is more demanding on QA with regards to men - we have to be successful, or no woman will wan... sorry, I mean, or we will not be considered \"man\" enough. The peer pressure on men is different than the kind on women....


Coming back to coolbaby's problem - I was wondering, coolbaby, does your boy read a lot? It will help. Language is best learned when used like this. Reading will assist spelling. One more thing - the problem won't be solved overnight, don't panic, be patient.

[MMM]

sashimi:

The peer pressure on men is different than the kind on women....

Yah... it's so true. My mum was just telling me that so what if my son inherits our house next time. If he doesn't do well enough in life, he might not even earn enough to pay for the running cost eg. utilities, property tax, etc...

[jedamum]

Mami_Jazz:

i cant believe these words are from u

those words are from him ah...
while i strive for perfection in my role, i can't expect perfect results from him due to his nature

schellen:

Maybe my DD can learn that from him for some things that aren't that essential? She is a perfectionist. :roll:

That's a fine line to tread....different people has different views on what are essential. When it comes to setting up his toy city, my boy wants perfect workable traffic directional signs and road widths

sashimi:

Ah, but as a boy destined to be a man, just be sure that he does score GOOD, even if he doesn't score perfect. Society is more demanding on QA with regards to men - we have to be successful, or no woman will wan... sorry, I mean, or we will not be considered \"man\" enough. The peer pressure on men is different than the kind on women....

ya. GOOD is good enough for us, cos we feel that society demand men to show leadership/charisma in addition to their good grades rather than just merely excellent grades.

Aiyo...off topic! My point is so long the kid is not having difficulty in reading (eg dyslexia), getting 9/10 or 8/10 sometimes is good enough.

[Observer]

[quote]The peer pressure on men is different than the kind on women.... [/quote]
Cool Man... I stand up and second this...

[coolbaby]

Thanks to all who replied and also MMM for your advice.

Previously, I started with asking to write 5 times or 10 times or even more. But he still can't spell. I guess he just blindly copied and copied w/o memorising them.

sashimi:

Coming back to coolbaby's problem - I was wondering, coolbaby, does your boy read a lot? It will help. Language is best learned when used like this. Reading will assist spelling. One more thing - the problem won't be solved overnight, don't panic, be patient.

Answering to sashimi question, in fact my son loves to read. Bedtime story is a MUST. He will whine if we say no to bedtime story cos it's too late. So we can only agree to read a short ones. For P1 standard, I think he read pretty well.
One of his favourite books is The Berenstain Bears series from the easier (only a few words in a page) till now with lots of words. I think he covered almost all. Can you believe that he doesn't know how to spell \"bear\"? After I revised with him, now he got it.