Mummy twins: Greetings everyone!

[Twins]

jedamum:

oohh...twins for firstborn! what's your motivation of having a 3rd one?

Newbie to P1? of Newbie looking for P1 info?
welcome to KSP.

Yeh, double trouble :x , but mostly double blessings!! My 3rd one was unplanned, so u can imagine the initial surprise (err, dont like to use the word \"shock\" :?: ..) we had.

Newbie to P1 info is what I meant ... with all this phase 1,2,3 stuff, and the syllabus is now so different from my time, and all these enrichment classes parents are sending kids to - - I personally dont envy the kids of now!!

BTW, I notice some of u \"old timers\" have got brown / yellow etc belts. Do they signify anything in particular?

Thanks!

[jedamum]

Twins:

BTW, I notice some of u \"old timers\" have got brown / yellow etc belts. Do they signify anything in particular?
!

just for the fun of it, they refer to the amount of posts we have posted.

[vividlaurel]

Hi Mummytwins,


I am also a mum to twins who are going to be 6 this year. P1 in 2010! So are your twins id or frat? I have a girl/boy combo. Welcome to KP, from one newbie to another!

vividlaurel

[Twins]

Hi vividlaurel


Mine are fraternal - both boys. Are yours the first 2 children? What have you in mind for choice of your kids’ school?

Nice to meet you and thanks for the warm welcome!

[vividlaurel]

Hi Mummytwins,


Yes, first and only kids! Two boys! They must be a handful. So how are you managing with them? In fact I just posted a message about how to manage twins and prepare them for P1. Looks like I have a long way to go before they are ready.

Since we live in Bukit Panjang, I am looking at the new school Beacon Primary. What about you? Which schools are you looking at?

Twins:

Hi vividlaurel

Mine are fraternal - both boys. Are yours the first 2 children? What have you in mind for choice of your kids' school?

Nice to meet you and thanks for the warm welcome!

[Twins]

Hi vividlaurel


Yes, yes, they can be quite a handful but it gets better as they're old enuf to reason with now. Also plus the fact both are boys, they do play with each other, and that helps to give me some \"downtime\" to do my own things.

We live in Marine Parade and I'm considering Tao Nan (phase 2C) and Ngee Ann Primary. I'm undecided on Tao Nan cos I have heard stories of the amount of stress both kids and parents go thru due to the high standards of the school....and wonder if I am \"spoiling my boys' childhood\" by putting them thru this. Of cos, there's also no guarantee we'll get the school cos most probably it will be balloting for Phase 2C.
Sigh....decisions, decisions... :?


Twins

[ChiefKiasu]

Twins:

...Of cos, there's also no guarantee we'll get the school cos most probably it will be balloting for Phase 2C.

Sigh....decisions, decisions... :?

For what it's worth, twins literally get double the chance of success in a ballot. They get 2 votes in the ballot, and when one wins, the other automatically wins too.

[vividlaurel]

Twins:

Hi vividlaurel


We live in Marine Parade and I'm considering Tao Nan (phase 2C) and Ngee Ann Primary. I'm undecided on Tao Nan cos I have heard stories of the amount of stress both kids and parents go thru due to the high standards of the school....and wonder if I am \"spoiling my boys' childhood\" by putting them thru this. Of cos, there's also no guarantee we'll get the school cos most probably it will be balloting for Phase 2C.
Sigh....decisions, decisions... :?


Twins

I know the feeling! That was the only reason I decided to be a PV, wanted to get the stress of balloting out of the way. Now if I can find some way to finish my 40 hours, I'll be relieved.

Yes, Chief, twins get a single (or double) chance - they are treated as one and this was something I didn't know before (and worried my head out about a scenario where one gets in and the other doesn't - imagine 2 schools - sure shot receipe to go mad!)

Well I believe that children are resilient and if you feel that your children, and most importantly you can cope with the school, then by all means go ahead with Tao Nan. Remember you can only register in one school during Phase 2C and if you have registered in one school and then want the other, you need to withdraw from school 1 and go to school 2 to register. As for 'spoiling the childhood', I wonder if in Singapore, there are any children left, particularly in K1 and K2 who even have a childhood anymore, what with kindergarten and enrichment classes!

[jedamum]

vividlaurel:

As for 'spoiling the childhood', I wonder if in Singapore, there are any children left, particularly in K1 and K2 who even have a childhood anymore, what with kindergarten and enrichment classes!

there are still a fair share of singaporean kids that bearly go to any enrichment classes.
and for some kids that do go for enrichment classes, they do have their fair share of playtime.
all play and no work and then later on having to play catching up...that will really spoil childhood, wouldn't it?

[vividlaurel]

jedamum:

and for some kids that do go for enrichment classes, they do have their fair share of playtime.
all play and no work and then later on having to play catching up...that will really spoil childhood, wouldn't it?

Jedamum, I totally agree with you. I wanted my children to enjoy the kind of childhood that I had, which is why other than Kumon for maths for them from this month and Ballet for my girl, they have not gone for any enrichment classes. But after going through the posts about preparing for P1 and also seeing how much further their peers are in reading and maths, there are times when I doubt if my decision was the right one.

Well c'est la vie and there's no point in worrying about it now. Guess I'll just have to increase the pace now in K2 and think they've had fun for close to 6 years and now's the time to study!