All About Preparing For Primary One

[24hr-mum]

my p2 girl still forgets her belongings.

for a start, u can train ur k2 kid to buy own food, carry own food, eat faster, eat wisely, count money, take down notes esp hmwk, rem to pack own sch bag, pocket $ n uniform. not just academic skills

[SAHM_TAN]

DD is K1 this yr. Ya been trying to get her to eat faster, now she will take an hr to finish her lunch and dinner, even without TV


Thanks for the reminder on the other areas.

[janet88]

mum0408:

Dear all,


I'm thinking to send her to one of those holiday programme which teach student how to be more responsible and concentrate in their studies.
Any recommendation? :?:

Hi,
My son in P4 still needed reminders for his ting xie and mo xie. He still takes some time to eat and if I don't bug him to take his bath and get homework done, he will take forever

[24hr-mum]

my boy, now 5, also eats super slow - 1hr to 1.5hr stimes. unless its junk food eg burger or if its fruits. no. 1 was like that until this year p2

my no. 3 is only 3 but eats 30min. difference? no. 1 and 2 raised by granny. no. 3 is by my maid.

[janet88]

My son is super bochap…I have to get used to that until he matures…hopefully by secondary school. In the meantime, I have to encourage him. My daughter is going to P1 next yr…she is more kiasu than my son. Hope she stays this way next yr.

[24hr-mum]

very worried for my boy. eat slow. do work slow. not becos he cant do tho he isnt very smart but just lazy n playful

[dimsum]

Hi, need feedback from experienced mummies.

Currently, I am looking for a CC for my 4yo boy (will be in K1 next year). The one that I am interested in does not do weekly English spelling at all, not even in K2. The centre mgr said their spelling is done rather informally when learning phonics and she said it’s effective.
Will my DS struggle when he enters P1 and weekly spelling is a routine?
Is it a norm or exception for kindys and CC to give weekly spelling?

[mum0408]

Yes, most of us nags because we hav no choice. That is y I'm looking for \"help\" from someone who can teach them to be more responsible and concentrate. If I continue nagging like that....I think I probably aged faster than my mom...


Anyone heard of mindschamp or something quite similar?

Does it work?? :idea:

[janet88]

Who likes to nag ? Given a choice, I rather keep quiet. Nag at son to bathe, take his lunch, get homework done but write nicely…pack his school bag/tidy up. It’s a daily affair.


Kids now are NOT stupid…in fact they are very much cleverer than us when we were their age. My son does his homework in school so that he doesn’t have homework. There was once he got punished for doing that…during Maths lesson while teacher was teaching, he did his Science homework. Needless to say, his teacher called me to complain after punishing him. All his crazy antics every year.

[smurf]

lauren:

very worried for my boy. eat slow. do work slow. not becos he cant do tho he isnt very smart but just lazy n playful

Mine also super lazy and playful...