Club 3 or more Kids

[chatelaine]

With 3 kids and more, I believe tuition priority should go to those who cannot cope with their subjects at school. Aren't tuition done at home? It helps to save you time and $.


My colleague who has 3 kids, tuition was done at home on different days by the same teacher (once a week). Of course, $ is always max out to minus by end of the month with all the swimming and enrichment program.

24hr-mum:

hi parents

with 3 or more kids, how do u budget expenses for tuition?
i m sure cant tuition all subjects for all kids, unless super rich.
even if got $, time coordination is a problem, n plus the multiple trips.

how do u decide who gets what tuition?

[24hr-mum]

i guess the real problem will be when all 3 are in pri sch!

#1 always has most opportunities compared to the rest.

mine is 2 preschoolers and 1 primary sch. cant combine the classes

[24hr-mum]

let me tabulate. so far our members are:


junrahmat (4 kids, aged 1-12)
phankao (4 kids, aged 2-16)
MummyThreeStreams (going to have #3 in Jan)
lostbunny(3 kids, aged 2-8)
tigger88(3 kids, aged 1-5)
bezzlay (3 kids, aged 2-6)
MMM (3 kids, aged 5-10)
i3mum (3 kids, aged 4-5)
heyhoe (3 boys, aged 3-8)
FNg (3 kids)
znzyzyzx (4 kids, aged 4-14)
CayennePepper (3 kids, aged 3-7)
pinkixora (3 kids, aged 8-15)
chatelaine (2 kids, planning to hve #3)
24hr-mum (myself)(3 kids, aged 3-8)

pardon and correct me if i got any of the info wrong

[Champion]

Hello! I am also a mummy of 3 kids:-


DD1 - 8+ (P3 in year 2011)
DD2 - 5+ (K2 in year 2011)
DS3 - 15 Months

Glad to join this club; Cheers :celebrate:

[MumMum]

Hi, I am working full time with kids aged 8, 10, 12 and 14. (#2 being a girl) Had maid on and off but found that I do better without them. The most liberating time was the 1 year maid-less period when I just had #4 and with hubby working outside SIN.


Without maid, kids tend to be more independent. My #1 especially is very helpful. He was helping to heatup lunch and taking didi and meimei when in P4&5 when we had no maid.

All kids’ had their lights off at 8:30 pm. Only this year, allowed #1 to sleep about 10 pm. The early bedtime meant the kids have good rest and mummy have time to do housework. I do cook and bake breads for them.

Most of them do not have tuition except occasional Chinese on-and-off so it is easy on family time and budget. Being working mum without another adult (till hubby returns about 2 years ago), kids had to study independently or get help from older ones.

Now we drive an MPV but before that, we were car-less and rent weekend cars from NTUC since hubby is only home on weekends. That worked just fine.

[Muffins]

:welcome: to the wonderful world, that is KSP! :welcome:

[24hr-mum]

hi champion, mumum, welcome!


champion - my #1 and #2 are same level are urs. #3 is 3yo.
#1 is actually 1 jan 03 bb.

MumMum - wow, really salute u, can still work also. i agree that when maid-less, kids hv a chance to be big bro or sis n to take care of others.
the only thg i dont like is cooking. but i do hope to be maid-less one day. really saves $$

u are really a super mom!

i dont drive myself. maybe shd go for refresher course again.

[FNg]

24hr-mum:

ya, seems like will never graduate from the cycle of motherhood. every time i gv away baby stuff, i find myself pregnant soon. haha

Ya, my third was unplanned. But now I have 3, I can't imagine just having

2. But still they are a handful!

[FNg]

kidsplay:

FNg:

I have 3 kids, 2 girls and 1 boy. I cannot imagine having 4! Having 3 is


already testing the limit of my patience. :frustrated:

Can I adopt one? :lol: :lol:

Heehee as much as they make me want to tear my hair out, I love having

the 3 of them. I think as they grow up, it would not be so bad..I hope.

How about you? How many kids do you have?

[24hr-mum]

FNg,

u r right. after having 3 lovely kids, i actually feel proud that i hv more kids than others, esp those wif just 1, haha.

(thats my only indicator of productivity level, haha)

but seriously hvg 3 means a lot of budgeting.
but 3 is fun. when u see the kids playing together, its so much joy.
of cos when they fight, its a chance to teach them how to share n love.
if i only hv 1, my girl will be more self-centred than now i believe.