Club 3 or more Kids
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Eldest girl:
1) Chinese tuition
2) Swimming class
3) Art class
4) Science and English creative writing (planning to start this year)
Middle boy:
1) Chinese tuition
2) Swimming class
3) Drums class (he loves music and rhythms)
4) Speech and drama
Youngest girl:
1) Chinese enrichment
How about yours? I know mine is still not a lot, there are some friends of mine that have their whole weekend packed with classes for their kids. I do not want to overstress my kids. -
24hr-mum:
DS1 (6yo) goes for 3 classes: swimming, piano and soccer. I think 3 is probably the maximum for us. Otherwise there will be no time for anything else!on average how many tuition/enrichment classes per child?
my p3 has 4, my other 2 has 2 classes. i cant decide whc to drop becos all seem important
DS2 (3yo) goes for 1 class: piano and will be starting swimming with DS1 soon. we'll see what else interests him next time.
DS3: still in tummy!
Have flirted with the idea of doing Chinese enrichment, but DH doesn't think it's necessary. -
hi glendt,
where are the drums classes? seldom heard abt drums. my boy may like
hi MummyThreeStreams
where is the soccer class?
my P3 has math & sci (combined) tuition, eng n ch compo class, piano. used to hv art but dropped already. now sch wants her join cca whc shd be twice a wk
k2 boy has enopi math n going to hv eng class. just stopped the art cos he nvr listen to teacher.
#3 (nursery) has music appreciation (short term) n jelic.
if i do start swimming in future (can form a class already since i hv 3 kids), can only do it on a sun cos no other days already. i dont want to hv to go out everynite so mine is one class after another for some days. -
Lavender_Tea:
Hi,
If finances & health is not a problem, I think you should go for it. I regretted tt I did not go try for a 4th one. PS : Remember that 2012 is dragon yr, another yr of baby boom and competition, of course. 2011 is a better betHerbie:
Hr 24 hr-mum
sometime i think if i dun have no.3 soon i may regret later on... so in a dilemma
Agree with Lavender Tea, go for it if u can. I have 4kids. Last one came as a surprise.Was apprehensive when I found out I was pregnant again cos age gap of the rest are close, but luckily she was easy as a baby, slept thru the nite easily and wean off easily as well. Most of all, she had so much fun with her siblings. Even for those with 4 kids, when they are grown-up, the house also very quiet as its so common for them to study or work overseas nowadays..... -
everyday i hv to nag n scold my kids, i think its bad for my health. really dont dare try another one. my kids are all 2 to 3 yr gap
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24hr-mum:
JSSL Arsenal. It's at VJC in Marine Parade. We started in the second half of last year, so he's quite new to the sport. But he enjoys it a lot!
hi MummyThreeStreams
where is the soccer class?24hr-mum:
Yah, time-saving is so important! I'm putting both my boys in the same swimming class, even though DS2 doesn't know how to swim and DS1 can swim decently. Saves time and money! I get the coach to come to our condo, thus saving more time (though not saving money, but since time is money... ...). Their music school is also near to our home, so that we can save on commuting time as well, especially now that DS1 is going to take exams and has all these extra classes he has to go for.if i do start swimming in future (can form a class already since i hv 3 kids), can only do it on a sun cos no other days already. i dont want to hv to go out everynite so mine is one class after another for some days.
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the most time-saving is all tutors come to our hse. but it isnt money-saving…
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just curious, for those with kids learning piano, do ur child whine when ask them practise piano? is it eg all 3 kids learn piano / will be given chance to learn piano/ or is it given only if the child ask for it?
piano is a long term commitment…so ex… -
We consider music as essential to our kids’ development and education as language, math or swimming. It’s not about interest - even if they are not interested in math, they will still have to learn it in school. Same goes for music. As I am trained in the piano, I chose piano as the default instrument. I guess it could have been the violin or flute. It is not cheap, but we don’t send them for Math or English classes. i suppose that’s the time and financial trade off for us. we won’t be able to afford all those classes!
My 6 yo will whine about practising, but that’s a 6 yo for you. He will whine about everything! But he still practices. But having to supervise the practising can often drive me up the wall…
Are you thinking of enrolling your kids in formal music lessons? -
my #1 (p3) is learning piano. she is ok in the beginner grade but now learning for grade 1, is whining cos more difficult. n as she gets older, becomes lazier. whines abt academic wk too.
i wonder shd i just let her learn for leisure and hence no exams and no need to push her or expect much from her (but then there will be no return from it since it wont be professional learning), or shd hv exam as per normal n wk towards it.
swimming is important becos its a lifeskill. but piano to me is good but not that a must have to progress to grade 8 if already got some basics b the child is lazy, not willing to wk hard (is it a signal of not enuf interest?) and not enuf flair？？
the teacher says she is just want to stay in comfort zone, whc is true, but i shd still push her cos its not a lack of ability. just lack of discipline.
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