Time Management - How do u parents deal with it?

[apple79]

ManyHatslady,


at what age do u send your girl to centre? half day?

[ManyHatsLady]

apple79:

ManyHatslady,


at what age do u send your girl to centre? half day?

3+, 3 hrs/day

tried many CC earlier then. Never regretted sending her to Montessori after that.

[apple79]

Thanks.


My girl is only coming 1.5 yrs but I already thinking of doing so…(also taken care by MIL)

[ManyHatsLady]

apple79:

Thanks.


My girl is only coming 1.5 yrs but I already thinking of doing so........(also taken care by MIL)

don't think Montessori takes in children at such young age, can call the center to ask.

[buds]

Yes, Montessori childcare takes in children 18mths and above, apple79.

In childcare it’s either termed as either Pre-N, N1 or Playgroup. There
are also Montessori enrichment centres that run weekly Parent & Child
programmes, so new parents can have a basic idea of how the Montessori
Methodology and curriculum encompasses a child’s holistic development,
before signing up for a daily programme.

[apple79]

yah thanks all. I been looking around for quite sometimes and still unable to come to a decision. indecisive mummy

[Angelina]

What’s the diff with Montessori and other schools? My daughter is in a Church school which also claims to prepare kids for primary 1.

Montessori is more ex rite? Abt $700 plus?

[Mummy_Tang]

Hi,

for me its more on how to divide time for my 2 kids… DS is 5yo and DD is 27mths…
I am a FTWM who rushes home everyday….after cleaning, washing and showering the kids it will be about
8 or 830pm. I will teach the 5yo on English and completing his CMA homework plus all the Ting Xie and Spelling from school.
I usually have no time for my DD 27mths or even if I do, will take her a long time to settle down…and by then its usually time for bed…. So I feel abit unfair, unbalance as a mummy…

I tried to have DD on my lap while we do some common activity on starfall, but DD just cannot sit still or it will end up
with both fighting for the mouse or something else.

Reading of storybooks is also a challenge as different kids want diff stories or if we read the same story, DD will be walking ard and not listening or will also end up fighting to hold the book etc….

Does anyone has such problem? How do you divide yr time for your kids? TIA!!

[winth]

Hi Mummy_Tang,


My children are almost the same age as yours! DS1's K2 this year (going 6 years old soon) and DS2 at 27 months now. I had no maid then, so all housework is done at around 9pm after DS2 goes to sleep. But with a very good maid now, housechore is well-taken care of, and I will settle down for couple talk by the time it was like 930pm.

My usual routine:
I usually settle DS2 first, around 730pm after their dinner. It was tough at first to get him to sit and read with me cos he was very very active. You start with very very simple books to read and repetition is the key for young children with very short attention span. I started on 3 books with very few pages, simple big words. His attention span will lengthen when you keep reading the same 3 books to him at the specific study table designated for him. The whole cycle of him walking around will start again when I try to change new books to read to him. But he will settle down again after repeating the same pattern for 2-3 nights.

Oh ya, having a designated spot for doing homework such as a nice study table works well. They will know that that spot is for reading/homework and nothing else. I have placed DS2's study table right beside DS1's and it works miraculously. It has become their study spot! DS2 will sit on his study table when he doesn't want to sleep, he'll bring out books/work plus his pencil case and place it on his study table to tell me that he's not done yet.

I have progressed to making him write and cut and colour (oh, he loves cutting). But all these take patience to implement. He will not sit down kuai kuai and let you teach him if you don't persist in this homework-implementation cycle. Have faith and dun give up when your DD dun seem to show interest. Children are very sensitive and smart to decode a parent's interest level. If you show no enthusiasm and persistence, chances are they will show little interest too.

When DS2 goes to bed around 8pm or 830pm, I will then start with DS1 with the usuals - reading/homework/diary (just started diary writing after bud's post)/spelling learning. DS1 is very easy as I have gone through this implementation cycle when he was only 1 year old. DS2 started slightly later as he is really very very active and very different from DS1. With DS1, I was already reading 16 books a day when he was DS2's age, so you can see a very big difference. So on DS2 it was a new technique of getting him to sit down with me and go through the books.

[Mummy_Tang]

HI winth,


Wow! Your routine makes me feel like a lazy mummy! :oops:
I only really started to coach DS1 when he was 4.5yo, before that just let him play and play and play!One day this lazy mummy was browsing the internet and discover this Ksparent forum and since then am trying to be on the ball to coach DS1….. Hope I am not too late!! But nevertheless I simply love this website!!! So many parents around sharing their stories! Thanks amillion KSP!

Good for you that you have a good maid.For me I gotta take over from my mum, who helps to look after DD2 and the cooking. I need to shower DS1(came back fm CC), feed dinner to both, wash the dishes and my turn to shower then settle down.

As like I mentioned b4, we only started to sit down to do \"work\" last yr, DS1 still is those itchy backside and trying to escape from work kind… so a lot of shouting, trying to get him to sit down for work has to be done….
After a lot of \"tug of war\" with DS1, then he can sit down to do whatever work that I teach him. DS1 is also those kind that you must sit beside him to \"watch\" him otherwise no work will be done.... so I gotta stick my butt beside him all nite ... and hence DD2 is in a way neglected..... she sometimes will be disturbing DS1 or just playing on her own.

My DH are usually hands off on the academic side, the only subject he coach/supervise DS1 Is the CMA or recently spelling or tingxie. Recently he will do computer stuff with the kids.

Yr 27 mths DS2 sounds quite good to me, know how to color and cut and reading! My gal still acting very much like a bb.... Like what you say, never give up and have faith…. Think I will have to work out something to tackle DD2 1st. Start when they are young, otherwise will have a difficult time like my DS1….

Thanks for your sharing and I roughly have an idea to fine tune …… I really appreciate it!