Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[Otah]

wonderm:

My boys do most of their studies at the dining table. Only when we need to use the dining table, they study in their study rooms. I suppose I am lucky that the boys usually tell me what they are doing - like which subject they are revising or what kind of projects they are doing. They tell me not because they think I don't trust them. They sometimes seek my advice about their revision plan as whether they are spending too much or too little time on one subject or if their study methods are on the right track.

Didn't your boys insist of doing their studies or using com in their study rooms since they have one?

My ds only sec1 now and I have yet to face similar issue, may be for sec 1 they no need to bring com to school. But he has begun to ask me when he can get his own laptop. I begin to Is it better not to get him a personal laptop and better share with parent ? Currently, he is borrowing mine when he has online homework to submit or checking emb ...

[mum42]

Breanne,

I think to discipline boys at this age with fluctuating hormone both sch and parents must work together can't only depend on the sch. DS was once v gd boy too, but now always answer back n argue with us so have to spend more time communicating with him also set rule for him esp gaming time.

Think HCI is an IP sch so they expect the boys to be mature enough to think n behave themselves in a proper manner. Yes , agreed that outdoor activities are gd way to burn off their excess energy. But think my DS is over stretching himself :sad: just to get Aces pt, CIP pt ,CCA pt ( to be in the exco ),CCA competition and getting all his HW n projects done. :imdrowning: Think all this stress also attribute to their hot temper :mad: on top of the fluctuating hormone :gloomy:

[Zann]

mum42:

... boys at this age with fluctuating hormone ... attribute to their hot temper :mad: on top of the fluctuating hormone :gloomy:

When normally all these be over for boys?

[mum42]

Sorry Zann , I wish I know the answer too .

[breanne]

I thought girls are the difficult ones to manage…

[mum42]

Ha ha think all the same just different problems.

[wonderm]

Otah:

wonderm:

My boys do most of their studies at the dining table. Only when we need to use the dining table, they study in their study rooms. I suppose I am lucky that the boys usually tell me what they are doing - like which subject they are revising or what kind of projects they are doing. They tell me not because they think I don't trust them. They sometimes seek my advice about their revision plan as whether they are spending too much or too little time on one subject or if their study methods are on the right track.

Didn't your boys insist of doing their studies or using com in their study rooms since they have one?

My ds only sec1 now and I have yet to face similar issue, may be for sec 1 they no need to bring com to school. But he has begun to ask me when he can get his own laptop. I begin to Is it better not to get him a personal laptop and better share with parent ? Currently, he is borrowing mine when he has online homework to submit or checking emb ...

My ds2 is also Sec 1 this year. We got him a personal laptop at the beginning of the year and he promised not to play games. I think they may still play occasionally but not too often. That could be why they never felt the need to hide away in their study rooms.

[godiva]

I have seen ds on his laptop apparently playing games (eg shooting missiles at flying objects etc), but he claims he is just "watching video". I like to believe him as he has always been honest with me.


But I don’t understand his type of videos.

Can any parent enlighten me?

[mum42]

Hi,

Any parents went to the Sec 2 OBS briefing ? Pls enlighten me about it . Thanks.

[Otah]

What time does your sec 1 sleep on weekday these days?


My ds has frequently been working on assignments and studying for tests these days and has been sleeping late night, usually after 11:30 pm and sometimes past meet night. Water bottle is also not empty after a day in school… I am beginning to worry about his health. He is definitely not playing computer game as I can see him busy doing homework, typing and printing…etc For the past two days, he fell a sleep in the bus on his journey back and missed his bus stop…

I am not sure if this is due to his poor time management or there are really so much work to hand in at one go.