What does your 11/12yr old boy do when he is at home?

[sandunes]

indigoblue:

my..o..my... helps in preparing meals? tats so sweet of him!


but.. soccer and chess? its diificult for mi to imagine someone sweating out at the field to come home and play a game of chess...

During weekdays, he reads Soccer news/ watches soccer on TV only.
Only plays the game on Sat.

[UncleLim]

sandunes:

Watch 45 mins of soccer on Mio while having snack

Read newspaper - \"World News\" ie. mainly Sports section and headlines.
Read books... mainly non-fiction ones.
Go online to read abt soccer and chess
Play chess himself with the board / computer
Work on his Programming online
Do homework
Help in preparing meals

sandunes, what programming language is your DS into ?

[sandunes]

UncleLim:

sandunes, what programming language is your DS into ?

Actually I m clueless wrt computer programming. He is using VBA now as he can use Excel to do it without buying any external software.His teacher in school help hims when he finishes his work early in class.

if he wants to learn others like Java, BASC, does it mean we need to buy the software?

Sorry to go OT.

[UncleLim]

sandunes:

UncleLim:

sandunes, what programming language is your DS into ?

Actually I m clueless wrt computer programming. He is using VBA now as he can use Excel to do it without buying any external software.His teacher in school help hims when he finishes his work early in class.

if he wants to learn others like Java, BASC, does it mean we need to buy the software?

Sorry to go OT.

My son plays the piano to de-stress. Otherwise it will be online chess and programming too. He uses Visual Basic and creates games, quizes and other applications for fun. He also messes around with his website and installs different scripts on the site to experiment. Some evenings I go to the condo pool with him before dinner.

P/S: Sandunes you can get your DS to download Visual Basic Express free from Microsoft website. There are also various Java programming tools free I believe. And lots of tutorials online too.

[sandunes]

UncleLim:

P/S: Sandunes you can get your DS to download Visual Basic Express free from Microsoft website. There are also various Java programming tools free I believe. And lots of tutorials online too.

Thks UncleLim. I have chk with ds and he said he has already dl the Visual Basic. He is not using it right now as it can only be used on the Windows platform and he prefers to work on the iMac laptop. Meanwhile, I believe there are still a lot he can do on VBA. He is taking a break to prepare for Common tests this week.

Ds plays music too (abt 45 mins) daily but I don't think he sees that as a de-stressor. Practicing is hard work and he is not proficient enough to play whatever he wants. I see that in elder dd as she is able to play her favorite Korean music as and when she likes. I think staying in the toilet to read helps him de-stress more!

[peterch]

Mine either doing homework or assessments books for an hour or so. The rest of the time he plays with his gadgets or watching TV (cartoon )


Sometimes when he is 'free' he would help to wash dishes or cook rice.

[indigoblue]

sandunes:

UncleLim:

P/S: Sandunes you can get your DS to download Visual Basic Express free from Microsoft website. There are also various Java programming tools free I believe. And lots of tutorials online too.

Thks UncleLim. I have chk with ds and he said he has already dl the Visual Basic. He is not using it right now as it can only be used on the Windows platform and he prefers to work on the iMac laptop. Meanwhile, I believe there are still a lot he can do on VBA. He is taking a break to prepare for Common tests this week.

Ds plays music too (abt 45 mins) daily but I don't think he sees that as a de-stressor. Practicing is hard work and he is not proficient enough to play whatever he wants. I see that in elder dd as she is able to play her favorite Korean music as and when she likes. I think staying in the toilet to read helps him de-stress more!

LOL

[indigoblue]

peterch:

Mine either doing homework or assessments books for an hour or so. The rest of the time he plays with his gadgets or watching TV (cartoon )


Sometimes when he is 'free' he would help to wash dishes or cook rice.

...another sweet boy..
.i think i must try to trick or bribe my son into helpin g in the kitchen...

[UncleLim]

peterch:

Sometimes when he is 'free' he would help to wash dishes or cook rice.

Will you allow your DS to \"intern\" at my home ?? :evil:

But frankly that is the kind of children we want ! :imanangel:

[UncleLim]

sandunes:

I think staying in the toilet to read helps him de-stress more!

We must get your toilet's interior designer's contact number !! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: