Club 3 or more Kids

[beauty79]

Need to ask the parents how you coach yr kids. Together or one at a time? Which way you find more effective?

[SAHM_TAN]

For me 1 at a time becos I have not master the all together one yet

[pecalis]

Hi all, can’t remember if I’ve posted here but my status right now is SAHM with 4 kids, dd1-13yo, ds-11yo, dd2-7yo and dd3-4mths. Dd3 just barged into our lives but we are all enjoying her and dh has decided to spoil her already and will be giving all his money to her:)


I used to homeschool my 3 older ones for pre-school. Taught the 1st 2 together i.e. read aloud to them tog. When teaching dd1, ds would be hanging around and learning and whispering the math answers into my ears. If he is not interested, he would just be nearby playing with his toys or solving jig-saw puzzles. Dd2 was the most difficult to ‘teach’ as she would complain story boring. She also complained of having only 2 friends to play with, so I sent her to K2 from term 2 onwards. Then in P1 this yr, she complained tt I din teach her many nursery rhymes or songs like Old MacDonald - think she felt embarrassed not knowing them.

To answer beauty’s qn, I have school time together though may be doing different things at different level. However, I taught dd2 alone as by then, the elder 2 would be in school already.

[beauty79]

SAHM_TAN:

For me 1 at a time becos I have not master the all together one yet

When I coach my kids one at a time, my Other kids will distract us. Even when I hide in the room with one kid, they will bang at the door wanting to come in too.do you have to deal with this?

[SAHM_TAN]

beauty79:

SAHM_TAN:

For me 1 at a time becos I have not master the all together one yet

When I coach my kids one at a time, my Other kids will distract us. Even when I hide in the room with one kid, they will bang at the door wanting to come in too.do you have to deal with this?

I will ask DS to wait for his turn, he will flip through storybooks that are lying around the house or do something else, as for bb, I will carry her or get something to distract her.

For me it took some time to establish the routine and sometimes I get mad too when the younger ones disturb

[SAHM_TAN]

pecalis,


so cute your DH's reactiion to DD3. So he's not leaving any money to you?

[pecalis]

SAHM_TAN:

pecalis,


so cute your DH's reactiion to DD3. So he's not leaving any money to you?

Right now, all his money is mine

I have total access to his money and free to transfer from his account to mine. In fact, a few mths back, I transferred $**k from his CPF Ordinary account to my CPF special account - told him it will earn higher interest in my account and also to build up my CPF since SAHM for 13 years already.

[beauty79]

SAHM_TAN:

beauty79:

[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]For me 1 at a time becos I have not master the all together one yet

When I coach my kids one at a time, my Other kids will distract us. Even when I hide in the room with one kid, they will bang at the door wanting to come in too.do you have to deal with this?

I will ask DS to wait for his turn, he will flip through storybooks that are lying around the house or do something else, as for bb, I will carry her or get something to distract her.

For me it took some time to establish the routine and sometimes I get mad too when the younger ones disturb [/quote]Thks for sharing. I need to get my kids to be more independent as they will want me to read to them, watch them fix puzzles, etc. Sometimes, I may switch on the TV to entertain the younger ones while I coach my DD1. By the time it's their turn, they would not want to leave the TV show.

[SAHM_TAN]

beauty79:

Thks for sharing. I need to get my kids to be more independent as they will want me to read to them, watch them fix puzzles, etc. Sometimes, I may switch on the TV to entertain the younger ones while I coach my DD1. By the time it's their turn, they would not want to leave the TV show.

hmmmm, not a good idea to use tv because besides they don't want to stop watching the programme, the brain will not be ready for learning.

[beauty79]

SAHM_TAN:

beauty79:

Thks for sharing. I need to get my kids to be more independent as they will want me to read to them, watch them fix puzzles, etc. Sometimes, I may switch on the TV to entertain the younger ones while I coach my DD1. By the time it's their turn, they would not want to leave the TV show.

hmmmm, not a good idea to use tv because besides they don't want to stop watching the programme, the brain will not be ready for learning.

Although I know that, it's one of the few activities I don't have to accompany them. I need to think of how to encourage them to learn to give me some space while I'm at home.