Club SAHM

[buds]

dearzen:

buds:

There IS a thread already on SAHM.


Click this blue link to go there.http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2845&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=sahm&start=0
Chief, mebbe this entire thread
can merge with the SAHM thread.

Buds,

I jz read the thread. Abit \"dead\" there. Yes if possible can move tis thread there & mk it more lively!! hee

Hokie! Mebbe Chief can now do the honours.
That thread just needs some dusting up, that's all. :celebrate:

[ChiefKiasu]

buds:

Hokie! Mebbe Chief can now do the honours.

That thread just needs some dusting up, that's all. :celebrate:

OK... threads are merged into a new \"Club SAHM\" for all SAHMs or would-be SAHMs to come and participate in.

[jesschan]

Hi! I am a SAHM too. Will pop by to chit chat whenever my boys can leave me alone…

[dearzen]

Hooray! :rahrah:


I'm here 2 learn frm all SAHMs in case I'm gg 2 be 1. Hee...

[sleepy]

Maybe we can re-introduce ourselves here


Me SAHM for 6 years+. Most likely a permanent role until the day I become grandma, can promote to SAHG then.

2 girls 7 yo & 5yo.

[Lock]

Hi there, I am A SAHM of 4 years with 2 children. DD is in P2 and DS in K2. I homeschool my DS this year and it is the best decision I have made. I have regretted not having done that when my DD was in her presch age.


In my opinion, the presch stage is so crucial. It is the formative stage where kids form habits, values and other behavourial traits. For me, I want to be directly responsible in how my kids turn out in future.

As an ex-sch teacher, I witnessed so many parents who decided to be SAHM when their kids started to have problems in sch; whether social, academic or behaviourial. More often than not, it is too late. They can’t do much to turn their wayward kids around as their habits and values are already firmly formed.

So for those who are thinking of becoming a SAHM, if there are no financial constraints, I wld strongly encourage you to go for it. The job as a SAHM is not easy but then which job is. And I think most SAHM will agree that the bond shared between us and our kids are worth the hardships we go thru.

[sleepy]

Lock:

Hi there, I am A SAHM of 4 years with 2 children. DD is in P2 and DS in K2. I homeschool my DS this year and it is the best decision I have made. I have regretted not having done that when my DD was in her presch age.

Hi

How do you manage the coaching part when both kids are at home?
When you are coaching your P2, how do you keep your K2 occupied? & vice versa

For me, that's a constant struggle as my girls love to chit chat with each other, started giggling in the middle of their homework. Despites my effort to place them in separate rooms, they are quite inseparable, always end up together again. During exam period, I have to dispatch my younger one to my mom's house. The moment they are together, it's PLAYTIME. That's my biggest set back in homeschooling so far

[KingRascal]

Sleepy, thanks for initiating the reintroduction...it's rather difficult to sieve through the pages to consolidate details


I am a 1-yr old SAHM, DS p1 this year. Been working all the way while he was with nanny (till 20mth) followed by CC (till end k2). I had originally intended to take a short break of about half a yr so that I can settle him in p1 for a few months. I even paid the deposit for a day care centre near his school.

However things took a change when I saw him entering p1. I think one of you mentioned earlier that this is a very crucial stage as the child is entering a different phase of their life, one which is completely different from the preschool, which were pretty much very sheltered. Mentally, socially and physically, they would go through many changes. My DH and I realised that it was very important that we guide him through properly this transition. Thus the decision was made...

Besides the usual activities like coffee with other SAHM around here, housework, and korean/taiwan drama marathon, I really look forward to see DS coming back each day, and we would catch up on each other's happenings in the day. This sharing is indeed the gateway to his growth and development. Cannot fully relate all that happened, just too many to share...but these are quality time that $ cannot buy...

With only 1 yr, I cannot compare myself with those of you who have sacrificed much longer for the family. Thus I would only be able to comment abt my thoughts at this moment. No regrets definitely.

[dearzen]

Hi! I'm a mummy of 2 - DD is 20mths old & Ds is 3 mths old. Not yet a SAHM BUT am seriously thinking abt becoming one.


I hv my doubts on whether i'm capable of being SAHM anot. I scare I hv no patience wif my DD. Why I say tat? Becos these 2 mths while I'm on ML, no doubt there's a strong bond betw us but she become super sticky to me. Prepare milk, meals, she insists I carry her. If i dun, she will cry cry cry. I cant be out of her sight! I hv 2 take short fast bath for example. Even that, she will cry outside the bathroom sometimes. Esp when DH is not ard these 2 mths, though I hv my dad, cousin, maid, I feel super tired & stressed.

In the end, result me blowing my top @ DD. :stupid:

[dearzen]

Lock:

Hi there, I am A SAHM of 4 years with 2 children. DD is in P2 and DS in K2. I homeschool my DS this year and it is the best decision I have made. I have regretted not having done that when my DD was in her presch age.


In my opinion, the presch stage is so crucial. It is the formative stage where kids form habits, values and other behavourial traits. For me, I want to be directly responsible in how my kids turn out in future.

As an ex-sch teacher, I witnessed so many parents who decided to be SAHM when their kids started to have problems in sch; whether social, academic or behaviourial. More often than not, it is too late. They can't do much to turn their wayward kids around as their habits and values are already firmly formed.

So for those who are thinking of becoming a SAHM, if there are no financial constraints, I wld strongly encourage you to go for it. The job as a SAHM is not easy but then which job is. And I think most SAHM will agree that the bond shared between us and our kids are worth the hardships we go thru.

Pardon my ignorance, homeschool mean u teach ur DS @ home without sending her 2 any Nursery or Kindy?