Government, what you really want us to do?

[corneyAmber]

Oppsgal:

Put in childcare also need someone to pick them up, if the young kids are sick, need someone to look after them.

Just mention that, for adhoc, use parents' or family network. Parents' network means have a few SAHM friends staying nearby around the same area to help one another out for adhoc stuff.

[Oppsgal]

ksi:

Oppsgal:

Put in childcare also need someone to pick them up, if the young kids are sick, need someone to look after them.

Just mention that, for adhoc, use parents' or family network. Parents' network means have a few SAHM friends staying nearby around the same area to help one another out for adhoc stuff.

I also don't trust others (except childcare with open concept , and parents) to look after kids in preschool age, incase anything happen.

[fightingmom]

ksi:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"sleepy\"]

I forced mine to sleep early. Problem is she couldn't finish her homework as she returned home around 4pm twice to thrice a week. Next day teacher made her 罚站. Her classmates managed to finish theirs so comparatively she seems slacked in her completing her homework. But her classmates slept at 11+pm while my dd's bedtime is at 9+pm. Hence she's cute and chubby which is more important to me than completing homework :evil:

9pm ? for lower primary ok, but up to 11pm for p6 is not too bad

mine in lowest upper primary is still 9pm.[/quote]When my dd was in P4, she slept @ 8pm. When she was in P5, she slept @ 9pm. Now at p6, first half of the year she slept @ 11pm cos we did intensive revision. But now, nearer to PSLE, I let her sleep @ about 10pm latest.

Have to train them to do homework fast. For my dd, she usually takes a hearty breakfast, thus she makes use of recess and the one hour break before supplementary lesson to finish up her homework. She likes it this way cos she says she can discuss any homework with her friends and they help and encourage each other . when she is back from school, I will let her nap for about 30mins.

[limlim]

ksi:

Personally I like early hours for school. I used to go to school so early(by public bus) that there was no traffic jam and I could enjoy the wonderful fresh morning air and dew every day and watch the day break beautifully. It was a fantastic way to start my day every day. These are actually simple joys of life that kids today do not know how to appreciate because parents are not keen in early hours and cascade the sentiments to the kids.

:goodpost:

But I could only enjoy it during offdays..

Totally no mood on workdays..

[jedamum]

How to train to do homework fast?

My boy spends one hour on dinner. 20min just to drink his cup of milo in the morning. How to eat hearty breakfast? Breakfast is on the go when walking to school as I want to give him that extra 10min sleep. He sleeps at 10.15pm and wales up at 610am . Not even 8 hours.

[limlim]

mamago:

Morning rush hour will get worse if all schools start at around office hour... maybe...

Not so much if there is distance priority as the \"only\" priority....... :evil:

[Funz]

Yes there are challenges abound. And yes, who wouldn’t want things to be easier.


But honestly answer this question, if all these issues were removed, would you be having 4, 5 or 6 kids or would you still be having 1 or 2 only?

And for people who decided not to have kids, I doubt any removal of such issues will change their minds.

[fightingmom]

ksi:

Oppsgal:

Put in childcare also need someone to pick them up, if the young kids are sick, need someone to look after them.

Just mention that, for adhoc, use parents' or family network. Parents' network means have a few SAHM friends staying nearby around the same area to help one another out for adhoc stuff.

Agree with ksi. I usually arrive school half an hour early. Have been doing that since my girl is P1 so I got to know a lot of parents who waited at the gate. After 6 years of hello here and there, I made a few good friends with the mommies there. There was once when I held up by some medical appt with my mum, called one of the mommies for help. She readily agree to bring my dd back to her home, ensure that she has lunch with her ds and did homework together before I arrived. Am grateful for such help when the time arises.

[limlim]

mamago:

3Boys:

The title of this thread should really be \"People, what do you really expect the g'ment to do?\"


People expect everything to be laid out on a platter. I luurve PM's riposte during the televised session last week to the young man who said he didn't want to get married. Well, our parents had far fewer resources and safety nets, never stopped them from having hopes and dreams and daring to try right?

Maid off every weekend so difficult to deal with meh?

If you are a SAHM, then it's not.... but if you are a FTWM you can't even have a decent day off on Sunday cos your FW helper is having hers.... in this case, a FTWM is a worse job than a FW domestic helper... this could just be one of the reasons that the yuppies generation are delaying their motherhood....

3B is XY not XX.. so cannot be FTWM...... :evil:

[Oppsgal]

I find that there are not enough home based jobs around or even flexible jobs (2-3 days workdays).


Want to return to be \"part-time\" working mother also difficult. Only mostly full time jobs.