Club 2011 Kiddos

[joanne_mas]

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[northernstar]

any mommies of 2011 babies stayin at Punggol here? i will be moving in there this yr

[applemum2011]

Hi 2011 Mummies,


I am new here and have just joined as a kiasu mummy.

My son is born in Oct 2011, he’s very active (start to walk ard end 14 mths) and I hardly can use pc now as coming back home is really late every weekdays after a long day at work. My hbd and I are taking care of my boy while my maid doing household chores during weekends, so I hardly have any time for others.

I am living in Sengkang Fernvale and I always put my son and maid at my inlaws house at Hougang.

Anyone here has any idea to enrol your kid in any preschool, childcare or activities ?

I find my son not really learning much when he’s at my in laws house except walking here and there and learning dialect (Hainanese) from his grandparents. He has tried to say those that was taught to him and follow simple instructions tt they said.

My son has a bad temper and insist his wants or he will start to pull my maid’s hair or bending his body till he falls inside the "Playpen" and he plays toys only for a short while and throws them away when he no longer interested in them. We saw him hug other kids (same height as him) when he walks in the shopping mall. Prefer to walk on his own than to b carried.

[lukemommy]

Hi Joanne_mas,


yes, nowadays kids sleep quite late thus don’t have enough sleep and become cranky early in the morning…same goes to my boy… His kindy is only 3 mins drive from home and sometimes he complains he is tired !!! refuse to sleep early , always want to play and sleep around 11 pm , of course will feel tired …

A warm welcome to akaysha, northernstar and applemum 2011

akaysha, it’s not only terrible 2 but 3, 4 and 5 !! so be well prepared ( i am not scary you , haha)

applemum2011, once kids enrol in pre-school /cc, they will learn very fast…most will become more sociable and talkative…my DD will join her brother in his kindy next year for pre-nursery class. I think most toddlers are pretty stubborn, want their ways , if couldn’t get what they want, will scream…sometimes i find it hard to discipline my 2 kids too…don’t dare to have a third one, haha!

[applemum2011]

Thanks lukemommy!


Many of my frens & relatives have quit their jobs after they have their 2nd child.
It’s really difficult to manage with 2 and more kids la and working full time.

Hope my 2nd baby comes along soon so that the age gap is not too wide from my 1st child…at the same time, I am worried that I cannot handle.

[joanne_mas]

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[lukemommy]

Hi applemum2011, do you intend to quit yr job after having 2nd child? Looking after 2 kids also no joke…sometimes i find that it’s even more stressful than working ! haha! most of the times they drive me crazy, refuse to listen to me, kor kor fighting with mei mei…of course when they are not naughty, they are cute …haha…


ya, its better not to have 2 kids with age gap too far apart coz its not easy for them to play together and also might not be close to one another…Don’t worry, 2 kids still can handle (from my experience , i take care of my 2 kids all by myself (no maid) , my mom only helpls me when necessary)

joanne_mas,

i also purposely let my DS study morning session so as to prepare him for P1 …teachers complain he cannot sit still, distract other students…everyday i have to tell him dozen times ‘must sit down and listen to teachers, can only stand up when teachers say can stand up…’ very tired…haha.

[joanne_mas]

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[Trina]

lukemommy:

ya, its better not to have 2 kids with age gap too far apart coz its not easy for them to play together and also might not be close to one another..Don't worry, 2 kids still can handle (from my experience , i take care of my 2 kids all by myself (no maid) , my mom only helpls me when necessary)

My two girls are 9 years apart. Adores each other like crazy, hugs and kisses all the time. No problem playing with each other and watches TV together (though I am not sure if it is beneficial for a 11 year old to watch Hi 5). Definitely fight less than my 2 nieces who are 3 years apart.
Not necessary true that it is better to have kids with wide age gap.

[lukemommy]

Hi Trina,


you are lucky to have 2 kids with such wide age gap to adore each other, maybe they are girls, more loving…my 2 nephews, 6 years apart, fight all the time !! lol , maybe boys don’t in to each other that easily…in fact, the younger one always bully the kor kor…because of this, my sis dared not to try for 3rd one ( she would love to have a daughter but very afraid to have another boy), if turned out another boy, she is going to faint !! haha

Hi joanne_mas,

no, my DD doesn’t attend any playgroup , will just let her attend pre-nursery class at her bro’s kindy next year. My DD’s learning ability is faster than her kor kor and she loves singing she loves to watch Hi5 , pocoyo and mickey mouse clubhouse. I just teach her alphabets, numbers, some songs now and then…