Parents with sec 1 kids

[kamom]

How are your kids doing? My ds is getting very forgetful. Seems like his memory bank is full after P6. He is so forgetful. He has forgotten his file, his technical class apron, PE uniform and today, even forgot he has the NAFA test to take. Suppose to be in school earlier but he has completely forgotten all about it :slapshead:


He even forgot to bring in the keys, it was left on the main door. :faint:

Is this normal for sec 1 boys? :roll:

[BeContented]

Ha

And I already complaint & lectured my Sec 1 son over his forgetfulness (which I translate to bochup attitude). Yours seem more serious - keys at door
Let's see if others having similar 'problem'

[janet88]

My boy in sec 1 not much different from p6…but he can breathe a sigh of relief bcos he is done with PSLE.


He is not forgetful…bochap more like it. Oh yes, he said his friend asked him for help to befriend a female classmate…this monkey even teased his classmate saying girls are trouble.

[kamom]

janet_lee88:

My boy in sec 1 not much different from p6...but he can breathe a sigh of relief bcos he is done with PSLE.


He is not forgetful...bochap more like it. Oh yes, he said his friend asked him for help to befriend a female classmate...this monkey even teased his classmate saying girls are trouble.

:rotflmao:

[janet88]

kamom:

janet_lee88:

My boy in sec 1 not much different from p6...but he can breathe a sigh of relief bcos he is done with PSLE.


He is not forgetful...bochap more like it. Oh yes, he said his friend asked him for help to befriend a female classmate...this monkey even teased his classmate saying girls are trouble.

:rotflmao:

short of saying his sister is trouble.

[Nutty mum]

kamom:

How are your kids doing? My ds is getting very forgetful. Seems like his memory bank is full after P6. He is so forgetful. He has forgotten his file, his technical class apron, PE uniform and today, even forgot he has the NAFA test to take. Suppose to be in school earlier but he has completely forgotten all about it :slapshead:


He even forgot to bring in the keys, it was left on the main door. :faint:

Is this normal for sec 1 boys? :roll:

My DS definitely is. Losing his water bottle is a norm; so now he is using the recycled soft drink bottle instead. The life in Sec 1 is busy, unpredictable schedules and never ending homeworks, projects; etc. Believe me, he is as busy as any working adults, no public holidays and weekends.
Sometimes I'm really pity him but there again, I console myself that this is part of growing up and he has to learn to grow up and manage his time.

So Janet, you are not the only one. Give all our DS some time to cope.

[janet88]

Nutty mum:

My DS definitely is. Losing his water bottle is a norm; so now he is using the recycled soft drink bottle instead. The life in Sec 1 is busy, unpredictable schedules and never ending homeworks, projects; etc. Believe me, he is as busy as any working adults, no public holidays and weekends.
Sometimes I'm really pity him but there again, I console myself that this is part of growing up and he has to learn to grow up and manage his time.

So Janet, you are not the only one. Give all our DS some time to cope.

hubby had to help him with home economics project (10 page report) and cca program...or else he won't get to sleep at 11 if he has to do himself.
why sec 1 so 可怜 ? math teacher gives so much homework and due the next day...easily 30 questions dumped on class...if long weekend, worst !

[kamom]

MOE or principal or teachers??? They should try to live the life of a sec 1 before dumping loads of work on the kids. They are human not machines.


If our young live their lives like that, not enough sleep, poor meals, stressed lifestyle...not just aging population but a very sick population we are going to face. Why bother to come up with 1st class healthcare when they don't bother about their health at a young age. :sad:

[Nutty mum]

janet_lee88:

Nutty mum:

My DS definitely is. Losing his water bottle is a norm; so now he is using the recycled soft drink bottle instead. The life in Sec 1 is busy, unpredictable schedules and never ending homeworks, projects; etc. Believe me, he is as busy as any working adults, no public holidays and weekends.
Sometimes I'm really pity him but there again, I console myself that this is part of growing up and he has to learn to grow up and manage his time.

So Janet, you are not the only one. Give all our DS some time to cope.

hubby had to help him with home economics project (10 page report) and cca program...or else he won't get to sleep at 11 if he has to do himself.
why sec 1 so 可怜 ? math teacher gives so much homework and due the next day...easily 30 questions dumped on class...if long weekend, worst !

Talking about sleep. My DS often sleeps at 11pm (at least 4 days in a working week) and gets up at 6am in the morning. Recently because he has last minute project work to present, he works till 10.30pm and gets up at 5.15am the next morning to complete it.
The earliest time to come home is 4.30pm in the afternoon; he would check his phone if there are last minute work, have a quick shower, play on his phone for like 15mins and quickly get back to his powerpoint presentation.
Time is so tight that now he doesn't go NTUC with me for grocery shopping!
Very true loh, 可怜. When I saw the thread on planning for holidays to Taiwan, Korea etc, I'm so jealous because we can't even plan the June holidays because DS is not sure if he has any school activities!!

[janet88]

ONLY sec 1…this is simply ridiculous !!! They were just done with a crazy year at P6…this year they are dumped into deep sea. Forget that stupid word called ‘holistic’. I had to hold back my frustrations when I heard son having 50 Math questions to do over Good Friday weekend. What nonsense is this?


They are young kids for goodness sake.