Di Zi Gui 弟子规

[cherrygal]

勿自暴 勿自弃

圣与贤 可驯致

译文：不要自甘堕落，不要不求进取。圣贤的目标可以自我培养，逐步完善的。
驯：驯化、培养
致：达到

故事：苏秦发奋

[phtthp]

Thank you, cherry gal for kind help.

Will let my friend know. Ask her to teach her son using this useful phrase, explain the profound meaning behind, make him memorize.

Btw, blossom world going to start another new dzg class, coming October. I see more & more parents making enquiries, queue up their child on the wait list.

Are u going to register your n2 girl, for this new class? This programme take about 2 years to finish, because it goes in depth.

If she start in n2 now, V good ! She can complete, before entering p1 in 2016. In fact I see a lot of (n2 + k1) kids enrolled inside the class, mich more than k2 kids. So far, no p1 kid around.

[reiner]

hi phtthp,


my 4yrs kid already registered in the oct class… but they wont accept my P1 kid yah…

[reiner]

my P1 kid sch teaches dzg too… but wanna expose her to in depth ones… any recommendation?

[cherrygal]

Thanks phtthp, DD’s grasp of the Chinese language is still rudimentary, I hesitate to send her to a dzg class using Mandarin to explain the meaning… is there a class in English?


But I must say, DS and DD are enjoying the DZG cartoons but I have to sit beside them and explain in English.

[JohnYeo]

Hi,


I'm just wondering what is the appropriate age to expose DZG to my children. My DD1 is 3 this year...

Thanks in advance.

John

[pchong]

JohnYeo:

Hi,


I'm just wondering what is the appropriate age to expose DZG to my children. My DD1 is 3 this year...

Thanks in advance.

John

I never know abt DZG until my ds1 was exposed to it this year in his Secondary sch....oh gosh...I shd have started it earlier...

[phtthp]

cherrygal:

Thanks phtthp, DD's grasp of the Chinese language is still rudimentary, I hesitate to send her to a dzg class using Mandarin to explain the meaning... is there a class in English?


But I must say, DS and DD are enjoying the DZG cartoons but I have to sit beside them and explain in English.

Cherrygal,

Go for it. Dun worry Abt yr gal's Chinese. Inside my daughter's class now, there are total 16 kids max. Out of these 16, bulk of it are 4 yr old n2, followed by 5 yr old k1, and only 3 k2 kids. There is no p1 kid here. So this class strictly for n2-k2 kids.

For the n2, in pre-school now, they only learning how to recognize simple Chinese words, plus some simple bi Hua. So when come to Chinese, every kid is starting from ground zero.

In this Dzg classics, their teacher said they'll Learn to master about 1640 Chinese vocab words (if I rem the count correctly). Of course my original intention for my kid is learn some important moral values out of dzg. My main objective is to let her listen to the moral classics. Let the teacher then teach them what is filial piety, etc. I mean ... If I want her To learn Chinese character, I can let her attend some other external enrichmt classes outside. These 1640 chinese vocab words thereabout just happen to be a bonus.

So far, I find the teachers and many volunteers there very warm, helpful and courteous. The parents there are also kind & helpful. They also trying to organize outings to organic vegetable farm, so that children can be I trod iced to see how plants and veg grow from, etc.

Dzg teacher said 4 yo (n2) is the best time to introduce dzg. No doubt child may not understand each & every profound meaning behind dzg classics, but at this age, their mind is like a piece of blank paper. Or like a piece of sponge. They absorb things in much faster rate than we adults! So as they memorize dzg classics, it'll drop into their hearts, their mind, their soul. One day when they grow up, as they recall what they'd been taught before, the meaning gradually become alive in them - the meaning of remembering where you drink the source of water from ?

In the class, not all stay in Geylang. Some stay in Serangoon, tiong Bahru, red hill, bukit merah, some stay in clementi. They also send their kids down here on weekend.

[reiner]

hi phtthp,


blossom world no accept P1 kid yah… so my n2 can go only lor… he will be in the Oct class… also worry abt the chinese but the main thing for me… is to let him see how other kids behave… haha!!

is there any class material to buy? can know the Tr name?

[lovelydaughter]

What are we teaching our child?

我们在教孩子什么？

By teaching the Right Attitude to our child from young, he will possess a sound Judgement (ability to differentiate what is right or wrong), which is the true Wisdom.

Not teach them about gain.

Why is the reason that contribute to a kids in modern society that value money to the extend of severing the ties of kinship?

This is because the parents have not taught the right Attitude to our child.

我们在教孩子跟母亲，你都是用利益相交。


所以为什么现在的孩子为了钱。为了自己的利益，可以六亲不认。

都是我们自己从小有没有把正确的态度告诉给小孩。

所以这个判断力非常重要， 它是真正的智慧。


因为他要明白了哪些是对的，哪些是不对的。


From birth, the child is is continuously learning judgement from listening & watching from nitty gritty events (the behaviour of the parents) daily.

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一个孩子他从小他生出来， 他就在看，就在听。判断力就在生活的点点滴滴就在教给他了。

There is an ancient saying: The temperamental at age 80 can be foreseen at 3 years old.

A sound judgement can be taught to a child Before he turns 3 years old as he is continuously absorbing them through sight & hearing.
古人讲的一句话: \"三岁看八十\"。一个孩子正确的判断力， 在他三岁以前，可以全部都教给他。他都在看，都在听。

video from 0:40:10 to 0:47:

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馬來西亞師資培訓課程－02－愛心伴孩子成長--肖陳穎老師

Research was conducted on 1000 kids who are age 3 in 1980.
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Results were released 23 years later reaffirmed that character of adult mimics the behaviour at age 3:

1) 28% of kids who are Cheeful & Brave grown up to become cheerful, determined, decisive and leadership qualities => Confident
一、充满自信的占２８％。幼童时候他们活泼勇敢、充满自信，成年以后他们开朗、坚强、果断，领导欲望较强……还是属于自信心较强的。

2） 40% of kids who are Confident & Friendly, grown up to become Calm, Easily Adapt to environment & emotionally Strong=> Adaptable
二、良好适应的占４０％。幼童时候他们自信又随和，成年以后他们冷静、沉着、较能适应环境、不容易心烦意乱……依然表现出良好的适应能力。

3) 8% of the kids who are Reserved & less sociable, grown up to become fearful of being hurt, restrain the emotions & don't influence others= > Reserved
三、沉默寡言的占８％。幼童时候他们不活泼、不善言谈、性格内向，成年以后他们要比一股人更倾向于隐瞒自己的感情、不思影响别人、不敢从事任何可能导致自己受伤的事情……今天基本上还是沉默寡言。

4) 14% of the kids who are cautious, grown up to become more Disciplined & high self-control abilit => Self-Disciplined
四、自我约束的占１４％。幼童时候他们就表现出有一定的自制能力，成年以后他们谨慎守纪……还是表现出较好的自我约束能力。

5) 10% who are Hyperactive or easily distracted or pessimistic, grown up to have hasty temper, easily agitated by petty matters & poor concentration => Restless
五、坐立不安的占１０％。幼童时候他们好动、注意力分散、还有些消极行为，成年以后他们与其他人相比更容易对平常小事情做出过度反应，容易烦恼和愤怒……仍然不脱坐立不安的影子。

幼童时候——成年以后……这１０００人在个性特征方面表现出惊人的相仿、相近、相似。这就告诉我们“三岁看八十”还是有一定的事实依据和科学道理的。
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