Me Time!
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laughingcat:
Estee, woah...your DH so romantic. Valentine on cruise. :love:
zac'mum, dun worry so much. It's only the beginning. You will get the hand of it soon. Yes can totally feel you on the mad rush after work. I used to cringe over the mad rush, the constant nagging of the boys doing homework. The constant checking of the work schedules, home schedules, school schedules and daily homework schedules. Stay strong. You will get there once you lay out the schedules.
LC,
Nice to see u’re back in the Forum with us.
@ Zac’s mum You might try taking pics of hmwk or ask peer parents for help. I rmbr one year, one peer FTWM mum asked for a pic of Chinese 听写 list as they were out on weekend booked hotel celebrating National Day. In the rush, she forgot & child was panic coz the new week will be tested. These are what frds in class chtgrp are for.
:grphug:
S’times, I see kids & parents having worksheets or textbook at Toastbox or public areas doing hmwk & learning for exams. These days kids start early using public areas with parents sipping coffee at Starbucks or Pizza place. My family do not hv such habits tho. I know of one FTWM have both her kids brot to a quiet cafe near her office so she can intermittently run down to supervise their work before they head home for dinner. Not easy, hence I’ll always respond & watch for FTWM who need anything or any help. -
janet88:
Instead of relying on your husband to teach your daughter, since he is so tired by the time he reach home after a hard day of work outside, why not get your Sec 3 daughter to book appointment with her respective subject Teachers, clarify whatever doubts (concepts not clear) she have ?
she definitely needs breathing space. we have discussed subject workload.laughingcat:
Janet, have a heart to heart talk with your dd on the help she needed other than your DH on the school related. This might help to reduce the unnecessary \"waiting time\" or specify a weekly schedule between your DH and DD.
I feel that should give teenagers some time out otherwise watched over them too tightly will have repercussion.
on weekdays, she would get homework done and for questions she can't handle, she will put them aside until hubby returns home. these 3 weeks, she is having graded tests (CA1). after this period, we will resume our Saturday evenings out.
At Sec 3, she is big (old), mature enough, to handle independen learning, asking of questions herself. The sense of ownership of learning, must come from she herself. As a mother, you cannot study on her behalf, because you are not the one taking exam. She is the student, she ought to take responsibility, of her own learning. She is already in Sec 3, not a P1 kiddo who need hand holding. She need to take ownership, of her own learning. She must be willing, want to learn on her own, too. -
Parents know their kids the best and they are their best advisers.
Is today very windy and warm? Good to do some laundry work … -
it is very windy these few days and not warm..that is one of the reasons I suspect my yeast not working too well :?
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MrsKiasu:
Dd has been sleeping late and accumulating sleep debt, seems to be busy with past/current hw and my record of her revision still at around mid Dec18. we have given the whole room to her else dd2 wont get good rest.
^o^ Sleep & personal space for revision are important. Once the schedule is missed, don't play catch up; relook the timetable & move on from there. Be a step ahead. Your kids are independent & that's the important thing - it'll work out fine.
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sky minecrafter:
no schedule yet sky :sad: coz know cannot adhere to...dunno dd has how many holes to patch before could move forward. I made cny resolution to sleep earlier and now because of dd I need to stay awake to keep telling her go to bed..she told me she is clearing backlog hw and do some revision..and I really hope so..hope soon she could start on papers.MrsKiasu:
Dd has been sleeping late and accumulating sleep debt, seems to be busy with past/current hw and my record of her revision still at around mid Dec18. we have given the whole room to her else dd2 wont get good rest.
^o^ Sleep & personal space for revision are important. Once the schedule is missed, don't play catch up; relook the timetable & move on from there. Be a step ahead. Your kids are independent & that's the important thing - it'll work out fine. -
@mks. It's ok, let her be. Which teacher is fiercer, do that homework first? Good to hear that your 明珠 is handling work on her own. *≧∇≦*
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Hi ladies, sorry for my long overdue reply as I was feeling sick and fatigue for the past few days.
Just 2 days ago, I noticed I had some side effects after taking the 2 types of antibiotics; my tongue turned white and acquired a metallic aftertaste. Plus I developed an itchy throat and a dry cough.
Yesterday, things got worse and I felt my body aching and running a high fever. I went back to the A&E clinic as I was unsure whether I caught a flu bug or dengue fever or just more serious side effects from my medication.
I did a flu swab test and was found to be positive for Influenza Type A (H1N1). The doc told me in his heart, he was thinking how come this patient is so suay! Added Tamiful to my long list of medicine and could only hope that I don’t suffer too much side-effects.
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YL
Rest well, after such not-so-lucky events, gd luck is just round the corner.
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MrsKiasu:
it is very windy these few days and not warm..that is one of the reasons I suspect my yeast not working too well :?
:scratchhead: Not warm? It's been very hot! Could not even complete my usual walk with the dog last evening. He kept stopping and whining so we cut our walk short. Haiz and last night, found a rather nasty and raw hot spot on him, gotta keep cleaning and disinfecting or it will spread.
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