<![CDATA[What did you say to your child on the first day of school?]]>Heyya all!


What were your last words to your child before he/she left for school on the 1st day, yesterday? I've toned down my kiasu-ism spirit and being
proud of myself for not nagging the words out this year. Seasoned parent they call it.. Heheeee! Chill only..

Just 2 words i said yesterday to my 2 kiddies..
HAVE FUN!

What was yours?

PS : Ok, if including \"I Love You\" is a total of 5 words for me! 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/1729/what-did-you-say-to-your-child-on-the-first-day-of-schoolRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 14:08:41 GMTFri, 02 Jan 2009 19:50:28 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:09:39 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
learningtobekiasu:

don't fight and don't lose your water bottle!



alamak!

Speaking of water bottles... I've lost count of the water bottles my son has lost or broke. That's why the only water bottles he gets to carry around these days are less than $5.

after 1 month - lost 1. not bad i must say!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/16189https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/16189Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:09:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:39:08 GMT]]>

learningtobekiasu:
don't fight and don't lose your water bottle!



alamak!
Speaking of water bottles... I've lost count of the water bottles my son has lost or broke. That's why the only water bottles he gets to carry around these days are less than $5.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/15000https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/15000Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:39:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:43:36 GMT]]>don’t fight and don’t lose your water bottle!



alamak!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14070https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14070Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:43:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:33:20 GMT]]>I said lots of things before sending her up the school bus:

1. Rem to look out for aunties/teachers to bring u up to the hall
2. Ask ppl if you get lost
3. Rem to drink water and go to the toilet, dont hold your bladder
4. Rem that mummy has put some money in your wallet
5. Rem that your school bus is no. 32
6. Rem this, that blah blah haha…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14069https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14069Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:33:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:32:52 GMT]]>Dear buds,


Think the tests are some kind of assessment on their Maths/English ability. It kinda freak me out a little... cuz nt sure if its goin to be included in their CA marks

Lemme think :? ....during the hols, she had:
2 days of Chalet
3 days of Club Med
1 week of Chinese enrichment
2 days of lesson on astrology
3 days weekly of badminton practices
and the rest.... computer games :oops:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14036https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14036Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:32:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:28:17 GMT]]>Heyya schellen,


Guess kiasu-ism leads to kancheong-ism eventually…
Same-same wif me lor…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14033https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14033Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:28:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:48:48 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
schellen:

How can ChiefKiasu's son not be kiasu? 😉


Unfortunately, kiasuism is not hereditary. He is a most laid-back kid. Makes me wonder what I have done wrong in his up-bringing :rant: 😄

Ah, then you need to send him to enrichment class on kiasuism...and quick! 😉


Nowadays in the morning, my last words to dd before dh sends her to school is : Hurry up! Take your things! Don't sit there and daydream! You only have 5 more minutes!

Sigh.... Mommy more kancheong than child. :stupid:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14012https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14012Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:48:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:08:05 GMT]]>

schellen:
How can ChiefKiasu's son not be kiasu? 😉

Unfortunately, kiasuism is not hereditary. He is a most laid-back kid. Makes me wonder what I have done wrong in his up-bringing :rant: 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14007https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14007Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:08:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:20:18 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
Last thing I said before watching my P4 son enter the school gates on his first day of school: \"Wah lao... your bag so heavy... first day why so kiasu and bring so many things?!\"

How can ChiefKiasu's son not be kiasu? 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14002https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/14002Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:20:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:13:00 GMT]]>Heyya cluelessmum,


Waaah… Which school is your child in?
So poor thing, got tests liao…

If that happened to me, i would be like
so kan-cheong too…

Relax. Take a deep breath.
Assess your child’s difficulties.
Then, make the decisions based
on your child’s learning strengths
if you reali must send her for some
enrichment lessons, ya… No point just
dumping our children in an enrichment
centre that doesn’t really…well… enrich.

Errrm… if i may ask…
What was done during school hols aniwaes…?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13994https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13994Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:13:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:04:21 GMT]]>Last thing I said before watching my P4 son enter the school gates on his first day of school: "Wah lao… your bag so heavy… first day why so kiasu and bring so many things?!"

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13993https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13993Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:04:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:44:21 GMT]]>First day of school: Honey relax and enjoy urself ok, jus pay attention in class and everything will be fine.... (trying to reasure her as she is attending a new school tis yr....)



The next few days after hearing tat she has taken some tests (yes already!!): Wat!!!!How could u make such a simple mistake...... U r so going to enrichment centres...... and start doin the assessments I bought. Wat have u been doin the entire hols???? :oops:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13988https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13988Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:44:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:06:15 GMT]]>Heyya smiley,


Short and sweet! 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13939https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13939Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:06:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:49:16 GMT]]>to dd: Bye girl. See you at 6. Enjoy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13919https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13919Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:49:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:30:15 GMT]]>

buds:
Heyya schellen,


Ooooh yeeaaah...
Homework fever hasn't sunk in yet,
hence the utmost enthusiasm looking
forward to shcool. Our kiddies must've
missed their friends terribly. Too long
staying at home with mummy mebbe..

Hahaa!

Hope you are feeling much much better now.
I can relate to the groggy-thingy, must've bn
a battling experience to still wake up early to
ensure the kiddie gets to school..

Cheerios.
Thanks, buds! ^_^

My daughter came home from second day of school and said that school was a bit boring. Yesterday, she said that the most enjoyable parts were recess and after school care playground time. 😛

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13808https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13808Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:30:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:22:49 GMT]]>Heyya schellen,


Ooooh yeeaaah…
Homework fever hasn’t sunk in yet,
hence the utmost enthusiasm looking
forward to shcool. Our kiddies must’ve
missed their friends terribly. Too long
staying at home with mummy mebbe…

Hahaa!

Hope you are feeling much much better now.
I can relate to the groggy-thingy, must’ve bn
a battling experience to still wake up early to
ensure the kiddie gets to school…

Cheerios.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13741https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13741Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:22:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:43:25 GMT]]>Heyya, mom2boys!


Ya actually made my day,
laughing out loud to myself like that!
Boy, your boy’s sooooo cute!

Like to cry, huh?

Kids nowadays…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13603https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13603Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:43:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:02:30 GMT]]>my words to my son:-


'today u K1, big boy already…have fun…dun cry ok?"

‘mummy, cry a little bit also can what…i like to cry…’ :x

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13584https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13584Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:02:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:56:21 GMT]]>Heyya guys..


Tks!
I lurve them all!

All your contributions made sense in a way that,
i realised when i first started as \"the first-time
kiasu-parent\", i too, unconsciously breathed out
instructions aplenty to my poor girl.

Which I'm sure, she'll only remember the first
few words i said. Hehehee..

After i finished the mouthful, i also do remember
being guilty of asking her, \"Did you hear what i
just told you?\" In her mind she must
be thinking, which of the lot was the \"just\"?

Not enuf with that, i also reminded her...
\"Remember what i told you? Remember ok..\"

Again, i think... (Only now it dawned on me laa..)
Which ones were supposed to be remembered, in
its hierarchy of priorities?

The things we do, huh.....

Ermm.. in this case,
the things we say.

So, i made conscientious effort not to over
emphasize anything much. I wud like to
trust her to know what's expected of her.

After all people, its 1st day, right.....

After all that silent worry over saying only
\"have fun\" on my end, it was so heart-warming
when she came home beaming, school was great
mum. I did have fun! And i missed you...

Awwww....

The next thing she said was, can we eat now?
I'm hungry.. And over lunch she readily told
me how her wonderful day turned out to be...

See!
She remembered the 2 words i said before she left
for school. Gosh, i'm proud of myself! Wuahahahaa!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13575https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13575Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:56:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:33:13 GMT]]>to kids: mummy will pick you up later. U go to school and mummy go to work. kisss

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13569https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13569Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:33:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:54:21 GMT]]>To ds: Have fun, I’ll see you at one.


To dd: Have fun. Remember, I’ll be a bit late then usual. Gotta pick ds first.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13554https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13554Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:54:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:28:59 GMT]]>Darn! Can’t really remember 'cause I was sick so mind was groggy. But she apparently enjoyed school and is looking forward to more next week. (I wonder if her enthusiasm will maintain when homework finally comes in.)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13549https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13549Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:28:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:32:27 GMT]]>

sleepy:
Get a good seat because you will be sitting at the same place for the rest of the year 😄

Heheh... actually, this is dependent more on physique than choice. Teachers will arrange the kids in ascending order - shortest sit in front. Throughout the year, there would be tweaking such that the weakest students will sit in front.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13545https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13545Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:32:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What did you say to your child on the first day of school? on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:16:06 GMT]]>Get a good seat because you will be sitting at the same place for the rest of the year 😄

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