Lose marks through carelessness!

[Jennifer]

Yong HL:

Its a chore to repeat the same thing every night \"take out your bottle water, do your homework, read your books etc etc...\" and its exhausting to revisit the same type of questions due to carelessness and forgetfulness. Things never seem to be able to move on!

U will be surprised I am still facing some of these issues with my elder boy, esp his water bottle :frustrated:

We just dun share the same perspective of what's impt. Generation gap, maybe. BUT we must remember they are unique individual who hv their own way of doing things. We also dun like our MIL to nag at us, force us to do things their way

So, pick our battle wisely.

When my P4 boy was in P1, he also scored band 2. Now, he has done much better. Slow n steady wins the race, even if we are sucked into this rat race that seem to :imdrowning: us sometimes.

:hugs:

[Yong HL]

hi insider,


my girl is a march baby and she doesnt really like tv and not addicted to computer games. she usually draws and arranges her stationery at her own free time.

I agree with you (& keep reminding myself) that no child wants to make mistakes and get scolded. I also want to be a goody goody mum too… but when i saw the careless mistakes made on the type of questions which we have practised together so many times, i just simply blew it.

The reason why i want her to avoid being in band 3 is coz if P1 she is already in band 3, in my opinion, this signifies either she doesnt have a gd foundation in her knowledge in the subject (which she will also have a hard time to catch up as she progress) or her carelessness is too outrageous (which really needs some polishing)…

[Yong HL]

Jennifer:

[Slow n steady wins the race, even if we are sucked into this rat race that seem to :imdrowning: us sometimes.


:hugs:

Jennifer
thanks for the encouragement :hugs:
yes, u have just reminded me to accept this horrible fact that me and my daughter are already in this rat race which we cant withdraw. I can only mentally remind myself to be slow and steady, dont scold too much and accept that this is where she is (thanks insider for this reminder) & at the end of the day, a happy childhood (thanks to jedamum).
I hope she knows i am trying to be a better mum to her and i will continue to learn from all of you..

yes, i will be ranting it out here again. and i certainly hope you guys dont find me a nuisance repeating the same thing all over again then....

[Jennifer]

Yong HL:

careless mistakes made on the type of questions which we have practised together so many times

I hv a parent complaining to me that her child will learn sth today only to forget it by the following week.

I had the same prob with my P4 boy when he just started the morning session. After I implemented afternoon naps (at least 1.5 hr), I noticed his attention span, retention and memory power improved. Now he sleeps ard 9.30am and wakes up at 6am. On some days, I also have difficulty in getting him to understand what I am teaching, so I let him rest instead of following a rigid timetable for revision.

How's your child's health?

[Yong HL]

Hi jennifer

my daughter health is ok. Just tat she is quite forgetful and careless…

[Jennifer]

Yong HL:

my daughter health is ok.

Good to hear this.

My P4 boy has sensitive airways, hence his attention span is not as good. Now seeing a MaKuang physician. Hopefully he gets better.

[jenniferlsf]

Hi,


I also have a child in P2 lost mark due to carelessness. My child is just lazy as she hates studying. She just want to finish her exam paper and sit down to rest. I did remind her many times to check the paper but she said checked already. I heard other pupils in her class more kiasu but checking. However, for mine, she just said fail in class is fine as long as can play is more important. Anyway, to make her feel a bit more kiasu as she totally does not have any. Thank you. :thankyou:

[Yong HL]

Hi Jenniferlsf

U can read through the tips from the parents in this thread. I have adopted the reward points idea as recommended by 1 parent.
I drafted a system and told my girl and she so far, ok with it and we will be working based on it. Eg: for every full marks for spelling, 1 point. Once accumulated 20points, can redeem 3 stationery (which she loves more than money). For tests, if she gets band 1, then i will throw in pencilcase, colour pencils, more points and things like that. Band 2 lesser presents and so on...
After implementing this, i still have to remind her to check her work. I realised that her definition of checking is just to flip through the pages and ensure she has done all the questions only!
Lots of tips here

[Yong HL]

Jennifer:

Yong HL:

my daughter health is ok.

Good to hear this.

My P4 boy has sensitive airways, hence his attention span is not as good. Now seeing a MaKuang physician. Hopefully he gets better.

Hi Jennifer
My girl is also of sensitive and allergy background too. Itchy skin and eyes, sensitive nose when dusty.. things are better now compared to when she is a pre-schooler... Inherit from me. But things got better for me when i was 13years old then... so i have to bear with her until she is older....

[Jennifer]

Yong HL:

Jennifer:

[quote=\"Yong HL\"]my daughter health is ok.

Good to hear this.

My P4 boy has sensitive airways, hence his attention span is not as good. Now seeing a MaKuang physician. Hopefully he gets better.

Hi Jennifer
My girl is also of sensitive and allergy background too. Itchy skin and eyes, sensitive nose when dusty.. things are better now compared to when she is a pre-schooler... Inherit from me. But things got better for me when i was 13years old then... so i have to bear with her until she is older....[/quote]Some children do not outgrow these sensitivity issues. I am 1 example. According to TCM, these issues are related to attention span. Just my 2cts worth.