sinoboy:

optimistforum:

After school, here in England, offers basic activities with no fun nor enrichment activities. Lazt staff sitting on their fat arses get children to tidy up, something that they themselves are paid to do. Here a 13 year old child can be alone at home and be responsible for younger siblings.

Here in Singapore, after school care is very expensive and kiasu parents will cry father cry mother until the lazy staff get fired. :scared: Difference here is a 13 year old who is home alone can be quite lonely but don't have responsibility to take care of siblings because he or she is alone.

optimistforum:

After school, here in England, offers basic activities with no fun nor enrichment activities. Lazt staff sitting on their fat arses get children to tidy up, something that they themselves are paid to do. Here a 13 year old child can be alone at home and be responsible for younger siblings.

KsqMathelogy:

How about student care service?


I asked my students before about their feelings having to go to a student care. They told me they really enjoy their time there and they actually learn a lot of advanced things which the classroom teacher usually has not much time to teach.

I think it is also beneficial to their social development.

You may want to check with the school teacher whether they have any lobang for student care services.

KsqMathelogy:

Does the school have after-school care services? I understand that most schools now have student-care service which is usually cheaper.


If your child is matured, putting him alone could work but make sure he is really, really safe. Plan a timetable WITH him and make sure he follows through it so that his time is spent wisely at home while waiting for you to come back.

I have some friends who leave their children at their in-laws place or their own parents' place while they are working. Do you have these options to consider? Personally, I feel that a child alone at home is very poor thing. I think we may have to consider the emotional aspect of it too. Independence can still be built in other ways.

TTBCOOL:

coffeedrinker:

Hi mummies..school holiday how ?

Occupy your child with holiday programs.

TTBCOOL:

Looking back now, I am really glad that I was with her during her growing-up years and I feel that it did establish our bonding. This is only my view.

mum2b:

sorry, can I ask, during sch holidays or days where there's no sch (teacher's day/children's day/psle marking days), will the child stay at home by himself the whole day (8am-6+pm until a parent comes back fr work)? seems to be very long..

my child (lower pri) is in student care too coz both parents work full time w/o helper, and I was contemplating part time work & to dispense with the student care service. but the problem is sch hols like above.

coffeedrinker:

Hi mummies..school holiday how ?

slmkhoo:

havok_ex:

Cant check on them when you get back?

Possible, but it still means that the kid gets to build up a bad habit and then \"pay\" for it later. Better if the habit is not formed in the first place.

havok_ex:

Cant check on them when you get back?

Aloysiusbb:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"havok_ex\"]I used to be alone at home since pri 2. What's to worry about, really? Especially kids nowadays. They are more likely to be glued to the tv, computer or ipad than to be running around the house.


If they cant cook simple meals on their own then just ensure you cook lunch before going off to work in the morning and come home after work to cook dinner.

After physical safety, that's probably the no. 2 worry of parents!

slmkhoo:

havok_ex:

I used to be alone at home since pri 2. What's to worry about, really? Especially kids nowadays. They are more likely to be glued to the tv, computer or ipad than to be running around the house.


If they cant cook simple meals on their own then just ensure you cook lunch before going off to work in the morning and come home after work to cook dinner.

After physical safety, that's probably the no. 2 worry of parents!

havok_ex:

I used to be alone at home since pri 2. What's to worry about, really? Especially kids nowadays. They are more likely to be glued to the tv, computer or ipad than to be running around the house.


If they cant cook simple meals on their own then just ensure you cook lunch before going off to work in the morning and come home after work to cook dinner.