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Foreverfriends:
Janet88

Your girl is very hardworking. How do you get your girl to revise her weak subjects?
my girl hardworking? i really wish. i plan her weekly revision and get her to follow it.
if i don't do so, she will be on youtube and instagram...but my schedule is rather flexible.

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janet88:

yup...hanging carrots to keep them motivated. breathing space for the whole year of endless madness.
she has worked very hard this year, so she does deserve to have fun this year end holiday. since we do not have a habit of going for holidays, it's food galore.
Envy you your girl very auto. My son played throughout the year, ended up with poor results, still wanna play during school holiday. Ask him to revise his poor subjects he simply answered me \"I can't be bothered\" :slapshead: I thought I could let go and let him handle his studies but it proved me wrong. I still need to breathe down his neck. What's worse, he is simply addicted to games :stompfeet:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814365https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814365Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:57:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:39:00 GMT]]>Janet88

Your girl is very hardworking. How do you get your girl to revise her weak subjects?

MyPillow
Everyday food and movie?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814362https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814362Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:39:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:09:23 GMT]]>

MyPillow:
Carrot carrot after 2 hrs to keep them going - fooodddd, movies ! More yummy food

yup...hanging carrots to keep them motivated. breathing space for the whole year of endless madness.
she has worked very hard this year, so she does deserve to have fun this year end holiday. since we do not have a habit of going for holidays, it's food galore.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814297https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814297Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:09:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:20:39 GMT]]>Carrot carrot after 2 hrs to keep them going - fooodddd, movies ! More yummy food

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814271https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814271Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:20:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:12:51 GMT]]>

Foreverfriends:
What do your kids do during school holiday?

mine will revise her weak subjects...we will go out and eat whatever they like...so it can be a weekend of eating. went to jem and imm today.
kids have plenty of 'quota' as they have high metabolism.

it's 2 hours of revision every morning and the rest of the day is reserved for fun.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814233https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814233Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:12:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Mon, 06 Nov 2017 04:35:52 GMT]]>What do your kids do during school holiday?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814090https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1814090Mon, 06 Nov 2017 04:35:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:39:20 GMT]]>i'm reminding daughter to pick up a book to read...any book. just read. otherwise it will be youtube and instagram :stompfeet:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1813999https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1813999Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:39:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Wed, 01 Nov 2017 21:08:22 GMT]]>DD has not been reading story books this year. For Chinese, I will ask her to try reading books by 尤今。Any recommendations for English books. Thanks thanks!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812922https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812922Wed, 01 Nov 2017 21:08:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Wed, 01 Nov 2017 14:48:38 GMT]]>Waiting to get her new books so that she can read up on the new subject (in place of D&T)…something about food. Should be interesting. During our time in secondary school, it would be home economics.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812899https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812899Wed, 01 Nov 2017 14:48:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:04:36 GMT]]>I think dd has worked hard and will leave her to enjoy the holidays. In fact, I will be worried if I only see her studying during holidays. She spent her time watching utube, painting. I do see her making notes… supposed this is considered studying. I do wish she could read or revise her Chinese…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812689https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812689Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:04:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:51:58 GMT]]>

vinegar:
4 hours? Ur DS is very diligent. My DS is still in \"shutdown\" mode - eat, sleep, read books. He is obsessed in reading books esp those Chris Ryan, Hunters books..etc..Think I will stop him from borrowing books.


I asked DS to work on the leftover Sec 1 assessment books esp Maths. He said the Maths syllabus for Sec 1 & Sec 2 is very different, thus, it is unnecessary to work on the remaining assessment books. Same applies to other Science subjects.

He claims that he has done well the exams & he is very good liao so no need to do this or that. He just has tons of excuses to excuse himself. I really not sure hw shld I convince him.

Shld I get him to complete those Sec 1 assessment books esp maths & science? Or get him prepared for Sec 2 syllabus? :scratchhead:
Why stop him reading? Reading is good - relaxing, improves languages etc. Even if you think he spends too much time on it, surely the solution is to limit the time rather than stop it altogether.

It's true he did well, so really, why would you want him to study some more? Since he did do well, I think you should let him do what he likes most of the day, and just programme a couple of hours a day. He may himself get tired of too much leisure and find something else to do. The only reason that would convince him to do work, I think, would be to ask him to think if there are topics he is weak in and go over those, or do a revision paper in ley subjects at least once now, and again in Dec, to \"keep warm\". Just make sure that he doesn't do any 1 thing to the exclusion of all else (like computer games) - keep a balance.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812681https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812681Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:51:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:39:48 GMT]]>

vinegar:

I asked DS to work on the leftover Sec 1 assessment books esp Maths. He said the Maths syllabus for Sec 1 & Sec 2 is very different, thus, it is unnecessary to work on the remaining assessment books. Same applies to other Science subjects.

He claims that he has done well the exams & he is very good liao so no need to do this or that. He just has tons of excuses to excuse himself. I really not sure hw shld I convince him.

Shld I get him to complete those Sec 1 assessment books esp maths & science? Or get him prepared for Sec 2 syllabus? :scratchhead:
if he starts sec 2 syllabus now, will he be bored when school starts?

the science textbooks are for lower secondary (daughter's school uses 'all about science' by hodder publication), so what is taught in sec 1 should be tested at the end of sec 2. for daughter, i am definitely getting her to ramp up esp her chemistry. for math, it's really to get her brains working. so we are finishing up whatever is not done in the assessment book.
it's 2 months before sec 2 starts...if she doesn't do anything, she would have problems catching up.
i've bought sec 2 assessment/reference titles for math, history and geography.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812677https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812677Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:39:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:56:26 GMT]]>

Coolkidsrock2:
DS inherited DD's books so he has started leisure reading of them already.


Reminding him every day to work on the leftover sec 2 English assessment books as well.

No homework from school. He is free so long as he does 4 hours of work every day.
4 hours? Ur DS is very diligent. My DS is still in \"shutdown\" mode - eat, sleep, read books. He is obsessed in reading books esp those Chris Ryan, Hunters books..etc..Think I will stop him from borrowing books.

I asked DS to work on the leftover Sec 1 assessment books esp Maths. He said the Maths syllabus for Sec 1 & Sec 2 is very different, thus, it is unnecessary to work on the remaining assessment books. Same applies to other Science subjects.

He claims that he has done well the exams & he is very good liao so no need to do this or that. He just has tons of excuses to excuse himself. I really not sure hw shld I convince him.

Shld I get him to complete those Sec 1 assessment books esp maths & science? Or get him prepared for Sec 2 syllabus? :scratchhead:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812672https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812672Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:56:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:52:55 GMT]]>

MyPillow:
Coolkidsrock2:

[quote=\"ammonite\"]

:shock: possible? Can you point me to some reading materials on this? I would love to remodel ds1 all over and make him good as gold. :rubhands: .

Broadly, the key words to search are neuroplasticity, adolescence brain development, brain training, etc.

So what type of brain work u give ur ds?

Yes I agree brain can be rejuvenated n remodel. we need to self learn a lot at work Thru experiences . And each year end, I feel myself become wiser due to the heavy work load n closing of financial year statements! New discovery new improvements made .learn out of own initiative n Hunger yields more powerful results compared to being ask or told to learn.[/quote]I used to subscribe to the games in this website:

https://www.brainhq.com/

Both the kids are managing on their own now. I only play a supervisory role.

DS has 2 CCAs, both he enjoys a lot. He knows he needs to maintain his grades or he will be required to drop one. Because of this, he has taken ownership of his studies and I do not even need to get involved in any way.

I believe in always stretching them to deal with time and attention conflicts (DD sat for 4 music exams during her O levels year) and letting them fall, within certain constraints. The competition in the working world is cut throat and they need to be ready for it.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812639https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812639Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:52:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:15:00 GMT]]>Coolkids, thanks so much, I will look them up!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812631https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812631Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:15:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:59:39 GMT]]>

Coolkidsrock2:
ammonite:

[quote=\"Coolkidsrock2\"]

The brain goes through another growth spurt during the adolescence years, important to keep him gainfully productive to not waste this window of opportunity to re-model it.

:shock: possible? Can you point me to some reading materials on this? I would love to remodel ds1 all over and make him good as gold. :rubhands: .

Broadly, the key words to search are neuroplasticity, adolescence brain development, brain training, etc.[/quote]So what type of brain work u give ur ds?

Yes I agree brain can be rejuvenated n remodel. we need to self learn a lot at work Thru experiences . And each year end, I feel myself become wiser due to the heavy work load n closing of financial year statements! New discovery new improvements made .learn out of own initiative n Hunger yields more powerful results compared to being ask or told to learn.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812623https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812623Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:59:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:40:57 GMT]]>

ammonite:
Coolkidsrock2:



The brain goes through another growth spurt during the adolescence years, important to keep him gainfully productive to not waste this window of opportunity to re-model it.

:shock: possible? Can you point me to some reading materials on this? I would love to remodel ds1 all over and make him good as gold. :rubhands: .

Broadly, the key words to search are neuroplasticity, adolescence brain development, brain training, etc.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812618https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812618Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:40:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:35:25 GMT]]>i set work for my daughter to do…i think that should take about 2 hours for science since the topics tend to be long…all 3 sciences need intensive revision. different topics and there is math as well as history and geography.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812613https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812613Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:35:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:28:42 GMT]]>

Coolkidsrock2:


The brain goes through another growth spurt during the adolescence years, important to keep him gainfully productive to not waste this window of opportunity to re-model it.
:shock: possible? Can you point me to some reading materials on this? I would love to remodel ds1 all over and make him good as gold. :rubhands: .

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812592https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812592Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:28:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:08:02 GMT]]>

MyPillow:
Coolkidsrock2:

DS inherited DD's books so he has started leisure reading of them already.


Reminding him every day to work on the leftover sec 2 English assessment books as well.

No homework from school. He is free so long as he does 4 hours of work every day.

4hrs work ? Such a good boy
ds n dd are also quite relax in sch holidays except the psle year n sch homework
i only did sch given holiday homework when i was young, spent the holidays listening to songs, 龙虎榜 ；Perfect10 Top10 ；movies , chatting away on phone ; go Mac with frens etc - my fond memories :please:


It's not a lot. He still has a lot of time to play games, watch TV, listen to songs, go out and idle.

The brain goes through another growth spurt during the adolescence years, important to keep him gainfully productive to not waste this window of opportunity to re-model it.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812589https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812589Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:08:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:02:02 GMT]]>My dd still need to attend sch during sch holidays

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812553https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812553Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:02:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:58:11 GMT]]>

Coolkidsrock2:
DS inherited DD's books so he has started leisure reading of them already.


Reminding him every day to work on the leftover sec 2 English assessment books as well.

No homework from school. He is free so long as he does 4 hours of work every day.
4hrs work ? Such a good boy
ds n dd are also quite relax in sch holidays except the psle year n sch homework
i only did sch given holiday homework when i was young, spent the holidays listening to songs, 龙虎榜 ；Perfect10 Top10 ；movies , chatting away on phone ; go Mac with frens etc - my fond memories :please:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812496https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812496Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:58:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sec 2 2018 (Kids born in 2004) on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:36:30 GMT]]>DS inherited DD’s books so he has started leisure reading of them already.


Reminding him every day to work on the leftover sec 2 English assessment books as well.

No homework from school. He is free so long as he does 4 hours of work every day.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812485https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1812485Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:36:30 GMT