Anna Ng:

Dear force2,

True enough, i will clarify with the teacher...

Remember to b gentle with the teacher :heresmyfish: they r trying their best; we may only hv 1 or 2 to take care but he has soooooo many n for sooooo many hours! Thank God I m not a teacher.

Maxine:

Yes force2, the day has passed and today I am ok. I decided that I can ask the parents here for help with missing stuff again but will emphasise to my daughter also to be more responsible and make sure her classmates don take her things away.


Thanks for the cheering up! :rahrah:

Good to know u r ok now.
Yah, good to teach daughter to be more careful next time n learn to protect herself n her things well; the world can be very cruel with lots of ppl waiting to take advantage of others - cannot b running to mummy or daddy to fight their life battle all the time.

I remember teaching my children to always be respectful of ppl, their property and ppl's time, and not to get into fights or use violence. But on the side, I arranged for their Godpa (whose my brother) to tell them to hit back should anyone bully or box them first. :nunchuk: Hahaha. A bit hypocritical but that's life - one has to learn to fight if need to. :scared:

Anna Ng:

but i not really \"dare\" to feedback to VP, i worry the teachers cannot take it and show attitude to my children.

I think u don't hv to worry la. From what I know, the school welcomes feedback fm parents as they also wants to help the child. They believe that the more they understand the child, the better (n easier) it is for them to teach the child.

Anna Ng:

but of course we should not disturb them so much as they need to rest as well.

Agree with u, like us, they may also hv young ones at home to look after and revise their school work too

Anna Ng:

the teacher only teach the \"story\" which is examined ...

It may be good to clarify with the teacher; given our child's playfulness n short attention span he may hv heard wrongly or part of the message. Whatever it is the teacher may hv his reasons for doing this.

Maxine:

Ok let me give a better picture.........

So should i be fuming mad or not over her attitude? How can I possibly ask for Term 1 list when I told her I need for the next 2 week's spelling test? :stompfeet: :stompfeet: :stompfeet:

Thanks Maxine for the sharing. I understand better now. Hope things r better now for u. Anyway, smile n hv a great weekend :rahrah: Next week will b a better week!

tankee:

If going botanic gardens, don't miss Jacob Ballas children garden.

Hi-five! Yes that is another great place to go too.

natgoh:

Hi, any one here is a weekend parents? Do you often hear alot of criticism saying that you are not a good parent? And do people doubt your ability to care for your child and don't think it is possible to have bond with your child?

I am not a weekend parent. But I do know of parents who were not weekend parents and they didn't care for their children well too.

I believe what is important is that we have brought up our children well with the right values, manners and proper behavior. Respect for people and other people's feeling and property are high on my value chain, and One do not need to be a full time parent to do these.

It pains me to see children (as well as parents) who are very self-centered and thinks the world owes them a living. Parents who allow their young charge to do anything as they please and do not know how to discipline them. If you (not referring to the thread starter here) are a weekend parent and you allow these to happen then yes, you have answered your own question.

Yah, when my children were younger (kindergarten age), I would bring them to the zoo practically every other Saturday as my wife needed to work. We were "Friends of the Zoo" then. We would usually be there for about 2.5 to 3 hrs each time and we always take a different area of the zoo to explore. They have a petting area where they can pat the rabbits, hamsters, and the chicks. But we will usually end at the water play area. To round off the day, we would usually have curly fries from the A&W. My children are grown now and at times they will recall and laugh over the fun times we had at the zoo. It warms my heart now each time they do this when, truth be told, actually during those times, I don’t know where to bring them to except to the zoo.

Maxine:

Oh my gosh. I cant believe it. Today The Chinese teacher gave my daughter TERM 1's Chinese spelling list....My daughter even told her \"I learned already\" and Teacher told her \"this is what your mother asked for\"... hello???? 2 days ago - I smsed her I need the spelling list for NEXT 2 WEEK's SPELLING or she will fail when she told me she will give me PROVIDED she got extra copy!!!! Oh my gosh! I am so angry and fuming mad....

Oh dear, so which part made u so angry and fuming mad? Your daughter loosing her list? Your daughter learned already? Or, the teacher gave it to u too late?

Yes, we still do. We are not afraid to show our affection for each other (including hugs and kisses) infront of our children. We also want them to know how much we still love each other even though sometimes we disagee on things and have our little arguments. :hugs:

[quote=\"UncleLim\"] Get him to help you do some things at home, like carrying heavier stuff and make him feel useful. quote]


Haha, totally agrees with Uncle Lim here as that was the way I raised my 2 boys too. Is it a man thing I wonder? :roll: