NO to Spoiling! Every parent wants the best for their child but it doesn’t mean you should give him practically everything he wants. He will demand anything from you anytime expecting you to present it to him, whatever your circumstances. He’ll learn to manipulate you into giving them what they want so you better learn to say NO and not give in to his every whim.

In Singapore, kids and parents have become very competitive especially in academic achievements. While it is okay to aim high, the bad parenting comes when we force our child beyond their limit. Not everyone is born genius which means if our child is not one but we see that he is really trying his best to do well in good, we should give him credit for it instead of forcing him.

We will not buy any J&J products. It’s scary!

I paid 40 an hour for this maths tutor after recommendation from my sis. throughout my 2 years, i have tried afew tutors ranging from 15-25 an hour and non of them seems to work, hence I’ve decided to trust someone who is more better qualified.


For the PE shirt, my DS class doesn’t need to but i saw students from other class have their names sewn on. I am not quite sure if its needed. May I suggest you to wait for school to reopen and check with the form teacher or something.

Hi Felicia09,


thanks for your suggestion. I'll go down to have a look.

I only tried 1 to 1 tuition thus far as my belief is that my DS can get the attention of the tutor. But apart from his current Maths tutor that does helps him to improve, the same can't be said about his other tutors. I'll take a look and properly also the other tuition centre nearby.

Felicia09:

HI itsjustme,

I'm not sure coz my girl will only be attending the maths class in coming January 2013, but i do have good impression on the teacher as he seems to be enthusiastic in teaching the kids. Maybe u can go to the RC on and talk to the teacher and understand more.

Btw, your DS so far only have home tutor? any other tuition class?

Hi Felicia09,


care to share how the tuition is like? any comments so far?

my DS is in P5 2013, and I have changed afew home tutors. From my experience, these home tutors are mostly students themselves and can't be bother apart from making money during their spare time. Any comments on the 804 tuition? I am thinking of putting my son in for a try.

Felicia09:

i remember someone is asking about the tuition course at Blk804 RC.
i just came back from there and manage to talk to the teacher. A guy around the aged of 27-28yrs old. He's teaching Maths.

Quite impressive when he explained to me on how they teach the kids to solve the maths sum. But actual fact hv to try out first.
Currently no one register for P1 maths yet. And there're 2 P2 students now.
P1 and P2 students share the same timing. I believe coz the total students is not many.

He'll give out worksheet for the kids to do for the 1st 45mins, before he start teaching for the next 45mins. The teacher seem quite friendly and will jokes with the kids.

For those interested, currently the schedule for P1 is as below:
Eng > Tues > 5.30-7pm
Maths > Thurs > 3.00-4.30pm
Chinese > Mon > 5.00-6.30pm

One subject -$60/mth
2 subjects - $100/mth
3 subjects - $150/mth

Materials fee : $3/mth/subject

Registration fee : $10 (one time payment).

If interested, can call : 9864 9506, 9386 1088

Btw this tuition lessons is under a company called Spring College International.

hi parents, I am from NTU and doing a project on early childhood maths, I would like to purchase some MPM books for reference. It doesn’t matter if it is used copy or in bad condition. Pls send me a PM if you would like to get some returns on your used books. Thanks.

I have tried alot of them, and believe me, norton is the best.


The protection seems alright, (anyway, most of us don’t know a thing) but the speed is top notch and easy to control.

just an anti virus is not enough, so best is to get a suite with Firewall etc. There are free options, but they just slows my PC

My 2 children share a computer that I put in the living hall. DD is going to be sec 2 nx year and I am thinking of buying one for her to be put at her room.


As much as we parents knows about what lurks in the cyber space, but I am thinking that perhaps it might be time for my girl to have some privacy and not get distracted when she does her hw with the PC.

My darling do agree with me, and we are looking into some form of PC control such as monitoring web activities for at least afew years still… She is now in a age where we parents starts to worry.

SuperKaisu:

I am a parent of a boy, who has had problems with his math. First, there was a motivational issue. Second, careless mistakes peppered his work. However, recently I found an Oxford University full time tutor who was able to correct his problems.


From what I gather, motivation is key and the elimination of careless mistakes is also important. Finally, techniques to make sure the kids understand the concept well will truly unlock the kids' potential.

These are my observations from the fantastic results produced.

Unfortunately, he does not give home tuition but only group tuition. One wonders how much better it would be if my boy had one-to-one attention with him.

For all parents out there, the key is thus motivation, being meticulous and having a well-grounded understanding.

hi Super Kiasu,

is this the maths tuition class you are talking about?

http://cceprogram.com/featured/maths-smart-program/