micollh:

kiasu-tweety:

Hi all parents,


I have a child in My First Skool's BLK 269 Compassvale Link Branch under Playgroup. Yesterday, I just received an agreement form, informing us that from 01 Jul 2011 onwards, there would have no milk feeding before nap time at 12.30pm. The milk feeding is from the milk powder provided by parents to the centre.

Of course I do not agree to this and so I did not sign the form.

When my child was at Toddler class same branch, there were once to have 2 milk feeding times, which were given before nap time & 5.30pm, but was reduced to 1 time(before nap) since the beginning of the year. After my child went to Playgroup this year, there would have no milk feeding from 01 Jul 2011 onwards.

I would like to ask parents who have put their children in other branches' Playgroup class, may I know is there milk feeding (from milk powder provided by parents) given to your child before nap time & evening time around 5.30pm?

I have called My First Skool's HQ. They asked me to talk to the principal instead, as they are not involved in the milk feeding issue in the branches.

I hope there are some replies from you all.

Thank you very much.

Regards.
kiasu-tweety

Hi,
i think it's MFS policy or something... may not be policy, maybe their practise.. my DD was having the same thing when she was in playgroup. I have the same reaction as you. But, you can continue to bring one feed of milk powder, the teacher are not that strict actually, they will still give ur child if they ask for milk. This is what i do. Eventually, when most of the kids in their class don't drink, our child will follow too. so it wont have problem.

Just make sure u give them milk once in the morning, and once before sleep, good enough for their milk intake.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

I know MCYS. But MFS stands for? I assume DD is ''dear dear'', right?

I would still pass milk powder to teachers for them to feed my child either before nap or around 4.30pm. I would discuss it with my partner. Having zero milk feed (milk powder from parents) at centre, is definitely disagreeable by me.

Besides talking about nutritional values, it is easier for my child to fall asleep by drinking milk before nap. That is my child's habit, before go to sleep.

Thanks.

Hi all parents,


I have a child in My First Skool’s Compassvale Link Branch under Playgroup. Yesterday, I just received an agreement form, informing us that from 01 Jul 2011 onwards, there would have no milk feeding before nap time at 12.30pm. The milk feeding is from the milk powder provided by parents to the centre.

Of course I do not agree to this and so I did not sign the form.

When my child was at Toddler class same branch, there were once to have 2 milk feeding times, which were given before nap time & 5.30pm, but was reduced to 1 time(before nap) since the beginning of the year. After my child went to Playgroup this year, there would have no milk feeding from 01 Jul 2011 onwards.

I would like to ask parents who have put their children in other branches’ Playgroup class, may I know is there milk feeding (from milk powder provided by parents) given to your child before nap time & evening time around 5.30pm?

I have called My First Skool’s HQ. They asked me to talk to the principal instead, as they are not involved in the milk feeding issue in the branches.

I hope there are some replies from you all.

Thank you very much.

Regards.
kiasu-tweety

I do not recommend infants to leave parents’ arms, especially mother, before they reach at least 18 mths old. Unless both parents need to work desperately, then there is no choice. My family Doc told me that for children who are between 6 mths old & up to 2 yrs old, their immune systems are the weakest during this period. The immune system that baby gets from mother when he/she is inside the womb, only lasts up to about 6 mths, starting from the day when they are bornt.


Child-care (from 18 mths old onwards) is fine, but for infant-care, mother is the best person to take care of her baby.

If both parents are working, putting their children in child-care is unavoidable. Unless grand-parents have the time & energy to help to take care of them. I do not recommend them to place their infants/toddlers with maids, especially if their children still cannot talk. Unless they want to install CCTVs to monitor their maids, while they are not at home.

One of the criterias, I feel is that, principal & teachers must be willing & have patience to listen & talk to the parents…

My recommendation is to look for ‘‘Eu Ren Sheng’’ Senior Physicians. Many of them are good & experienced. Just pay few dollars more for consultation, as compared to seeing normal physicians. Medicine fees are the same for seeing physicians & senior physicians.

I have friend’s baby taking Similac. Her baby became huge in size, a 4 mths old baby looks like a 8 or 9 mths old baby.


My toddler son is taking Gain IQ now. They came from the same company.

My son becomes sick (running nose & cough) every mths, ever since he is placed in child-care centre from 18 mths onwards. There was 1 or 2x that he fell sick 2x within a mth. I feel very 'tiring' to feed him medicines every mths. Taking too much western medicines has affected his physical well-being. As comparing to his peers, he is smaller in size. Before he turned 1 yr old, he was bigger in size as comparing to his peers. Now, becomes opposite...


What to do??? That is the price that parents have to bear for putting their children in child-care centre. There are many children sick too at that child-care centre. The common sickness is flu, running nose & cough.

Plus point of putting my son in child-care centre - he can pick up more words and learns to talk faster & earlier, because there are teachers whom he can interact with. More people there.

U can let your infant/toddler to try cod liver oil to build up his/her immune system.


I feel that multi-vitamins supplement is unnecessary for infants/toddlers, as their milk powder already contain many different types of nutrients & vitamins. Not to mention that they can also get them from meat, vege & fish, etc…

Year 2010 has reported many cases of HFMD. I think the number of cases for this yr is higher than what are reported in yr 2008.


For the time being, avoid to bring your infant/toddler to places like playground, zoo, bird-park, etc… After reaching home, wash their hands immediately or asap…