Thanks for the info, kiasu_pig!

Will try to grap the DVDs when they are available. Had bought The Best ABC Video Ever and The Best Counting Video Ever DVDs for ds2 last week. Kind of disappointed when the boys told me they had watched it in school before, but ds2 still enjoys it though.

Thanks buds! Shall visit Lot 1 Laser Flair this evening and hope ds2 will like the VCD.

Shall hunt for the RS VCD again this evening before it disappears in Singapore. Was not able to find it at Lot 1 Kiddy Palace and Toa Payoh Popular during the weekend. Used to see it somewhere but can't remember where. :? It didn't appeal to me before cos of the picture on the cover. I am staying at Bukit Panjang, anyone has idea where I can get it? Thanks in advance!

jedamum, you are right that ds2 is a year end kid, so got excuse for being a slow learner, haha... that's what I told his teachers , however teachers still feel that he should buck up.


tamarind, thanks for sharing as I also have worries about putting him in PCF next year, now think it might be good for him.

Thanks for all your advice, will give the website, video and CD a try.


Sometimes it is really a struggle whether to relax a bit or not as he is only 3.5 yo. However, when all the teachers feedback that he does not know this, does not know that, it is really disheartening especially that most of his friends are doing well and he would cry ocassionally when he does't know his work. When he was in N1 last year, his teachers and myself agreed that we would not push him too hard but it is time now for us to spend more time and effort with him before his lose his confidence.

Many times, find it very hard to balance between work, household chores and 2 boys. Ds1, who is in K2 this year, is a fast learner, though still need to guide him in spelling, tingxie and abacus. Ds2 is slower and prefer playing with his cars rather than learning and reading. Frankly speaking, I did not spend as much time with ds2 as compared to ds1, hence feeling very guilty now.

Both boys are in the same childcare where students have 5 spelling words in K1. K2 is worse, 10 spelling words is ok but it is the 10 tingxie words that kill as it may consist of few short phrases and even 1 sentence. Ds1 used to cry every night when we have to learn tingxie but now we can relax a bit. Come to term with myself, as long as he learns the words it is ok he gets some of the words wrong in school. Don't think a child (and even some adults) can remember a word if he is not writing constantly, especially those chinese characters which too many strokes.

Teachers of my younger boy have always feedback that his learning progress is very slow since last year. Currently in N2, he is still not able to recognise numbers 1-10 and letters A-Z, not to mention about writing them. I am going through 1-5 with him everyday but he just can’t seem to remember.


He starts learning phonics in the childcare and also MMI this year, it looks like he can remember the sound of the letters better than the names. I am worried that when he has spelling in K1 next year, it will be difficult to learn the words by sound right?

His teachers highlighted that he lacks of confidence and we are doing our best to encourage him and praise him when he gets thing right.
When he is motivated, he can remember things better. However, he may know some of the numbers or letters today, but forgotten on the next day.

Anyone has the same problem before? Any advise, good enrichment class / CDrom which I can try?

Thanks for all your comments, really appreciated!


Think I will not worry about the issue for now and of cos will not send boy for circumcision. Just hope that everything will turn out well for the boys as they grow.

Hi Zack,


Tks for your reply!

Is not fully retractable also for the 3 yrs old. Elder boy got long foreskin, so I think there is enough room for the organ to grow. That is also why I dun agree with hubby's suggestion for a circumcision.

Not only family members who help to babysit the boys ever commented discreetly about the difference in size, even 6 yrs old commented that titi ones is bigger. Am worried that this might affect his ego in another few years time.

Hubby has been asking me to bring 6 yrs old boy for a circumcision as he still can't fully retract his foreskin and also his penis is much smaller than our 3 yrs old boy's. Hubby feels that with circumcision, boy's penis will grow faster which I don't agree. Anyone here has the same worry or any suggestion? :?: