Month: March 2010

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Different Kids Different Pace

Chloe had been in her new school for 2 days now – so far so good – crossed our fingers. She claimed that there were no orange cards nor red cards like her previous school – I think this is making Chloe a lot happier because there is no stress there. Before, she is afraid of everything in her old school. We asked her – what about the naughty kids in class? what does the teacher do? Chloe claimed that there were no naughty kids thus far and we were not the least bit surprised because Chloe’s old school did have a reputation for naughty kids (kids comes from different background and brought up differently – we guessed).

This year – we also noticed how Chloe loves to write – previously – she just wouldn’t wanna recognized words nor attempt to do anything with them. This year – she writes a lot better – even better than I .. hahhaha!! so yes – different kids have different pace and as parents we need to know that and not get pushed into something the school wants of our kids when they are not ready.

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Choosing The Right School For Your Kid

As parents we all want to give our kids the best – back home – we search for a school as soon as our kid turns 2. During my time, my mom had to sleep overnight at the school grounds just to make sure we get a place in a good school. I used to go to a Convent school back home and yes – that school had high standards – while the rest of Singapore had to score 50% to pass – this convent school requires that we score 60% to pass. Choosing the right school is not as easy as choosing mens ties, as parents – don’t make the same mistake as we did.

We wanted to have faith in the teachers and principal at Chloe’s school and even though the school has a reputation, we were very gung-ho about putting Chloe in the school. Hell! we even donated an LCD projector to the school – that was how much faith we had. But as you all know – there was a little boy who keeps bugging Chloe and even though he moved away in December – he returned last week and of course – the teachers didn’t see it such a big deal to keep Chloe and him apart. The kid was still lining up behind Chloe and Chloe was really frightened.

And like any good parents – we didn’t see a need to traumatize our kid any longer – and since the school/teachers didn’t see it as such a big deal – we saw to it to see the teachers/principal’s boss instead. A meeting with the school board was set up immediately and after a brief meeting the Superintendent offered a transfer right away. We can only keep our fingers crossed this time and hope that this new school is the right choice. It’s not easy being parents but we all do try and do the right thing. So moral of the story – if the school has a history – don’t be as gung – ho as us.

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Growing Up With Chloe

I sometimes read some of the other bloggers’ going on and on about their kids and think about my own. I count my lucky star – that Chloe is unlike some I’ve read and come across personally. Sure, she can be a brat at times – but she is afterall a kid eh? so you can’t expect her to behave any other way – even adults throw tantrums and misbehaved.

But growing up with Chloe has been a joy – seriously ! she is so sensible in so many ways – just like yesterday – she helped us fold the laundry – sure it wasn’t done the best but hey! she is only 6 yrs old! She even tried to fold the tuxedos and was pretty gung-ho about doing it right. Some parents tend to compare their kids with others – and I sometimes slipped and do the same – but we have to stop ! like right now! and enjoy our kid as they are. Nevermind, if your best friend’s kid can read the entire book or spell like 100 words at 3 yrs old – it doesn’t matter ! what matters is your kid is happy and carefree – and most importantly healthy! So moms !! enjoy your kids ! and embrace them ! embrace every inch of them and how their quirkiness.

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Busy February

So we had a really busy month in February and with Godma Lynn visiting from Toronto – we were really trying to meet up and hope for Chloe to bond with her Godma – even though her trips are always short. So instead of helping a friend with her disability insurance, we had excused ourselves and waited for Godma Lynn to visit at the store. Alas, she didn`t come till it was late at nite – but nevermind – at least Chloe got to spend time with her albeit short still.

So what had been happening? We had kept ourselves really busy at the store and trying to cope with all the bills for winter like usual. This year – we are kinda on top of things and have all current bills paid on time.. unlike previous years when we had employees to take care of first. This year – without any help – we had to work a lot harder but definitely fruitful because we see all bills and every outstanding taken care of – so I can’t complain much about this February.