All About Your Child

It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time,
and few accomplish it after the age of six.
~John W. Gardner and Francesca Gardner Reese

Whenever a fire breaks out in one of the many forests in Indonesia, Singapore becomes really hazy….

Binbin: “Aiyo! Mommy, look at the Sky! Many people are smoking today! So smoky. Many people are going to be very sick and die….”

During the term 1 Teachers-Parents meeting, the Chinese Teacher promoted this Hanyu Pinyin website to us. I believe this site is promoted in ALL Primary and Secondary Schools.

So for those of you who have kids in Kindergarten, and would like to give your child a head-start, you might want to try this out.

http://xuele.edumall.sg

The kid is suppose to try to pronounce the word first and check his pronunciation by clicking on the word on the screen. Games are also available to promote interest in the subject. But from the video, you can tell that Keatkeat was ‘not‘ following the rules… *eyes rolled*

Oh well, so long as his interest in Hanyu Pinyin is still there (just look at his reaction in the end), I am happy.

And my 4 year old Binbin is getting great satisfaction from getting the answers correct. Love that Big Smile at the end.

Today, Keatkeat is having his Chinese Test and Maths Test. Yes, you heard me right. The teachers REFUSED to change the dates. *eyes rolled* Read this post and this post to know the complete story.

After giving some mock tests at home, I would NOT be surprise if Keatkeat fails his Chinese Test. *giggle* Well, let’s see if he is in guessing luck today then… *laugh*

Its been a really long time since I last had a poll appearing on this blog. So there is one today. *wink*

The ‘adult teeth’ are almost as tall as his milk teeth now. We have waited for weeks and the milk teeth still refused to drop by themselves.

Keatkeat’s loving grandmother thinks that we should NOT wait any longer and visit the Dentist as soon as possible.

**Updated at 10.08pm. After reading first few comments, I realised I forgot to say something VERY IMPORTANT. We took Keatkeat to his school dentist and She REFUSED to do it for him. She said: “Wait for them to drop out on their own.”

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What is a home without children?
Quiet.
~Henny Youngman

Me: “Keatkeat, how did you feel when you heard your teachers said you were ‘Dreamy and Slow’?”

Keatkeat: “Sad.”

Me: “Do you like to feel sad?”

Keatkeat: “No.”

Me: “How would you like to feel?”

Keatkeat: “Excited.”

Me: “If the teachers tell you “Well done. You are much faster now in everything that you do.” Would you feel excited?”

Keatkeat: “No. I will just be Happy.”

Me: “So is feeling Happy better than Sad?”

Keatkeat: “Yes.”

Me: “So what must you do to feel Happy?”

Keatkeat: “Do things faster.”

Me: “So do you want to do things faster so that you can hear the teachers say good things about you and feel Happy?”

Keatkeat: “Yes. I will try.”

And so, the timer is up for everything that he does. Because I believe, ‘How You Do One Thing, Is How You Do EVERYTHING.’ Thus the timer is up for everything that he does.

Its improving…..at a sssllllooooowwww speed. *eyes rolled*

Punishment is served when the timer beats him and reward is given when he beats the timer.

The time limit which we are giving him is definitely more than sufficient, that is if he does NOT go into DAY-dreamland; which eerrrmmm….  is still his favourite hobby.

I clapped my hands so often to ‘wake‘ him up, that I get red palms at the end of every session. *eyes rolled*

What I can do in one minute, I will give him 3-4mins. That’s the ratio I’m working at now. So far I would say his beating rate (if he concentrates) is about 99%.

So Timer is Up from bathing to wearing socks to completing worksheets…. I hate to put my boy under such stress. But because the words of ALL his teachers were the same:- “Dreamy and Slow”, it affected his self-esteem. Thus I have to help him to bring back that confidence!

If the words of his teachers have no effect on him, I would not bother at all man! I’m Serious! *Grin*

Remember my “Worries Like None Other” post regarding Keatkeat’s sinus? Never did I expect God to answer my prayers in such a way….

The term 1 Teachers-Parents Meeting on Saturday was rewarding.

Not only did I confirm that Keatkeat’s “Dreamy and Slow” characteristics have not improved since Nursery and is now threatening his teacher’s patience….., but also found out the reason why the Chinese and Maths Tests were arranged on the Same day (read yesterday’s post).

Yet, NOTHING beats Seeing the wash basin IN THE CLASS which had Saved my boy’s nose so many times over the past 2 months.

Keatkeat did tell me about the basin a few days after school reopens. The instant relief from untying that dead knot was Awesome! Extremely grateful!

So all I want to say is “Thank You Dear Lord for keeping my boy in Your Good Hands.”