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Hi Serenade, No no, no change to plans. Our schedule is probably best described as flexi-firm since we're committed to hs'g for the time being and can work around events. :-). At least that's the plan!!

Serena, Sorry to hear that. Hope it was nothing serious?

Hi K's mom, I was a fund manager. Lot's of fun, but no time for life. Would you believe, for much of my career I never left the house when it was bright and never came back till it was dark. And then I'd fly off once a month for a week at a time, sometimes more. Having my son made me realize...

Hi Pris, Yah sure. An outing will be good. We love the BG! One of these Fridays perhaps, which Serenade suggested? K's Mom, from someone who's just coming into SAHM-hood to someone about to leave it - it's all about the change. I think I might get restless, so I might end up doing something...

k"s mom, be glad it isn't your daughter asking for sleepovers! I have a friend whose husband is planning to buy a shot gun because his daughter is soo friendly with everyone. I think they're only half joking :-).

Hi Serenade, If I remember correctly, the K1 fee was in the region of $550/term. That's an increase of 25% ... In any case, everyone, yes. I was just telling Serenade that I know this boy who has 3-4 enrichment classes, A DAY. Last December's school hols were miserable for RK - no playdates...

Hi all, you know what? I thought I'd have a look at my old cheque book to see exactly how much I paid for St James in 2007. It was $598 per term for Nursery 2, and I remember that K1 was even cheaper. I am quite stunned that they raised prices so much to $690/term from one year to the next. But...

Hi Serena, Dr Gerald Chuah. 67386868 at Total Eyecare Center at Camden Medical Centre, #06-01. He was head of the Eye Service at Alexandra Hospital. He's very thorough although I'm not sure if he's a child specialist. Hope this is useful.

And crikey! Lilian at wrong side of thirty is awesome!

Hi Pris, I have to say among the preschools RK went to, I liked St James the most. Admittedly the curriculum was not the best, but the teachers were really nice and caring, and the principal was very knowledgeable and personable. Pity I'm not the one going to school :-). Plus it was really value...

Hi Moo, Chloe and Ky, I think I'll give up scratching my head as to why my son doesn't like company/school. Like Serena said, what did I do wrong?? We do love our little darlings no matter what of course, but every now and then, an exchange (mommy or kiddy!) sounds very appealing :-). K's...

Hi Ky Moo, & Serena, yah, these days, i just look for what's washed to wear for the day. With the rain last week, my choices were seriously limited over the weekend! But there's nowhere fancy to go too. I finally decided to put on a skirt - for the Science Centre! Hmm, I'm looking...

Hi Chloe, Yah u're probably right. Other kids are always more obedient/motivated/ yada yada. That's because we don't get to see the other side, haha. Good point!

Hi Priscilla, tks for the welcome! I hear what you're saying - send your child to classes only if he wants to. Except unlike your son (lucky you!), mine doesn't want any class, not even school! That's why we homesshool, sigh. He does love his work at home though, and we are having a great time...

Hi all, was wondering if I could do an informal survey here. Do you force your kids to go to a class they don't like? My son goes to Aikido once a week. Actually. it's one of only two classes that he goes to since he doesn't go to school. He hates it, but I make him go because I think it gives...

Serena, having said all that, I'm really still new at this. Unlike you, I hvn't had time to accumulate all that frustration. it's already bad for me, so I know how you feel. I hope I can live up to my ideals!!

Serena, can I share some areas of small success with you? We don't use the cane - I don't think it'll work on a personality like that because it will train their will up and you may have a tougher fight later as she grows older. What I do is to look for things he likes. We're fortunate he likes...

Hi Serenade, glad it helps. Yes it made the Story of the World and Island Story go down better now that there is context. Serena, I have to admit it seems like I manage my time well, but it's just appearances! What helped last year was that my company let me work half time from June, and it...

Hi Meilan, Sorry I didn't see your earlier msg. Apparently it does take longer with a language if your child is learning 2 languages at the same time. K's mom and everyone, I seem to be recommending the obvious. I'm trying to remember what pushed my son over to want to read cos it only...

Hi Meilan, I found this on the Mayo Clinic website. No harm seeing a GP though, I would imagine. Hope it's nothing serious. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/growing-pains/DS00888 Sherlyn and Meilan, yes very much harder to be a SAHM. I did the dual Supermom thing where I tried to juggle...