Karrie, I really think that sending hannah to JG is a good idea. After just 1 term, she already knows quite a number of Chinese words. My husband thinks her mandarin will be better than his in no time!
Ariajo, for the bilingual class, they conduct 1 hr in English, 1 hr in Mandarin. So the kids are exposed to both languages each week. And congrats on having another princess! All of aria’s pretty clothes can pass to her mei mei now.
Dodo, I haven’t started teaching Hannah the alphabet yet. Trying to teach her how to count, but currently she’ll count “one, two, three, five, six, eight, nine, ten”. Don’t know why she keeps missing out four and seven. But I personally think it’s more important that they know the meaning of the number/alphabet, rather than being able to match the number/alphabet to the sound.
Re: dancing
Hannah’s idea of dancing is turning round in circles. Dunno where she learn that from. Either that or she will clap along to the song. Gone are her line dancing days. Haha
Ecookie, Hannah still using pacifier. Wanted to wean her off a few weeks ago, but then she fell sick and I had no heart to take away her 1 source of comfort at night. Perhaps I should try now….
Re: discipline
Agree that should correct from an early age. It’s a lot easier than trying to undo later on. But hard when there’s more than 1 caregiver. My ILs especially give in to Hannah a lot. But they now know better than to interfere when we are disciplining her. If they cannot tahan, they will leave the room. In this way, Hannah knows she cannot get away with naughty behaviour.