tungchia2301
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Hihi! My kid just started childcare and is displaying signs of separation anxiety. Hope to share experience on how to help her cope better. Thanks!
Hi htinhtin,
No comments of the 2 ctrs u've listed. However, I suggest you pay a visit to the ctrs and see for yourself how the ctrs operate and how they manage toddlers (u may wish to consider the size of the classes and speak to the playgroup teachers). Chatting up with the existing parents of the children from the schools helps too (that is if u can manage to 'catch' them when they are picking up their kids from the ctrs).
Before enrolling my boy to current childcare, I've tried calling all the ctrs near my plc... my first skool has the longest waiting list (200+ in the queue... alamak! I didn't even bother to leave my name)... An admin of my first skool told me a lot of parents are being kiasu and 'put their eggs in many baskets'...register their children with every possible ctr... and they don't have courtesy to withdraw the names even when the children has already enrolled in another ctr... so in actual fact the waiting list could be shorter.
shelled,
i think too many parents enroll my first skool as it is under ntuc and the fees are cheap.
i have to look for other alternatives quickly otherwise next year my daughter no preschool to attend.
shelled,
Doubt if it's the formula. More like her bad habit. She can go up to days with no poop since 3 months old, even when I was still breastfeeding her. Nowadays, her poop is once every 2-3days. When we see that her poop is coming soon, we will ask her want to go potty. And she always says no, and try to hold back by crossing her legs! Then we just drag her to the potty and sure enough, the poop comes out.
shelled,
I stay in AMK. Btw, u mentioned additional subsidy? What is that subsidy called? I want to see if I am eligible... spending $1k+ on fees for both kids now.... quite siong...
With the kids ard...tough to even have a proper conversation with hubby... elder gal keep talking and wants us to listen to her... small boy gets jealous and will cry even if I sit next to daddy at the dining table to catch up what went through the day.
No personal experience with MFS. Our main criterion was preferably within walking distance from my mum's place since she will be the one fetching my girl home. And being a small neighbourhood, there's hardly any queue in the 3 cc nearby. I think big estates like amk and new towns like sengkang are where there's huge demand for cc.
shelled,
I stay in AMK. Btw, u mentioned additional subsidy? What is that subsidy called? I want to see if I am eligible... spending $1k+ on fees for both kids now.... quite siong...
With the kids ard...tough to even have a proper conversation with hubby... elder gal keep talking and wants us to listen to her... small boy gets jealous and will cry even if I sit next to daddy at the dining table to catch up what went through the day.
Where do you live? Sounds like heaven, not having to queue at all 3 CCs in your area! I thought I was living in an aging estate (at least 60% old folks here) but still the demand is high! Probably due to new housing estate in the area in recent years (City View @ Boon Keng) and maybe some kids are enrolled here because grandparent caregivers are living nearby...
I just gave my boys Vitagen on Friday because #1 hadn't "unloaded" for at least 2 days. About an hour after drinking it, mission was accomplished! Then my #2 went as well. I'm not sure if the Vitagen really is that amazing or just coincidence.
Actually I just double-checked with the husband yesterday, after the 2 types of subsidy we are actually only paying $180/kid monthly!
$300 - working mom subsidy > Mom must work at least 56 hours per month
$220 - additional working mom subsidy [link to PDF here] > Gross family household income is below $7,500 [[OR]] Per Capita Income* (PCI) of no more than $1,875 per month
* PCI is calculated by dividing household income against number of blood-related dependents living in the same residential address.
I'm not sure if your family would qualify as you mentioned that you are a full-time SAHM? Both subsidies only apply if the mother works at least 56 hours per month... Although there are always methods to override that... PM me!!
Now have to start working on extending the hours (from the current 3pm to the desired 5pm). And the problem is she refuses to nap in school. Hmmm...