Comments on: The next Chapter in Parenting http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/ My very own mini, personalised, parenting resource. A cyber filing cabinet of parenting articles and links. I love sharing my children's favourite sites, online games, crafts and exchanging childcare stories and parenting issues faced with other parents. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Moomykin http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-343899 Moomykin Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:35:50 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-343899 I know what you mean about being nervous. We mummies especially will lose sleep over such adjustments. Anyway, all the best for next year. Keep our fingers crossed, yeah. <strong>Yes, its only October and I'm losing sleep over January. Hahaha.</strong> I know what you mean about being nervous. We mummies especially will lose sleep over such adjustments.

Anyway, all the best for next year.
Keep our fingers crossed, yeah.

Yes, its only October and I’m losing sleep over January. Hahaha.

]]> By: Florence http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-341046 Florence Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:31:26 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-341046 Congrats....for making it this far.... tough work huh? Next phase... mmm.... you will be stressful too...but it's more school related for your older one. :) And soon, when she starts taking exams at school, you will get frustrated when teachers mark the children's English paper according to an answer sheet and refuse to accept any other correct answers....hehehe... Or you will meet some blur teacher who can't teach properly when it comes to English and teaching the children to pronounce wrongly too. Hopefully you don't get such teachers. :) <strong>Oh yes, Exam stress is another big thing for many parents that I know but I don't know how its like till I come to it. Hehe.</strong> Congrats….for making it this far…. tough work huh? Next phase… mmm…. you will be stressful too…but it’s more school related for your older one. :)

And soon, when she starts taking exams at school, you will get frustrated when teachers mark the children’s English paper according to an answer sheet and refuse to accept any other correct answers….hehehe… Or you will meet some blur teacher who can’t teach properly when it comes to English and teaching the children to pronounce wrongly too. Hopefully you don’t get such teachers. :)

Oh yes, Exam stress is another big thing for many parents that I know but I don’t know how its like till I come to it. Hehe.

]]> By: henny http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-339563 henny Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:50:21 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-339563 we should be learning ALL the TIME then as parents... even when we're getting older we have to learn how to get along well with in laws, haha.... <strong>I wonder what we will be like as parents in law, Henny. Hahahaha.</strong> we should be learning ALL the TIME then as parents…
even when we’re getting older we have to learn how to get along well with in laws, haha….

I wonder what we will be like as parents in law, Henny. Hahahaha.

]]> By: KittyCat http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-339191 KittyCat Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:16:58 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-339191 Hi MG - I'm sure your little one will do fine. I sent my 2.5 year old to preschool in China and he's doing well :-) Even found himself a little girlfriend LOL Don't let the Mandarin scare you...I picked it up after hearing it for months. After all, YOU do need to communicate with the teachers etc. I don't know about kiasuism...so far, many parents and teachers have been wonderfully helpful to me! Go with an open, positive mind :-) <strong>Thats great. Thanks for the encouragement! :)<strong> Hi MG – I’m sure your little one will do fine. I sent my 2.5 year old to preschool in China and he’s doing well :-) Even found himself a little girlfriend LOL

Don’t let the Mandarin scare you…I picked it up after hearing it for months. After all, YOU do need to communicate with the teachers etc.

I don’t know about kiasuism…so far, many parents and teachers have been wonderfully helpful to me! Go with an open, positive mind :-)

Thats great. Thanks for the encouragement! :)

]]> By: rachel http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-338811 rachel Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:39:23 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-338811 All the best :) <strong>Thank you. :)</strong> All the best :)

Thank you. :)

]]> By: Ann http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-338439 Ann Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:08:51 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-338439 Oh....hope the bus ride is a smooth one! Hmmm....hope you get to sit next to a english-chinese speaking parent so that you can get as involved as you want! Maybe you will pick up the language faster than you think! <strong>Oh. I hope so too. :)</strong> Oh….hope the bus ride is a smooth one!

Hmmm….hope you get to sit next to a english-chinese speaking parent so that you can get as involved as you want!

Maybe you will pick up the language faster than you think!

Oh. I hope so too. :)

]]> By: Julie http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-337965 Julie Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:41:10 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-337965 I still have a long way to go till I reach this stage. Maybe you can get someone who can help you to translate during the orientation. <strong>I suspect most of the parents will be equally anxious to know whats going on they won't be bothered to translate.</strong> I still have a long way to go till I reach this stage.

Maybe you can get someone who can help you to translate during the orientation.

I suspect most of the parents will be equally anxious to know whats going on they won’t be bothered to translate.

]]> By: Angeline http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-337818 Angeline Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:53:47 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-337818 *laugh* its another milestone, another hurdle, another stage...you have done well previously, you'll be able to cope this time too... as for the language part...oh go get an interpreter with you *laugh* or you can record down whatever was said and email me... I'll do the interpretation for you *laugh* <strong>Ok. Lets see. First, I have to get a mini recorder and hide it. Hehe. Then I have to upload it and you have to download it. Then you email me back. Hahaha.</strong> *laugh* its another milestone, another hurdle, another stage…you have done well previously, you’ll be able to cope this time too…

as for the language part…oh go get an interpreter with you *laugh* or you can record down whatever was said and email me… I’ll do the interpretation for you *laugh*

Ok. Lets see. First, I have to get a mini recorder and hide it. Hehe. Then I have to upload it and you have to download it. Then you email me back. Hahaha.

]]> By: mott http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-337771 mott Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:45:51 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-337771 Hahahah... it's a different kind of stress. Just remember to keep talking to your kids..and if it helps, make friends with other parents..to find out what's going on. HA HA HA..that's how I find out about stuff. <strong>Must be very thick skinned hor.</strong> Hahahah… it’s a different kind of stress. Just remember to keep talking to your kids..and if it helps, make friends with other parents..to find out what’s going on. HA HA HA..that’s how I find out about stuff.

Must be very thick skinned hor.

]]> By: lilian http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-337761 lilian Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:36:30 +0000 http://mumsgather.com/2008/10/16/the-next-chapter-in-parenting/#comment-337761 Bwahaha....I tell you, never mess with PTA. The parents are so kiasu can die. But the cannot-understand-Mandarin part, I don't know lah cos all my sons go Sek. Keb which is a ex-mission school. I live next door also I don't want to get involve 'cos the other parents kiasu-ness cheesed me off. <strong>Kiasuism. I forgot about that!</strong> Bwahaha….I tell you, never mess with PTA. The parents are so kiasu can die. But the cannot-understand-Mandarin part, I don’t know lah cos all my sons go Sek. Keb which is a ex-mission school. I live next door also I don’t want to get involve ‘cos the other parents kiasu-ness cheesed me off.

Kiasuism. I forgot about that!

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