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    • RE: Defiant kid/ anger management

      smurf:
      I dunno where to post this, so I start a new thread.


      My boy who is 6 now has anger management problem I suspect, and he is very emotional.

      This scenario happens on daily basis:

      Sometimes when I'm busy, maybe doing some writing or making milk, etc. My boy would come to me and ask some questions (very joyously), no anger. When I told him sternly or firmly, 'mama is busy now'. Sometimes I add in, 'can I do it later?. IMMEDIATELY, he changes colour. Change from joy to angry, very angry. Almost furious. And he will REFUSE to talk to me even when I answer his question. If I dun answer him or ignore him, he will NOT let go,he will remember and remember and will later use this to rebuke me later, for whatever reason. ่ฎฐไป‡ I would say.

      Sometimes i would ask him, 'what's wrong with you?' then he will be angrier.

      When I ask him some questions, sometimes he answers them nicely, but sometimes, he shouts. I dunno for what reason, he shouts. After that, he would apologize for his bad manner. he does know that these are bad manner and behavior.
      I dunno why he behaves the way he behaves (hooligan behave I called that).

      I really dunno what to do. I read up the web, and came across this : oppositional defiant disorder

      Do I need to bring him to see a physchiatrist? :?:
      Hi Smurf,

      I had some problems with my boy last year as well. It's not exactly like yours, but there are times when he just erupted from a petty issue which escalated.
      I think the way to do it is to 'back off' a little. Not necessarily giving in to him but we have to be the \"cooler\" party. Maybe next time, don't tell him sternly/firmly, but tell him nicely. Or get him involved in whatever you are doing. If it is possible, answer him first before getting on with your stuff.
      I know it is very difficult, since mums usually have 1001 things to do at the same time. But we all want to feel important to the people we love most so maybe giving him that little bit of undivided attention will help.

      posted in Working With Your Child
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    • RE: St Joseph's Institution Junior

      happy to be mum:
      can check with anyone of you...your boys have English Spelling already right? So far, my son has spelling last Thur and yesterday and til date, I do not know how he fare at all?? :? no books are back at all? :? is that the norm?

      My son had 2 spellings so far (on mons) and he usually brings the booklet home on the day itself for me to sign. Your son did not bring home any booklet?? It looks like the stellar booklets

      posted in Primary Schools - Parent Networking Groups
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    • RE: Wearing watches

      nightsky87:
      Dear all, what are your opinions on your children wearing watches? Should it be analog/digital? Should you buy them watches with character designs like Disney, Hello Kitty, etc or more serious watches, like Swatch?


      What about the budget when buying them?

      I'm thinking of getting one (analog) for my P3er as a birthday present, but knowing her she will likely eschew the analog one in favor of a digital one :stupid:
      Swatch has a collection for children, where beside the numbers, 1,2,3...etc, 5,10,15,20 etc is reflected too. I think they cost about $55.

      posted in Recess Time
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    • RE: Wearing watches

      raynreg:
      I've got analogue ones for my girl. Get her to learn how to read time while she's learning in school. Digital ones just read out the numbers on the watch up to the precise minute or even seconds.

      I've heard that analogue watches teaches kids that time \"moves\" instead of just digital numbers which just tells the time. I'm for analogue watches, but my son is still wearing his casio digital watch. Will have to upgrade him soon.

      posted in Recess Time
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    • RE: St Joseph's Institution Junior

      Blur:
      A friend is a parent volunteer and by all accounts, they sound v heavily involved. My son told me he was read to by Parent Volunteers during Cont Time, and recognized some of his classmates' mums. I didnt know that this was a new principal but apparently she keeps in close touch with the Parent Volunteers.


      I intend to write in about the pathetic excuses given these young boys about skipping PE, if this continues for another week. To date, my son's PE classes have all not proceeded. At first, it was about some boys misbehaving so the whole class skips, then \"no time\" as they didn't finish the prev lesson promptly. I dont ask when it rains. Boys need activity to balance with all that desk work. Surely a boys school shld recognize this. This sends a message to the boys that of all the lessons, physical education/ keeping fit can be compromised.

      It's also sth all the boys look forward to- in the carpool, the chatter is about whether or not they will have PE lesson. Being persistently disappointed will soon erode their enthusiasm and they will may turn to other (possibly delinquent) pursuits to quell their energy.
      I don't think the principal is new. She has been in SJIJ for the last six years? My son told me during this week's contact time they were making some CNY crafts, he even brought a fish he made home to show me. I wouldn't mind volunteering on Wed, but how to go about it?

      I agree that PE is important especially for boys, let off some steam! But has PE changed nowadays? My son said they played \"duck, duck, goose\" and \"egg and spoon\". Not very impressive.

      posted in Primary Schools - Parent Networking Groups
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    • RE: St Joseph's Institution Junior

      lynnchng:
      jessnom:

      [quote=\"smurf\"]Have stop giving ds allowance. He kept giving the money to his friend who asked for it. And they went to bookshop to buy those pencils, toys! :x


      So now I dun have any choice, gotta pack lunch for him, coz he will not use money to buy food.

      smurf,
      my son just spent $1.50 on some stupid skateboard stuff!!!!

      oh no....my son just bought a ben10 skateboard yesterday. He told me its only 40cents.[/quote]lynnchng,

      when he asked me for permission to spend the money at the bookshop, he told me it was 40cents. But as it turned out, they ran out of stock, and only had the more expensive skateboard left.

      posted in Primary Schools - Parent Networking Groups
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    • RE: St Joseph's Institution Junior

      smurf:
      Have stop giving ds allowance. He kept giving the money to his friend who asked for it. And they went to bookshop to buy those pencils, toys! :x


      So now I dun have any choice, gotta pack lunch for him, coz he will not use money to buy food.
      smurf,
      my son just spent $1.50 on some stupid skateboard stuff!!!!

      posted in Primary Schools - Parent Networking Groups
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    • RE: St Joseph's Institution Junior

      happy to be mum:
      hi jessnom


      hehe...then we should meet, so while waiting for our boys to come out, can chit chat & gossip hehehe... ๐Ÿ˜‰
      Will pm you

      posted in Primary Schools - Parent Networking Groups
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    • RE: St Joseph's Institution Junior

      happy to be mum:
      hi jessnom


      ya, i pick up my boy after work ๐Ÿ˜‰ what about yrself.

      just download the Newsletter for Term 1 for P1, they will start to have homework from Week 5 onwards. got a feeling, just a feeling, \"real sch\" for P1 will only start in Term 2...
      Oh no...time not enough will start soon. Yes I pick my son up too. The waiting is getting to me, so looking for kakis. ๐Ÿ˜›

      posted in Primary Schools - Parent Networking Groups
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    • RE: St Joseph's Institution Junior

      happy to be mum:
      hi lynnchng


      i also realized at times my boy is not having PE lessons though time table stated so and also i am confused now as whether this semseter, are they going to have Arts or not? My boy came back ytd telling me he needs to have his arts book on thurs?? I have already submitted the book to school as they have earlier requested for it.

      now i have lost track of what books i have given to school :?
      I have the same problem. My son came home and told me he needs the art book as well. And at times when there is supposed to be PE, he is still in his school uniform and when I asked him why, he tells me \"no time today\", \"raining\", \"we were too noisy so no PE\"

      Do you ladies pick up the kids from school?

      posted in Primary Schools - Parent Networking Groups
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