coco12081
Take it easy. He's only a 5-yr-old boy. Facing strangers by himself for an interview is already not an easy task for him. You should give him more encouragement instead. Let's convey the message to our children: 'Getting no place at this moment is not the end of the world.' Hope they won't have the feeling that getting no place now will mean losing parents' love. NO!
Don't be like that la ...Your child can feel your disappointment too .. if u feel bad about him, he will see himself as a failure too and he will be very stressed as well. This will obviously affect his interview performance in future(if any)!
The sucess rate only reflects the extent to which your boy/girl match the school's requirements.
We, as parents, are played by this cruel game and bounded by the crazy rule established by the "sought after school". Given the circumstances, the schools will of course take the low hanging fruit to choose those (they believe) are easier to teach.
You should be proud of the effort you put in for your kids.
I guess your husband did not participate in the school application and his thought is not uncommon as he just cannot appreciate the competitiveness of this game and the effort needed.
My husband have spend 90% of his time (after work) to teach my 2 daughters.
Next time when your husband say something like that, ask him how much of his time he had spend with his baby!!! :;pppp: