2005年學之園PN班

ljsze

Lydia

It was great that Preston took the initiative to tell you something.  My son still cannot do so.  So, I have to ask or communicate with the teachers.

Kids are sometimes very stubborn.  Recently, my son has also been insisting in doing things himself.

Doris

I really don't know there is 觀課.  Maybe you're right that this will be arranged for PNA later.

DorisTSL

Lydia,

I asked Brian whether Preston was scolded by Miss Hung and he said yes.  However, when I asked him the reason, he couldn't tell.  Then, I asked him if he was scolded by Miss Hung, he said no.

Actually, it's good that Preston could tell you that he was scolded by teachers.  Brian was scolded and punished by Miss Hung recently.  However, he couldn't tell us, until Miss Hung told my mother.

I brought Brian to the Ocean Park on Thursday.  It's was not too crowded, so we didn't queue for long for games.  However, there were many people waiting for watching jellyfish so we decided not to go.

ljsze

Doris & Lydia

I do observe that kids at this age cannot answer 'why' question.  I guess kids will gradually learn & grab the concept.

Thursday was not public holiday & I can see that it was not crowded.  We went to HK Park on Friday & we had a good time.

During holiday, the sleeping habit of my son changed a bit.  Is it the same case for your kids ?  Today, I went out at about 9:15am & my son was still sleeping.

LydiaWong

Doris and ljsze,
We just went to the park every day during the holiday. Instead, my husband and I went out and had some private time coz our maid will leave tomorrow and have a new one next week. Probably cannot go out until the new one settles. We will go to Japan on Thur for 4 days just to let Preston forget about this maid. I'm a bit worry about the trip and the new maid. So lucky you two don;t have this problem.

DorisTSL

ljsze,

Brian's sleeping habit didn't change much during the holiday.  He still woke up at around 7am by himself.  Sometimes, it's me who wanted to sleep for longer.  Ha!

Lydia,

My parents can help me taking care of Brian so I don't hire any maid but have someone coming for house cleaning every week.
It's good that your family can go out for a trip.  Enjoy your holiday!

ljsze

Lydia

No need to worry.  Kids are quite adaptive.  Of course, u have to give him a few days for adjustment.  Wow, you go for a trip to Japan with Preston.  I'm so jealous.  Do you join group tour or not ?  I hope not because I have some friends who took her 3 year old son to Japan last Dec joining group tour.  Her son was so tired that he got no smile during the trip.  Tell me your experience travelling with your son after you're back.  I would also want to take my son for a trip some time this year.

Doris,

You're right.  I always want to sleep more but don't have the luxury to do so.  My husband can do so since I'm awake taking care of my son.

Lydia, Doris

I've also got parents-in-law taking care of my son.  It's okay, but consider I have to live with them.  I'm planning to move out in a few years so as not to live in their shadow.

School started today & my son was very happy at school.  He's got friends to play with.  And, another major reason is that the English teacher, Miss Tammi, who took maternity leave, is back today.

LydiaWong

ljsze,
We go by ourselves. Personally I don't like joinging tour. I don;t think it's a good idea to join tour with kids, esp at young age. It's much more flexible and relax coz I don't have to rush. Still a bit worry about the flight ( although he tried 20 hour flight b4 but he was 15 months old). I brought a lot of new toys, books and biscuits. I also chose Cathay coz they have TV so to keep him busy for the 4 hours. Wish me luck.

Doris,
Preston also wakes up early (since birth). He wakes up ~6:30 to 7:15am every morning and I usaully wakes up with him too. I wish I could get more sleep too.

My maid left tonight and Preston is a bit upset and said he wants to go with her. He seems alright after a while (coz there is Thomas on TV). However, I think he'll still look for her and I hope the trip can make him forget abouth this maid. He said he doesn't want a new one. My new maid will come on Monday and hope everything works out fine.
Talk to you guys later.

ljsze

Lydia

I think you've got good preparation (new toys, books & snacks) for the trip.  So, tell us about your trip when you return.

DorisTSL

ljsze,

It's good to know that Miss Tammi is back.  How was the teacher who substituted Miss Tammi?

By the way, does your son like brushing his teeth?  I found that my son is willing to, but he refuses using toothpaste.  I have tried toothpaste of different flavours but Brian doesn't like all of them.

ljsze

Doris

The substitute teacher was okay.  Of course, I do think that my son likes Miss Tammi more.

I started brushing his teeth back when he was a few months' old.  As for toothpaste, he refused for the first time.  Yet,
1. since he likes playing with water, I use fun way to introduce toothpaste
2. read some pictures or books about toothpaste
3. talk to him about the advantage of using toothpaste

He then accepted using toothpaste.  By the way, I use just a very tiny bit because sometimes he swallows it.  Tiny bit is more acceptable.  When I finish brushing for the first time, I quickly wash the toothbrush & brush with water only.

Let me hear about your method.

DorisTSL

ljsze,

I started to train Brian to brush his teeth when he was two.  Before that, I used to rub his teeth using wet towel.

I would ask Brian to brush his teeth by himself at the beginning and I would brush with him so he knew what to do.  I then apply toothpaste on the brush and brush for him.

He didn't like toothpaste much and he wanted to spit whenever he felt toothpaste in his mouth.  After reading your message, I tried to use a very tiny bit of toothpaste and I found it's better.  Will continue to try.

Lydia,

How was the trip?  Did Preston enjoy?
My parents joined the class observation this morning.  They said some kids, including Brian, didn't perform well in lesson.  Kelvin, the kid sitting next to Brian, even couldn't stop crying (while he behaved much better usually).  I guess the parents' presence really affected them much.

ljsze

Doris

I'm sad to observe that one of my son's teeth has got the symptom of decay.  I'm very sad since I've done a lot.  Anyway, I will go to the dentist with him this Sat & confirm.  Will consult what I should do to make sure his teeth are healthy.

So, all moms, do have a clear check on your kid's teeth everyday.

Kids can see their parents during class observation, right ?  If so, I don't think it's a good idea as I believe this does affect child's behaviour.

Btw, I was the story mother this morning for K1B & PNA.  Kids of K1 are for sure more active & initiative.  PNA kids are more disciplined.  I'm thinking if I would be story mother again.

DorisTSL

ljsze,

I am sorry to hear the symptom of decay of your son's teeth.  By the way, what symptom have you noticed?

You reminded me of checking Brian's teeth regularly.  Actually, Brian used to have milk after brushing his teeth at night.  I know it's not good for Brian but he used to be sleepy after having milk and was not willing to brush his teeth.

I also received the notice about the second round of story mother time.  However, I will not be available on Mondays of the coming two months.  Really hope that I can go cos it's enjoyable.

LydiaWong

Hi guys I'm back. The trip was great and Preston behaved better than we expected. He enjoyed the flight (the meal, the gifts and the TV) and only a little bit bored at the last half an hour. He also walked a lot, basically only hled him for a while because we did a lot of shopping on the 3rd day. However, he got homesick on the 1st night and wanted to go home and sleep. The funniest thing was that he helped to carry the luggage and walked for at least 20 min. It seems that he's such a big boy now. Although I could not do much shopping, it's also fun going to Thomasland with him and he was so happy going on those rides. Overall, I think it's worth taking kids to other places and I think they learned a lot.

ljsze,
Too bad to hear about your son's tooth. As Doris said, what did you notice unusual? I htink it's quite difiucult to take kids to see the dentist coz I don't think they will open their mouth.

Doris,
You can try to give milk a little earlier so Brian can brush his teeth b4 going to bed. That's what I do, I give milk to Preston at ~8:45 and then he brushes his teeth and then goes to bed at 9:00 and I read him story and by the time he actually falls asleep will be ~9:45 to 10:00(depends on how tiredness he is).
I don;t think I'll be story mother too coz I 'm taking 3 weeks off now and probably won;t be able to take days off again soon.

ljsze

Lydia

Glad to hear that your whole family enjoyed the trip.  So, did your son take afternoon nap during the trip ?  Was your schedule during the trip quite a leisure one ?

Doris, Lydia,
The teeth situation of my son : the two front teeth 門牙 of the upper jaw has been so close that there was no gap 隙.  Some time last week I suddenly discovered gap between these teeth.  Using the torch to see more clearly, I found something light brown in color inside the gap.

Even if he's afraid, I can't help.  I will try to do a bit more education & prepare new toy after the visit.  Will ask the dentist more about dental care & will share with you later.

DorisTSL

Lydia,

Glad to know that your trip is enjoyable.  At first, I planned to go to USA with Brian.  However, I knew recently that I may need to work on summer holiday.      I hope I can steal two weeks to go.

ljsze,

If you found something light brown in colour (but not dark colour) on your son's teeth, it may probably be the stain that can't be removed by brushing.  The jaws of kids will grow day by day that the separation between teeth will increase from time to time.  Anyway, going to see a dentist is the best choice.  Good luck!

LydiaWong

I'm so frustrated coz my new maid totally sucks
Doesn't know anything and so 'stupid'. Want to change another one but I don't have much time, I have to go back to work on the 2nd week on May. Do you know any part-time that can take care of kid? I don't want to leave Preston with her. She is so careless, she even gave hot soup to Preston.   

limma

Lydia~~
Welcome back!!
真係替你開心啦, Preston咁乖咁合作, 可以好順利完成日本之旅, 有無比d 童裝吸引住呀?
我琴日去觀課, 見到Preston好乖好守秩序, 到孔老師講故事既時候, 佢仲坐係Ms Angelika 大髀好留心咁聽. 我見到Preston 同禧文好Friend, 上堂坐係度佢地都拖住手, 而且成日走埋一齊玩.

每次換工人真係會死好多細胞, 你或者嘗試搵相熟既agent 叫佢幫你留意下有無剛完約既maid, 隨時可以上班, 而同時間再觀察下你而家個maid 有無改善, 假如無的話就拿拿聲換, 因為你對佢已經無信心, 往後既日子會好辛苦. 我以前就係咁, 所以都換佐幾個, 先至搵到個令我可放心返工, 會唔會有親戚幫手睇住先? 如果無, 可以搵再培訓果d 短暫做住先, 直至新工人黎, 雖然貴d, 但可以放心d.

Doris~~
琴日放學見到Brian(麻麻同爺爺還是婆婆同公公)接Brian放學, 仲同一齊撘lift 落停車場, Brian 好乖咁拖住麻麻, 但ho lim 好似傻佐咁係lift 入面係咁跳

ljsze

limma's suggestion is a good one. Lydia, maybe you can try her ideas.  I cannot give you any recommendation or referral as I'm living with my in-laws & they are taking care of my son during daytime.

Lydia, was your schedule during the trip tight ?  Did you assign some time in the afternoon so that your son could take a nap ?

LydiaWong

limma,
Thanks again for your info. Preston was quite good during the trip, however, we did not do a lot of shopping. Coz you know he did not have the patience and he would touch everything and asked me to buy this and that or running around. But I still bought a few t-shirt for Preston. I bought a lot of things from thomasland coz they were so pretty and similar price as HK.
As for my maid, I decided to fire her in a couple of days. I have already gone to another agent (Mei Ah, opposite to Park'n shop) to look for maids that will finish contract soon and will have some interviews later this week. Wish me luck.

ljsze,
As for the trip, Preston did have some time to take afternoon nap. !st day after getting off the flight, he took a nap on the bus from the airport to the hotel. @nd day to Thomasland, he took a nap on the way back (~1 and 1/2 hour ride). On the 3rd day, we mostly did shopping and he did not have a nap and that had some problem. He was so tired from a lot of walking and got a bit grumpy during dinner time. On the last day, he slept on the bus to the airport. so bascially he could take a nap (1 hour, less than usual) and that made him have enough energy to walk. You can consider a short trip, it's fun for all of us.