2005年學之園PN班

LydiaWong

Doris,
Preston usually nap for 2 hours in the afternoon, but i will wake him up if he wants to nap more coz otherwise he won't go to sleep at night.

ljsze

Doris

So, you don't take your son to school very often, I guess.  The CNY decoration at school is quite nice.  Ah, we can also see a lot of cute kids in Chinese clothes tomorrow.

Lydia, you son does sleep a lot.  A total of 12 hours per day.  The sleeping habit of my son is similar to that of Doris'.

Sleeping earlier is good for the kids but then you'll have less time with him, as Doris said. By the way, do you think that the sleeping habit of the kids will change ?

DorisTSL

Lydia,

Yesterday, I downloaded the videos taken by my mother for Brian.  From one of the videos, I saw Preson and Hin Man holding hands.  The video was taken days ago.  Are you interested?

ljsze,

I have to work from Mon to Fri.  My parents will bring my son to school everyday.  Oh yes, kids will all look cute with Chinese clothes tomorrow.  Too bad that I cannot be there.

Well, I guess the sleeping pattern of kids can be changed easily.  After CNY holiday, I plan to let my son nap less in the afternoon and let him go to bed before 10pm at night.  I think it's better for my son and I.

LydiaWong

Doris,
Yes, I'm interested in the videos. Hin man likes Preston so much sometimes Preston is a bit scared of his passion!

ljsze,
I think the sleeping patterns will change when they get older. I think maybe later ~ 4years old, they may not need afternoon nap and then they can take some interest course in the pm. I get off work at around 5:30pm, so I have a few hours to play with him b4 he goes to bed.

ljsze

Doris

I'm interested to know the result of your effort in having your son sleep less in the afternoon.  Do tell me the outcome later.

Lydia

Thanks for the comment.  Somehow I don't know whether to wake him up or not in the afternoon as I think everyone feels bad when someone forces you to wake up when you're sleeping.

I do take my son to school every morning & so I can know a little bit how kids behave at school.  A lot of kids wear Chinese clothes today & many parents took DV & shot clips.  I can notice that many kids had fun.

LydiaWong

ljsze,
Actually I will wake him up if he sleeps for too long, more than 2 hours. But I won't wake him up right away. First, I will open the door and curtain, then I will make some noise and call his name. Of course he doesn't want to get up, then I will give him few more minutes, then call him again. Maybe 2-3 times like that or if he still doesn't want to get up, I will let him watch his favorite VCD or give him biscuit. Usually it works, occansional he may cry.
I wish I was there this morning, my maid told me he really liked his costume and he's happy to wear it.

DorisTSL

ljsze,

My mother tried to make him nap less since yesterday.  It worked well yesterday but he cried this afternoon.  Will continue to try.  Tell you the progress later.

Lydia,

The size of the video is about 2.5M.  How would you like to get it?

ljsze

Doris, am eager to know the result.

Lydia, thanks for the details.

Doris & Lydia, with whom does your son sleep ?  My son used to sleep in in-laws' room.  I felt very bad about this.  When I went out at night & came back, I could not see him at all.  We moved last August & since then he sleeps by himself in his own room.  I bought 睡袋 for him so we don't have to worry about no blanket in midnight.  My in-laws were worried at first but everything has been going well.  It only took a few days for my son to get used to sleeping in his own room.

My son also loving watching VCD & he usually have to get asleep in my room at night as he wants to watch VCD.  I'm thinking of having TV & DVD player in his room so he can get asleep in his own room at night.  Would like to know your comments.

LydiaWong

Doris,
I have no idea hwo I can get the video, I'm not good at electric things, maybe I can watch it next time when i see you, or do you have better idea.

ljsze,
Preston sleeps in the same room as姐姐 and he needs me to accompany him for a while and then he'll go to sleep by himself.
What kind of VCD does you son like to watch? Preston's favorites are Disney, Zippy (both from world family), Barney, Elmo, Bob the builder, Noddy, mother goose, Maisy and occansioal Mr. Men.

ljsze

Hi Lydia My son's favourites changed a bit.  Now, he likes Thomas, Barney, Bob the builder & some other VCDs like Action Words & Preschool Power.

It's good to have 2 kids in a family.  I do agree that 2 kids are better than 1 but I simply can't afford to have 2 in terms of the time & effort devoted to kids.  Living with in-laws & having 1 kid have already driven me a bit crazy.  I can't imagine if I have 1 more child.

DorisTSL

ljsze and Lydia,

Brian's favorite on VCD is more or less the same.  He likes Bob the builder and Barney the most.  He also likes Brainy baby and Baby Einstein.  I will let him watch VCD for about 30 minutes every evening.

ljsze,

I think '姐姐' in Lydia's reply means her maid.  Actually, I agree with you that a family with two kids is wonderful.  However, I can't afford more time for taking care of one more kid.

Lydia,

Do you have an Yahoo account?  I can simply email the file to you.  Please PM me if you do.

ljsze

Doris, I see.  It's normal for kid to sleep with helper.  So, you kid will also be going to CE class next year.  Good.  How about Lydia ?

elainec

hello 05 LH pn mommies, can u be so nice to tell me what kind of questions they would ask at pn interviews and any special tips????  

thank u for your help!

ljsze

elainec

actually, i forgot.  what i can remember was that they only asked parents questions.  i would suggest you not to be too nervous.  from my experience, i had interviewed playgroups at a few kinders & all of them accepted our application.

LydiaWong

ljsze,
Preston apllied for PE class(am), but I'm still not quite sure. I want him to learn mandarin but it seems he's not too interested. The teachers said kids learn fast and easy and usually not much problem learning a new language. Maybe I'll give it a try for mandarin class.

DorisTSL

Hi elainec,

My son attended a group interview in LH.  The teachers let the kids play on their own.  They will walk around and try to talk to them and see their response.  On the other hand, the principal will ask parents some simple questions, like the eating habit of kids, potty training, etc

I guess no special preparation is required.  Good luck!  :)

elainec

thanks for the info and the encouragements!!   

DorisTSL

Hi ljsze,

Recently, I tried to let my son nap a little bit later in the afternoon, usually around 3pm.  I let him wake up at around 5pm.  It turned out that he will go to bed at night earlier.  

It has been working for days, but he would get crazy sometimes when I woke him up.  It's good to have more private time at night.

ljsze

Doris, thanks for your update.  May I know when did your son take nap in the afternoon ?  And, at what time does your son sleep at night now ?

During the CNY holiday when someone visited our home, my son did not sleep in the afternoon.  Turned out that he got very tired & slept at about 9:30pm at night.  It's a good timing but young kid at his age should take a nap.  Right ?!

Doris & Lydia, you're right.  There's a new PN class now right after CNY holiday.  And, many new teachers as well.

DorisTSL

ljsze,

My son will take his nap at around 3.30pm and wake up at around 5.30pm.  I will give him milk at 9.30pm at night.  After that, he will go to bed.

I was in LH in the past three mornings.  I also saw the PND class and many new teachers, esp the foreign ones.  It seems that the playground was to small to accomodate that many kids.

Did you son perform well after the CNY?  My son cried on the first day but became normal since Tuesday.