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School Update

Emily — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:39 +0000

It has been half a year since Little Edison started pre-school. I’m glad to announce that he is well-settled and he is having a wonderful time at school.

During the first month, he cried from time to time – especially during the separation part in the morning when I leave him at school.

Now, he really likes to go to school. When I ask him about his school, he is bursting to tell me what he did at school, what he learnt, what snacks he was given and what he played with his classmates.

He knows the names of his classmates and he is always full of stories about them. He told me Jeremy sits next to him; Loraine was crying in the morning, he saw Walter in the toilet etc. I really enjoy all these kiddy talks with him about his school and classmates.

Last night, I saw him cutting papers with a pair of scissors and I was totally amazed. I didn’t even know that he can handle a pair of scissors so well. He cut the paper into pieces and he told me that his teacher taught him on how to use the scissors to cut.

In addition, I’m surprised to find out that he has picked up so much English. At times, I really find it hard to believe if I don’t hear it myself.

I’m so glad that he loves going to school everyday. He has progressed a lot since six months ago. I hope that this will lasts for the entire duration of his education.

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First Class Excursion

Emily — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:08:49 +0000

Today is Little Edison’s first class excursion. It is a supermarket tour to City Square Mall. There will also be magic show and outdoor playground activities. Lunch will be at MacDonald’s. It will be a six-hour program from 8am to 2pm.

When we received the registration form from the school last week, we were in two minds about signing him up for the excursion. Initially, I thought that it is a parent-accompanied excursion. But apparently, it is NOT. The school will arrange school bus for the children to travel to and from City Square Mall. Parents can pick up their children from school at 2pm.

The theme for this term’s learning is fruits and vegetables. Therefore, the supermarket tour is to enhance their learning and give them an opportunity to see for themselves things that they learn in school. It is quite educational actually.

But but but…

Little Edison is not even THREE. Will he be able to take care of himself without our presence? His naptime is at 11:30am everyday. What if he is sleepy and cranky? Can he endure till 2pm? Will he get frustrated if he is not allowed to explore on his own in the supermarket? What if he is lost? He likes to run about in the supermarket too. What if he fall down and knock his head?

There are endless question marks in my mind. I’m a great worrier, I admit. I worry about pretty much anything and everything about Little Edison participating in the excursion on his own.

At the end, I decided NOT to allow him to participate. If only it’s a parent-accompanied excursion, I’ll definitely say YES and tag along.

So, Little Edison is at Grandma’s house today. No school. No excursion.

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Edison – 2 Years, 10 Months

Emily — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:13:41 +0000

Little Edison is still going through the ‘Terrible Two’ stage. Sometimes, it can be frustrating and makes me want to scream and claw my hair out. People keep telling me that he will grow out of this stage soon. I believe there are some truths in it. The situation is certainly better now as compared to a year ago.

It could be because I’ve learnt how to deal with his tantrums. I used to yell at the top of my lungs, but I realized that yelling will make him defy me even more. I learnt to maintain my calmness and talk to him when he is doing wrong. Tell him in short simple sentences that what he did was wrong, why it was wrong and remind him not to repeat again. Somehow, it really works. It’s magic!

Sometimes, Daddy V has to work on weekends. When Daddy is not around, I’ve lots of one-to-one time with Little Edison. It’s really valuable and he is a completely different boy when I give him my full attention. He talks funny things and makes me laugh. He is polite, cheerful and talkative.

When Daddy is working, I bring him to the public library. He loves reading books, listen to stories and interact with other children. He is an absolute darling – well-behaved in the quiet setting in the library! I’m glad that he loves reading as much as I do too.

At school, he loves being outdoor. His teacher mentioned that he is playful and energetic. During the outdoor play last week, he ran too fast and his teachers couldn’t catch him. He tripped and knocked his head. Luckily, it was minor. He didn’t cry.

He talks a lot now and he loves to sing too. He can sing a few songs like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Ten Little Aeroplanes, Old MacDonald (partial) etc. I burst into laughter every time I hear him sing. He is just too CUTE.

Two more months to his third birthday. Is there any Terrible Three? I so needed to know.

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Haircut

Emily — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:01:52 +0000

The time has come for my most dreaded parenting task – that is to bring Little Edison to the barber shop.

Making him sit still for a few minutes to have his hair cut is a huge challenge. He is anxious whenever he is being confined in a hair-cutting apron. He hates it when the prickly pieces of hair fall on his neck and shoulder.

When he was younger, he would scream, cry and struggle until the whole hair-cutting episode was over. I wrote about our first experience HERE.

After a few rounds of haircut, the situation gets slightly better now. He still hates it, but he doesn’t struggle. We go to the same barber shop and choose the same hair stylist to attend to him. As he is more familiar with the environment now, he is more relaxed – lesser amount of turning and twisting.

We tried many attention diversion tactics to divert his attention from the haircutting process. From his favorite toys to mobile phone and TV, they don’t really help much. Recently, we found our ‘secret weapon’.

It’s a lollipop!

As he was happily eating his lollipop (a reward for sitting still), the hair stylist gave him the best haircut ever.

This is Little Edison – after a haircut and shower. I like his hair to be short and neat.

What about your kids? Do they hate haircut too?

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Little Edison Talks

Emily — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:59:22 +0000

He talks so much these days. I noticed a huge difference in his speech now than few months ago. His speech is much more sophisticated and he is able to sustain conversations. His expressions can be mind-blowing.

He likes to ask questions, “Why like that?”, “Where is it?” and “How come?” He wants answers to his questions. Sometimes it can be really hard work when we are too tired or not in the mood for conversation.

He uses a variety of prepositions in his speech like, “in the car”, “on the table” etc. Sometimes, he doesn’t use the personal pronoun correctly. When he wants to brush his teeth, he’ll say “You want to brush your teeth!” It’s quite funny.

He is learning new vocabulary from people around him everyday. He listens to us when we talk. Last night, he told me “the moon disappeared”. I made him repeated the word “disappeared” for three times before I finally catch the word. Initially, it sounded something like “beat-a-beer” to me. I was so surprised that he can pronounce such a difficult word.

When he is in the mood, he can talk non-stop. Now, I hear him talking again…

“I go market. I go market buy ice-cream. I bring money”, he walks around the house, carrying a kettle with him. He looks so funny.

I really enjoy all the kiddy talks with him.

What are the funny little phrases you hear from your kiddos recently? Share them with me, I love to hear them.

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