Breakthrough

Relative to Cayen, Cayson is harder to teach at 3.5 years old as we’re still trying to get him to know the alphabets and numbers 1-10. I also observe that during our weekly Shichida lessons where the other kids seem to be memorising the flash cards readily while Cayson is usually silent. (It was not always like that in the last semester but he’s less engaged and quieter in this one. Not sure if it’s due to change in teacher or that his best friend is no longer attending). 

So just to spice it up, Ah Pa Cayson for a trial lesson for Kumon and they gave him some papers that includes simple maths like addition of single digits. To our great surprise, he wrote the answers on his own and scored with flying colours even though he attempted K1 papers. 

When Ah Pa came back with the news, Ah Po wasn’t surprised. She said that he already know maths when he’s negotiating with her whilst sharing the orange. Usually we don’t want them to eat too much as it promotes phlegm so Cayson negotiated.

Cayson: 5-5?
Ah Po: No, too much.
Cayson: 4-6?
Ah Po: No 
Cayson: 3-7? 

——
Anyway, this cutie remains very engaging in his speech.. that day after his universal studio day with Cayen, he told me about it at night.

C: I’m very brave, I take the big boy ride already. 
Me: That’s good! 
C: Can I take my dojo point ?
Me: Yes, you can have a “brave” point.
C: Can you give point to Ah Yen too? He sit on his own, Ah Pa sit with me.

This sweet boy never forgets to ask for extra share for his brother. When he’s given a sticker for doing well in class on Sunday, he will always ask for one more for his brother too.
——-

Yesterday, we were back late at 8pm plus, he asked me during bedtime.

C: (Crosses his hand and make angry look) Why you never bring me?
Me: Cox we went to this big boy place, very dark and a bit scary.
C: I’m big boy already. 
Me: No, need to be at least 7 years old. 
C: 1 year old is small, 2 years old is small, 3 years old is small too. I’m going to be 4 years old soon, can I go?
Me: Still too small. (In my heart, I’m thinking “good try!”)












Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Nurturing creativity

Image
We went for curriculum updates last week for Cayson and the week before for Cayen. Bumped into the English teacher who told me that Cayen eats his lunch very well including vegetables (doesn't sound like him at all). She also mentioned that Cayen likes to test boundary. Recent case in point , teacher would ask the children to not talk in the toilet as it could be noisy for the children in the adjacent classroom. As he wasn't allowed to talk, he purposely started singing instead. Then our discussion was cut short and I wondered how the teacher responded to his singing eventually.  Nonetheless , this is one of the many instances where Cayen would not do things the conventional way. In Cantonese, I might even call him "Seng Mok" (savvy). For instance , previously , he was spotted sipping lime cordial juice on a plate -he has helped himself at the dispenser without my knowledge . One would have usually told him off but I decided to ask him why he did that. He said that he
Read more

Feedback from teachers

Image
As part of the regular meet the parent session, I joined Cayson to make ice cream. Think I must be the only one who managed to tear two plastics bags in a row due to vigorous shaking. It’s good fun as Cayson tried his hand at making ice cream from Meiji strawberry milk.  Teacher’s feedback on him is still good as usual as he’s still quite an obedient and easy going kid though she did remark that he’s picky with some food like vegetables now. And whilst he’s 99% agreeable in the past, he’s been more prone to his own opinion (I read it as trying to get his way). And sometimes he followed his classmates’ action of scribbling away randomly during colouring when he used to colour carefully within the lines. Observations were quite in line with what we see at home. Recently he would cry when he doesn’t get his way. For instance, we were playing snakes and ladders and he started crying when I made him slide down when he hit a snake. He kept screaming “I want to win”. Later on, he proceeded to
Read more

Top 12 Tips during Confinement - revised edition (2017)

Image
This is dedicated to my dear friends who are expecting their bundle of joy very soon. Being a hassle-free type of mother who needs to go back to work after maternity leave, and also one who likes a good bargain, these are the things I personally find very useful, practical & cost saving. 1. A good breastfeeding pillow  - my Brestfriend  For some strange reason, I didn't see the need to invest in this initially. But this has to be the top 1 or 2 items I cannot live without during the first few months. No matter how I positioned the normal pillows, I just couldn't get the right positioning without straining my shoulders/ back. So yes, this is first on the list. Anyway, if your milk production is low, try papaya with fish soup and remember to drink lots of water. If all else fails, you still can try to take some herbal medicine before resorting to Formula Milk. This herbal supplement improved production by 30-50%. I only took it when baby was having gro
Read more