Tuesday, January 25, 2011

January happenings

Last Saturday, Jade resumed her Julia Gabriel speech & drama class after the holidays. We have arranged for her to attend the one and a half hour class as she really enjoys the learning environment. Although it is slightly more expensive, we believe it is money well spent.

Her Saturday class time has been amended to start at 10am though. What surprised me was that there are many other students starting at the same time. On a Saturday morning with so many parents bringing their children to the centre for such enrichment class, this will mean that Singapore families really focus a lot on their childrens' development.

Another thing my wife found out is of her previous class of more than ten kids, there are only two students who have not changed their class duration to one and a half hours. Besides the children enjoying the classes, this also means that parents are more than willing to spend on their children on enrichment classes. This is a good thing, for the child. However, I do have some other observations about this fact which I will share my opinion here.

Anyway, I truly believe in giving what my daughter wants as long as she appreciates it and enjoys it. We have also discussed about pulling her out from her Yamaha lessons as my observation is she is not enjoying it totally. My message to her is very simple - as long as she does not enjoy, she can choose not to do but if she likes what she is doing, she will have to do her best.

On Sunday, we took Jade to attend to a one hour workshop about mid brain activation. While this is something fascinating and something that we will let Jade attend in time to come, we feel that she is still too young and not ready. Nevertheless, we are keeping it an option for us to explore. If you are keen to find out more about mid brain activation, do feel free to contact me. I can share more details with you on how this can help your child improve his or her memory and concentration.

Some photo updates :-






Jade was the flower girl for auntie Michelle & uncle Jia Da's wedding. She did an excellent job given the short notice and practice session. Well Done Jade!!! Daddy & Mommy are proud of you. Daddy and Mummy contributed too by being emcees for the dinner. It was a great experience and a breakthrough for daddy.

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