parenting 6 kids

without going mad or broke

schools and exams

For the child:

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• School is your responsibility
• Pay attention in class
• Do your homework
• Learn your spellings 
• Sleep on time

for the parent

1. Find out about the teachers teaching your child
2. Attend Parents-Teacher meetings
3. Enforce bedtimes
4. Minimise illnesses

Different Strokes for
Different Folks

1. Every child is different.
2. Do not label them.

Tuition:

• What?
• When?
• Where?
• How?

The PSLE year

• Set a goal and a reward. What will motivate them.

• Engage tutors if necessary

• Enforce bedtime

• Destress and decompress

• Family activities

• Communiate with child, tutor, teachers

• Love of learning
• 21st century skills
• Be independent learners
• Definitely don’t want:
to convey that their self-worth is linked to their scores

What outcome do we WANT?

HOLIDAYS:

• Busy lives – time set aside
• Fond memories
• New experiences
• Seeing mum and dad relaxed and happy
• Having lots of fun and laughter together!

FINANCIAL LITERACY

Problem:
Always asking for toys.
I have to make the decision.
I end up being the bad parent.

What do I want them to learn?

• Let them make the decisions for themselves
• Budgeting
• The value of money
• Thrift and charity

Solution:
Using their ang pow money
as a teaching tool

THANK YOU FOR COMING!

Mummy Wee

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