Parenthood Thread - Schooling, Behaviour Etc

[pet]

Pet,

Know what you mean. I'm putting my older gal thru' speech therapy also. Another money zapper. Talk about Money No Enough...

Again, this' all about branding. I believe pre-school fees are varying. "Higher-end brands" cost more, definitely. So it's all about choices. If one die-die wants to buy a ROLEX watch and tells the whole world that he/she has no money to eat, then blame who?

Before I had any kid of my own, I was hesitant to start a decent family because looking at the kind of lifestyle that we all are living, it is pretty challenging. Until one day while chatting with my friends, I realised that it is about what you want best for your child/children.

I always had this mindset (wrong) that I should only have a child if I can afford everything (or at least most) for him/her. Wrong! How did my parents' parents have so many kids in those days and managed to bring them all up successfully? Were they rich? No!

I believe it is all in our mindset. If I can only afford to send my kid to a $300/mth pre-school, so be it. If I can only afford a $50 sports shoes for my kid, so be it. Some, I know, have said this to me: "If I can't even afford to buy my child a $100-$200 Nike shoes, then I'd rather not have any until I'm financially comfortable" .

Just to share my thoughts.

I think pre sch in sg ave btw 200-1k/ mth depend on where u go....if eg they need sch bus, thn another 80-100/ mth more... infant care even more ah... ... kinder... i think 2-300/ mth still expensive, but acceptable by most in sg. . .

anyway... nowadays not a lot of ppl want alot of kids, hving more means , parents need to sacrifice...hahahaa.....less material things like rolex loh... ... hahaha...

but having more kids = satisfaction, priceless, an asset cannt be measured... hahahaa...

being a parent and wanting to be a parent diff... so need to be a parent to know...hahaa

If u know tht u going to spend 100k for a kid ( 1st 7 yrs), u say .. no way i am hving kids... hahaha , i rather buy 15 rolex... hahahaa

if i already spend 100k for my child for the first 7 yrs... i am not going to gv or sell him away for 100k... hahahahhaa

in the abv case, rolex is value less... hahahahhahaa

[feilong108]

i will sell all my watches if i need to raise my kids...hehehe...can have a lelong lelong session...may be hide 1 or 2 pieces nia...kekeke

[pet]

i will sell all my watches if i need to raise my kids...hehehe...can have a lelong lelong session...may be hide 1 or 2 pieces nia...kekeke

since i already got kids...priority diff frm u... hahahahhaa...... i wll give away my watch in exchange for chio bu... hahahaha

[feilong108]

if i got kids liao hor..i be a good daddy....typical stay at home to play with them..wun go for XMMs liao...wahahahaha...

[pet]

if i got kids liao hor..i be a good daddy....typical stay at home to play with them..wun go for XMMs liao...wahahahaha...

sure or not...... hahahhahaa

sekali... so shiok being a father...kanna addicted.... go out look for more xmm and hav another 10 -20 kids outside... hahhahahaha

[feilong108]

wah...cannot afford so many Xmms and kids leh...aiyo...u wan me to wear $5 watch the rest of my life har...hahaha

[pet]

wah...cannot afford so many Xmms and kids leh...aiyo...u wan me to wear $5 watch the rest of my life har...hahaha

hahaha... cheeap watch exp watch... all have a price mah... hahaha

alot of xmm and kids collection... priceless...haahahha

[feilong108]

wahahaha..classic quote from Bro Pet....hehehehe....must re-quote this to your wife to hear when i got the chance...wahahaha

[pet]

wahahaha..classic quote from Bro Pet....hehehehe....must re-quote this to your wife to hear when i got the chance...wahahaha

hahahahhaa... she see it, also priceless, i die .... hahahaha

[pet]

hmmm... priceless... hmmmm... got to rephrase leow... pricey..hmmm.... expecting another

anyway...
i am currently sending my 3rd one ( now 2yrs 3mths ) to a PAP kindergarten. cheap leh, only 163/ mth... as compare to the first one ( now p3), used to go nanyang, but abt 300/mth ( tht time )... my second one (now k1) in nanyang also, but now cost almost 500/mth.

sending to pap kindergarten cos my frd also send his kids there, say its not too bad... so i check it out and find tht it's not tht bad, so decided to send the 3rd one there...she has a CDA acct of total 24k...even if 163/mth x 10 mth per yr x 4 yrs...she only use up 6K+...so there's gonna be at least another 17k there... ..so any other sch or additional course i can send her/ even my the other 2 kids to ?

any place/ enrichment to recommend ?

[116520]

Have you tried BRMCK? My daughter went to school there. Quite good. All classrooms are air-con, clean and well-organized. I think one term for N1 is $1000+, as years go, the school fee is cheaper...

hmmm... priceless... hmmmm... got to rephrase leow... pricey..hmmm.... expecting another

anyway...
i am currently sending my 3rd one ( now 2yrs 3mths ) to a PAP kindergarten. cheap leh, only 163/ mth... as compare to the first one ( now p3), used to go nanyang, but abt 300/mth ( tht time )... my second one (now k1) in nanyang also, but now cost almost 500/mth.

sending to pap kindergarten cos my frd also send his kids there, say its not too bad... so i check it out and find tht it's not tht bad, so decided to send the 3rd one there...she has a CDA acct of total 24k...even if 163/mth x 10 mth per yr x 4 yrs...she only use up 6K+...so there's gonna be at least another 17k there... ..so any other sch or additional course i can send her/ even my the other 2 kids to ?

any place/ enrichment to recommend ?

[pet]

Have you tried BRMCK? My daughter went to school there. Quite good. All classrooms are air-con, clean and well-organized. I think one term for N1 is $1000+, as years go, the school fee is cheaper...

1k still cheaper thn nanyang, nanynag close to 1.5 for 1 term..
acutally i should hv send my 2nd there, cos i wnt him to go acs.

but i scare he not happy if i half way put him into another sch. right now i think i stay put for my 2nd ( nanyang ), 3rd (pap)... and see how... ...but would like to send them for additional enrichment..any to recom ?

[116520]

What kind of enrichment? Tough one or play play one?

1k still cheaper thn nanyang, nanynag close to 1.5 for 1 term..
acutally i should hv send my 2nd there, cos i wnt him to go acs.

but i scare he not happy if i half way put him into another sch. right now i think i stay put for my 2nd ( nanyang ), 3rd (pap)... and see how... ...but would like to send them for additional enrichment..any to recom ?

[Darkangel]

BRMCK is gd next to my old sch

116520 also ACS boy?

[pet]

What kind of enrichment? Tough one or play play one?

dont play play ah ... hahahaha