My weekday mornings are usually occupied by the baby and my little clown. Although my little clown is four, and will be turning five this year, you would think he should be in preschool already and if he's not, he'd be missing out on the early development teaching stuff and he'd be behind all the other children academically. Thing is, I watched a documentary on Smart Babies last weekend, and they have proven that children learn at the same rate, regardless of the age they started learning. So, a child exposed to formal teaching at four, is not always a better student than a child who started learning at the age of nine. So, it's okay to not send him to school just yet. Plus good preschools are expensive. I rather give him a year of schooling at a good preschool than 3 years at a shabby one. If the school is good, he should be able to catch up fast, like his brother.
So, what do i do with him at home? He plays with his sister, I read him stories from his books, cycle around the frontyard, help me with do-able housechores. And his favourite is helping me bake. And today we made egg tarts. My little clown was an excellent assistant! He helped me cracked the eggs, pour in the ingredients, mixing them and volunteered to taste the first batch. Thank you darling, Mummy loves you too!
aaawwww.... so adorable la akalil.
ReplyDeleteheey, guess what i'm already starting to look for pre-school for raissa and she's only 4 months! i'm thinking to send her to school when she's 2, that's the youngest age allowed for this school i'm eyeing. what do you suggest?
erm, honestly, i think starting them at the age of 2 is a waste of money! hahahaha. i started akasyah at the age of 4 and i'm regretting it. best age is to start at the age of five. but send to a good one. Akasyah goes to the school across the road from home. A very good school, with good syllabus and he's catching up really well.
ReplyDeleteWow looks so sedap. I need the recipe again lah manda, although I'll have to stuff all my tummy cause Amir and Anisah are not a big fan of egg tart. Boohooo.
ReplyDeleteOh ya Lala, I've been sending Anisah to nursery since she's 6 months old and she's loving it so much. Guess the schools here are diff from the ones in Msia cause they have relaly cool fun syllabus including baking @ cooking, library walk, presentations etc. We never have to drag Anisah to school =)