Random for a Friday

So it's rather been an interesting few weeks.  And my thoughts are kinda scattered lately, so I'll just put in random thoughts in bullet points.

• It was my son, K, first time to have first quarter exams.  And I was the nervous wreck!  I prepared sample quizzes and pushed him to study harder... hard enough that my husband, D, asked me to stop several times.  I just want him to excel, and I worry about his Filipino.  By the last day, I calmed down a bit since it's Math and it helped that K always told me the exams were easy.  Let's wait for the report card then. haha
• Bills keep piling up.  The thing is, money isn't always enough.  But we are spending for investments and savings.  It's just hard to scrimp, and want that bag or that IPad! :D
• Finding the right school for your kid is very hard.  And applying for that school is so competitive!
• September is my birthday month.  This is the year we try to get pregnant for the second time.  Hopefully, I'll be healthy enough.  More trips to the doctors.  Again.
• October is the month we'll know if our lives will change next school year.  Anticipation is so nerve wracking!

I take this Friday with a lot of things in mind, as we ease into the weekend.  Hope your weekend will be well spent!

Don't bring a toy to school

We have the same smile no? :)

Conversation with my little boy last night:



Mommy: When you go to big school, and then a little boy will get your toy. What will you do?


Little boy: Who’s the little boy Mom? What’s his name?


Mommy: Let’s say his name is Jay.


Little boy: The toy have my name*, it’s mine. But I will share with him.
*right now, he marks all his toys with his name.


Mommy: But what if he says it’s his na. He won’t return it to you. What will do you?


Little boy: Why will he not return it to me?


Mommy: Because he likes to take other kids’ toy.


Little boy: That’s not nice! I will tell teacher.


Mommy: But what if teacher is not there.


Little boy: Why will teacher be not there?


Mommy: Maybe she went home na?


Little boy: But teacher don’t go home before us.


Mommy: Ok, maybe teacher is in the bathroom.


Little boy: I don’t like the little boy.


Mommy: Ok. What will you do?


Little boy: I will not bring a toy to school na lang Mommy.


So there it is :D


Every pre-school Mom’s fear is your child gets bullied in big school. My son’s an only child so every kid he meets, he treats them as playmates. Sometimes he meets a bully or a kid who takes advantage of my son’s friendliness. I hate to see that happen but it does happen, specially when we’re at a new place or at a kids’ party. I try to teach him how to handle bullies or kids who take advantage of him. I rather that I witness it happening so I can then teach how to deal with the situation.


Our little one will be in big school this coming June, I hope I’ve prepared him enough to fight off bullies. From last night’s conversation, it looks like we still have a long way to go. But at least we’ve taken a step towards that direction.

Educating Our Children

I've mentioned here that my boy's in his 3rd year of school.  He started going to school when he was barely 2 years old.  He's studying in a progressive learning pre-school where each lesson is individualized per child.  He knows the letters even before he started school.  He loves numbers and can already identify most of the shapes. 

This year I want to see him learn more.  He's now starting to read 3-letter words.  He actually can read "a cat sat on a cot" and comprehend what it means.  The teachers are still continously amazed with my little one's cognitive skills and memory, as the hubs and I.  I feel though that he could do more, like count up to 100 or know when to use "is" or "are".

We do try to augment the learnings from school.  Like we teach him addition, as well as the difference between "he/she/his/her".  And when we read him a story, we make him read the simple words. 

A, a friend, whose son is my son's classmate and friend, is contemplating moving his son to a traditional school.  Mainly because she's concerned with the lack of curriculum at the current school.  I somehow also see where she's coming from.  Our kids' tuition doesn't come cheap, so we should be getting our money's worth.  Besides we do work hard so we'll able to send our kids to good schools.

On the one hand, my husband and I agreed that we don't want to stress our son too early.  He's still 4 anyway, they will all catch up.  Both of us came from public elementary and we've done quite well.  We are of the opinion too that education also depends on the child.  Even when you give them the best one can afford, if they really don't have any interest in it, then all will go to waste. 

So what's best in educating children then?  Who knows, right?  But for now, I would go by seeing my child happy and learn along the way.  He needs to enjoy being a kid, running around, discovering things and laughing a lot.