My close brush with kiasuism...

[dreamlaughlive]

I never thought I would be one of those kiasu parents in Singapore. You know, those who teach their babies how to read using flashcards from birth, send their babies to various enrichment classes, put their babies on waiting lists of prestigious pre-schools years before their kids attend school etc. I thought it was ridiculous! I mean, what

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[jzlyn]

Learning through play is the best thing for them - you would be surprise how much they pick up from just being on casual playdates.

That said, we've enrolled her in swim class (accompanied by a parent) - it's a daddy-daughter thing :) Oh and I have waitlisted her for a kindy in HK (just in case we are still here in 3 years) - long story short, they only take in 100 students a year and there is NO WAY she is going local in HK. I am not having her speak Canto accented English. But I told my husband, she is not wasting our money for international school if we are back in SG.

[dreamlaughlive]

Think your situation is a bit different; I surely won't go local too if I were in your shoes! ;)

Oh I m contemplating swimming classes too. That's more like 'fun' activities! What I m opposed to is the right-brain training kind of classes and things like teaching your baby how to read, do math etc. I just find the claims that you can teach baby these academic stuff a bit unbelievable. Their brains are still developing now; they can't really control their emotions, much less read I thought. Maybe I just don't understand the methods enough heh

So it's play, play, play for now ;)

[jzlyn]

You should do swim lessons... it tires them out for one and definitely fun for both parent and bub. Clover is so kaypoh instead of kicking, she was lazing over daddy's shoulder, people watching!!

[dreamlaughlive]

Lol think it's good for daddy-daughter bonding :) Apparently, there's a waitlist for the infant swim class I m looking at! Sigh!