PSLE is around the corner. If your kid is appearing for the PSLE this year then in all likelihood you would have been putting in a great amount of effort along with him/her for quite some time now. So, how’s the mood in your house right now?
Category: Education
Art and Mother Tongue – How are they connected?
So how do you get your kids to learn their mother tongue? Let’s be honest. That is going to be one dreadful task for them and us. Most kids and youngsters have grown so accustomed to English that they hardly use their mother tongue for any form of communication. Imposing a language on them is not a welcome move. This is the problem with making these languages a part of the school curriculum and marking their performances.
Let’s Speak Well!
There have been few men like Churchill who have been both popular as well as controversial. He had a speech impediment and used to stutter. While he was 29, Churchill stood up to give a speech in Parliament.
How can we teach our kids to think intelligently?
Good questions can emanate only when you have a vibrant mind. The best way to attain such a state of mind is to inculcate the habit of reading. Reading is to the mind what a whetstone is to a sword.
Getting Over the Back-to-School Blues!
Almost all kids have dreams about their future, about the professions that they would like to take up once they grow up. Speak to them about how they need to perform well in school to make their dreams come true. Fill all that in with a bit of motivation.
School’s out, how to cope with holiday homework?
The promise of rewards always makes people perform better. Kids are programmed in no different manner. Let’s throw in a few small gifts to maximize their output. It could be something like an extra scoop of ice cream for every three straight days of meeting the homework target without fail.
Let’s Get the Most Out of the PTM!
It is important to go to these meetings with an open mindset. Do not be too defensive about your kid or turn a deaf ear to the criticism that may be voiced by the teachers. Remember that your parental love may at times make you blind to the shortcomings of your kid. Going beyond the recent examinations or the academic outcomes don’t forget to discuss your child’s behaviour and social skills as well.
How to Engage Our Kids during the Holidays?
You kid’s examinations are as much of an ordeal to you as it is for him. Naturally, the holidays after the end of the exam are welcomed with delight by both student and parents. However, the holidays bring with them the challenges of their own. Parenting, as blissful as it is, comes with one challenge after the other.
Exams Over, what’s Next?
When the dust settles after the exams, your kids will surely have earned themselves a break. They will deserve some fun and make sure that they do get it. But fun is not something that can only be got through gadgets.
Exam Smart Tip #8 – Taking Stress out of Tests
Stress is something that emerges as a constant companion to tests. It can wreak havoc on your preparation. The question on the anxious lips of many parents is, “how do we beat the stress?” This is not a new question. Well ever since we defined what stress was, we humans have always put our hearts and souls into finding means to handle it effectively.
