Actually no right or wrong of sending kids to those learning centres, just that some parents will prefer that as feeling kids are learning more compare to staying with parents and doing nothing much.
For myself, I feel it quite fun when I do activities with my kids at home. Just google some online info about Montessori home based activities and start planning it ahead and I find that my girl likes it very much and she enjoyed it. Saw a brochure about a centre charging for a school holiday program and its quite expensive which all those activities actually can be done at home with kids. So why not just plan ahead , perhaps plan together with the kiddo and I am sure they will find it very exciting! =)

Sometimes we got to admit that sooner or later things will change. Specially those born in the 90's & so on..

We use to stay at home to watch cartoon @certain hours n play snake wif Nokia 3210?

And now, ipad, watsapp, astro?

This post has been edited by dp82: Mar 16 2015, 07:57 PM

I gone through some info, comparing kindergarten from different country.

In M'sia, most kindergarten tend to teach skills like reading, writing, calculate... etc
In German, the kindergarten there will bring the kids to explore around the town, visit police station (place you can seek for help), post office (place you deliver things), bomba, train station... etc

I feel that weekend is a precious time to spend with family, especially our little one.
Besides let them learning skills, I feel that bringing them to visit various place is a good exposure to them, let them know about the city they stay, if anything happen, where they can go, who they can call to seek for help.

Yes, you are right
Now parents like to boast around, comparing how many times a year they are wasting money in clinics, how to get their children in to other long term sickness
So you are telling that, following what is wrong are right

That's not true, you will be surprised on how easily they can adapt. Please don't be confuse with the term, "classes", they are not academic based.

Do you have a child or attended any classes with him or her? The activities you describe as above are available in enrichment centre like Da Vinci, Little Chef, etc. And yes, the kids will spend time with parents, get involved in activities in the classes.

Not many parents are as talented as you are, can make a kite or bake a cake, so they get a little help from the professionals. Ok?



Speechless..

My wife are working on this line, so she knows what is the best. And nope, <3 send them to what ever are time wasting and just to show off how retard that parent are

Your wife is in this line? What is she work as? It means that she is not truthful to the job if she didn't believe in what she is doing! Is she just scamming all the retarded parents?

Nope, she won't accept any children that are < 3 years old. She just an owner of 6 kindis in Negeri Sembilan.

Kindy is for above 4 years old

Below 3 years old, they go to Preschool or Day care. But this is out of topic from enrichment classes TS is asking about.

Willing buyer willing seller.

Life in Klang Valley is probably different in other state, taking into consideration spending & buying power.

Anyway coming back to my topic, i dont plan to attend the classes every weekend. I'm more keen to have flexible class like 1-2 times per week.

Most kindis are doing pre and day care also, especially in KV areas.
My wife don't want to take as they won't really concentrate for > 20 minutes.
That's why all those classes only doing an 1 hour session per week.

Well this is MY, somethings never change. You got to take into consideration safety as well - ur child & parents.

Its good to bring them out for some exposure like taking lrt etc. I have been doing this occasionally & running out of idea.

Thats y i wana explore education/ enrichment classes. So that my child has a mixture of here & there.

This post has been edited by dp82: Mar 18 2015, 09:46 AM

My son is only 2 year old so I yet to send him to any classes. I buy many picture books, wooden blocks, alphabet/shape puzzle and many montessori materials. Sometimes play with him, sometimes let him explore by himself...

Let them explore them self will be a good start, on teaching them to be independent.
If going any classes that require parents around, this is to teach the children always rely on parents when facing more crowd.
To develop a children's brain, there are a lot of ways, but early childhood education center are the wrong way.
We had a genius with IQ > 180 last time which is almost same age with me. He work in US's Silicone Valley with the age of 20.
By the age of 30, he come back to Malaysia with sorrow. By today, I'm still living happily while he is laid to long rest forever.
Do you want your children like this?

Kindergarten is different from preschool or day care, and your wife is running Kindergarten which accepts 3 years old and above. Kindy is daily, Mon to Fri, while a Preschool can be 3 times a week or 5 times a week. Kindy is more structured and always end up with exam while preschool is more towards a play school without any exam.

While enrichment classes is only once a week for 45 mins to an hour. The classes can be either art, gym, speech and drama, music, etc. I know a parent who starts sending his 6 months old baby to swimming classes, and the baby can float by himself at 12 months old. Swimming is an important survival skills and most babies will enjoy to be in water.

I didn't think it's wrong for the parent to send his child to these enrichment classes. But it is important that the child equally happy and enjoying the classes. Otherwise it's futile.

Yup, you are totally right, that's why nowadays younger generation not able to take any pressure

If we just emphasize on home education without enrolling them to enrichment class (<4 years old), so how is the child gona learn to socialise? Wait until kindi, which is like 5 years old?

By the way, it has to depend on ur home environment too. What if there are few kids running around, 5-6 adults talking, watching tv n most annoying part - elders will always wana chip in their opinions too & some demand u do it their ways.

So how? Every family has their own issues & challenges.

This post has been edited by dp82: Mar 18 2015, 05:10 PM

I believe every parents is giving their best to their kids within their limit.
We cannot keep on comparing with the past, like during old time, kids swim and play in river, running around the kampung to chase after the chickens. We do not live in this environment. Besides, last time also always heard cases of kids drown...

But we still tried our best to provide our best, like bringing them to swimming class. With a certified trainer and safe environment. Attending these classes, not only the little one get to learn, but the parents get to learn at the same time, especially the new parents.

I feel that not only the kids need to learn, we as parents also need to keep up to date, expose ourself to different thing, so that we can give proper guidance to our kids.

Now most people are sending their children to kindis at the age of 4.
If our parent is advising us, we can always listen and judge.
Straight forward deny them are bad.
BTW, by looking at your reply and finding all sort of excuse, why you want a child in the first place? Just merely to show off?
Don't forget, sooner or later you will get old also, do you like that your children also ignores you at that time?

So, bending your head down all the time is right also?
We have options to choose, but most of us choose the wrong option.
Last time got children drown, now still got.