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KARMIE,

good for you, which 4 have you read?

i read that part about ambidextrous too, but found from some research , it really is not so good to be ambidextrous..

these days for my 26 month old, i always put the object in her right and she always transfer to the left!..

at what age do you know whether your LO is right or left handed?

@ liliandowensmum

how excited! keep us posted how it goes..

how do you choose kindergarten for your 3 yo?
what are the criterias you look out for , and your priorities?
thanks.

@lilyandowensmum

wherea are you from ? have you check with suzuki association?

@sthomas9

so sorry to hear that. please report to the authority..  they must have her licenses removed..

i hope your little one is alright.

@liliandowensmum

thanks for sharing. the G'Dae Preschool Violin Program looks really interesting, but seems too difficult for my 25 months old.
you might wanna try kindermusik before you start on suzuki violin lesson. they seems to emphasise a lot of play, dancing and movements, but at the same time, the program has trained my daughter to be attentive and follow instruction during lesson. That was very useful when she went for interview with her current Suzuki violin teacher.

good luck!

plenty of warm water, plenty of sleep, blow nose often..

hi,

i think it all depends on the school, perhaps better for you to compare the schools and not the location.
not all hk schools are good in terms of education, and not all hk children are incapable of taking care of themselves. Are you referring to the cases where a 9 yo still can't tie own shoelace or wash own hair.. Those are extreme cases where they rely too much or totally on maids..
Good luck in your choice.

@ baba

totally agree with you. that's why my first choice is a kindergarten that has no interview for kids, but on first come first serve basis. hubby jumped out from bed in the morning, rushed to the kindergarten as they open and applied. not sure if we get that one, they only take in 60 students.

all children learn at different rates, the point of interview, from kindergarten point of view is that, they want kids born in the beginning of the year, who are few months older, easier to teach. absorb more, grad and get into famous schools.. and then good name for the kindergarten. like written in the book "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell, I hope I get his name right.
 

for my 25 month old daughter:

Saturday morning 0900 - 0945 kindermusik (Our Time) ,
Then Violin lesson 1030- 1100 violin lesson,.

@ kizudo

good to hear that the violin lesson went well.

your baby will tell you , how much time he needs to play. look at baby and follow his "rhythmn" . then you can't go wrong.