conflict is fine,, but violence is not. what did your partner do when she slaps you? just stand aside and watch? i dont know the situation very well, but if my partner did nothing, I would have called the police. In Hong Kong, I can report it as domestic violence.
I feel that is a very bad influence on young kids,, when there is disagreement, someone said something you don't like, just slap her face..
Stay away from her, she is bad for kids. Sorry to hear about that, this too shall pass..

Baby bjorn is good for the first 8 months,, then I need to switch to Ergo.
At 25 months, I am still using the Ergo.. quite comfortable but no foreward facing for baby..

my kindermusik experience is awesome...
they didnt warn me that we'll get addicted to it..
but then again, it really depends on the instructor, if you find a good instructor stick to her. for me, i'll see how the instructor sings the 'hello' and ' good bye' song. if she does a hello song for each kid and sing out all the kids name in the goodbye song , i consider her a good one. some instructor just sing goodbye ,babies, mummies,,, i dont like that .. my daughter goes to playgroup just once a week, so will someone please mention her name?/
make the most of kindermusik, use the home materials. my daughter loves the cd and the home materials, singing along .
we joined kindermusik when she was 17 months old, i kept singing to every night,, and one time she sang the song back .. sometimes, mumbling, but i was amazed that she remembered so many songs..
she loves kindermusik.
also, my daughter just started suzuki violin lesson when she turns 2..  she is able to pay attention to the teacher and follow instruction, i think that's because she has been attending kindermusik and sort of like"trained" to listen and follow instruction..
Good luck , hope you enjoy kindermusik as much as we did.

this is mine..

In HOng kong , normally at 3, but this teacher is willing to take my daugher at 2. She is very experienced with young kids like her and my daughter listened to her instructions attentively during lesson. But then, she is not willing to practise at home.

october 2nd.

sometimes we do kindermusik back to back,, when doing a make up class. she is okay so far, but for violin lesson, we 've not tried doing a kindermusik before that. will keep you posted.. and keep our fingers crossed.

kizudo,

how is it?

i can't help it, but enrolled kindermusik lesson at 9am followed by violin lesson at 10.30am.. gosh..

yes, that's the problem, we have a very good time slot now.. and the teacher is very busy, i think not possible to change back to this time slot if the move is a bad.. one..

Hi,

anyone have experience bringing kid to playgroup like kindermusik in the morning, then to suzuki violin lesson when the playgroup finishes?
kid able to concentrate during violin lesson?
kindly share your experience thanks.

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Andrea H,

My daughter just started picking up Suzuki Violin lesson. She is 2 yo and is quite attentive in class and followed instructions. So far , so good. But how do I motivate her at home? If I do not want to use rewards like stickers and all that , any other way?

By the way, do you have a blog?

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yes, opera. i'd like to have the contact please.
when you say your friend started at two, is that precisely 24 months old or 2+ year old?

Tamsyn,

Saw your video and how protective peter is of his violin. He is very cute.
Have you enrolled him in formal lesson yet?

My 23 month old keeps imitating me as I practise my violin. I am very tempted to buy her a good proper violin before she starts formal violin lesson.

Tamsyn,

Love your blog. I found out all I ever need to know about Suzuki violin from your blog.

Thanks.

Hi,

I can probably find the info online, but I'd like to hear from real mums and experience, how do you choose the music teacher for your child? Unlike playgroup, there is no trial class and I really want my daughter to enjoy her learning experience.

Thanks a lot.



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