The Kumon thing bugs me. We have a friend (Asian..and mind you my dh is Asian) and she really pushes her kids. At age 5 before Kindergarten, she had her son going to Kumon to do complex math problems….he is going to be so bored in Kindergarten. It seemed like it was just memorization, too, and not learning the abstract part about math and whatever else they were doing. I think if your child is falling behind in school that those types of places are something to try but not to push your kids. Then they might end up being turned off by school or certain subjects.

and then there are some who KNOW the kid is doing super and will intentionally compare. i dunno what kind of people get such cheap thrills!

and seriously, we take whole educating the kid thing too seriously! they will learn their ABC’s eventually!

cheers!

What ever happenned to just letting your kids be ? I mean after all is said and done, all i’d *really* want for my kids is that they are happy and contented in life. other than that – i’d love them anyway.

p.s. regarding the speech issue – its good to be vigilant. I’m not saying that its ok to crow about kids’ achievements – but if a delay is suspected, its probably better to err on the side of caution and get it checked out.

again, great post,
Priya.

and its not a first time mom thing. i have a frnd whose second daughter is a day apart frm my first, and from the newborn phase, its always been “she’s rolling over, how abt yours” “she’s so social, why is yours so shy”, “she finishes her lunch at school, yours doesn’t?”

enough already! rave all you want abt your fruit of the loins, just dont put her in the same sentence as mine….arrgh!

i personally think, this kind of comparing is to make self feel less insecure.