Ferrying my child isn't pampering, it's bonding & priceless

last SG · 2011-02-17T17:52:36+00:00

Thinking out of the box. You the man!Rainy days got ERP discount bo?that defeat the purpose.

Clivebenss SG

I AM one of the motorists who ferry my children to and from school ('Illegal parking causing traffic headache' by Ms Sylvia Tan; Monday).

I drive my child to and from school as she would have to wake up far earlier and spend a considerably longer time travelling to school if she were to take a school bus.

During our journey home from school, she lets me know how her day in school has been. I share her joy when she's had a good day in school and offer advice when she faces challenges. These moments are priceless.

I disagree that parents pamper their children by driving them to and from school and I am surprised that parents like me should be faulted for undertaking the responsibility of taking their children to school safely.

There are other ways to toughen up our children. Compromising on their safety is not one of them.

I hope the authorities and other motorists would understand the predicament of parents and the school management, and appreciate that they are trying their best to manage the situation, given the space constraints.

Traffic conditions may be challenging at times but a little patience goes a long way.

Should one demand that convenience and ease of driving should take priority over the safety and well-being of our children?

Michelle Tan (Ms)

Go to Heaven SG

Ferrying and giving little pocket money and a dumbphone is not pampering.But ferrying and giving many pocket money and an iphone is pampering.

Clivebenss SG

spoilt.

dragg SG

this country really jialat.

nothing better to talk about?

R3SsH|n SG

how about parking at the nearest legal carpark from school and spend more time bonding walking from the carpark to the school?

at the same time, you can teach your kids "your inconvenience is my convenicence"

the Bear SG

whatever happened to the school buses and letting the child mix with other children, therefore learning social skills?

elindra SG

whatever happened to the school buses and letting the child mix with other children, therefore learning social skills?

We need to have more sociopaths in SG

the Bear SG

the parents are sociopaths enough...

anyway, i see the parents having to drop off their precious snowflake of a child directly at the school gate.. god forbid that the child walks about 50 metres to the gate because the child may be tired or the sun may be too hot or the big bad wolf may come and eat their precious little snowflake of a child

BJK SG

It is pampering if your child is already in primary 4 to 6. I can understand if the child is in lower primary ie from one to three. But once you are in upper class in primary school, he or she should be independent to go and return from school, either in school bus or take public transport. Parents, please grow up yourself. I have seen even parents sending their children to secondary schools, JCs, polytechnics.

the Bear SG

i've seen sec school students who did not know how to take public transport...

hell! i've seen some who have never taken public transport!

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

Well, it's ppl like these which cause the younger generation to become more "cannot take hardship"...

abit abit wanna call parents, whine, complain liaox...

If u dun believe, look ard AA, Speakers, SAF forum nor...

charlize SG

How do you know what happens in the car?

Scenario 1: The whole journey, the kid is playing with his PSP from home till school , never uttering a word to the parent.

Scenario 2: The whole journey, the parent is nagging about the kid's grade, kid's hygiene, kid's friends, kid's tuition. The kid just sits there and stares into space.

Scenario 3: The kid goes: Mum, for the last time, can't I take the public transport instead of you fetching me? I'm so old already. Very malu lah in front of my classmates.

fudgester SG

Sending your kids to school is not unreasonable.

However, if it gets in the way of letting them becoming more independent, then it's wrong.

I also don't understand why some parents can't let their own kids carry their own schoolbags or drop them off a slightly further distance from the schoolgate to prevent a clusterf**k.

I remember back when I was in primary school, my principal set down a rule that ALL kids must carry their own schoolbags and not make their parents carry them.

And he would enforce it as best as he could.

dukedracula SG

the article is totally lost on the mother, there's nothing wrong in fetching the kids, the problem is the traffic...

FireIce SG

a little off track but the total defence day or wat, i think the sch oni selling sweet potato porridge during recess (later i heard from an auntie at my block), so the maids and loving mothers brought nasi lemak, char beehoon and fried chicken wings to their kids during recess

Clivebenss SG

can have abalone porridge.

Rock^Star SG

actually what's wrong with this parent? lol. Benefit of the doubt, she could be a busy working mother who has to juggle between home and workplace. And seriously, time in the car is probably for them the best place to communicate with both of them in the same place.

Clivebenss SG

could be distracting and cause accident if the kids show her a red card and she get a heart attack.

fudgester SG

The problem is not so much about the parent sending the kids in the car.

The problem is when parents inconsiderately park anyhow so that their precious little kids would not have to walk so far.

It is also a problem when the parent can't even give the kids freedom to take public transport when they're old enough.

deathmaster SG

I think the act of sending kids to school is actually ok, especially if the children study at a school that is quite a distance away from home, or if there is no direct public transport to the school.

What i find ridiculous are parents who still send their kids to school, when they just live down the street, maybe 1 or 2 bus stops away from the school. these are the inconsiderate people who contribute unneedlessly to the traffic jam at peak hours.