| Cantonese for wee
Hi Seanma,
Maybe it would also help if you teach him to say the words for "wee" in Cantonese?
It's hard to transliterate but I've heard it as "Ngoah sue-sue" (wee-wee).
The more adult term is "Ngoah liu" (urinate).
If he is going to a cantonese medium kinderegartent and doesn't speak Cantonese, it will likely be very hard at first.
When my daughter was 2, she only knew very basic words (like pee, drink, eat, play, etc.) in Cantonese. The first 2 weeks her teachers said she was rather withdrawn, before she got used to the new environment and language.
If you don't know any Cantonese, maybe ask a friend or neighbor to help you learn basic baby-talk to help your kid?
Linda& Hanley,
It's hard. My daughter cried when we put her on the school bus for the first couple of weeks. My son too. I just tried to harden my heart. They always seemed to come home happy.
Does your son come home happy?
If he's only 2 1/2, he's a bit young for bribery. I had a friend whose 3 year-old used to fuss about going to school. So she promised him a toy dinosaur if he could *not* fuss for 1 week when it was time to go to school (be very brave and strong). After the week he got his dinosaur and was out of the habit of fussing. YMMV.
Also, it could be that he is just too young for the kindie. Maybe withdraw him and wait another 6 months? Join some playgroups that mothers and children go to together instead?
Or, maybe that kindie is not right for him? Maybe try a different one?
Sorry, no real solutions, just suggestions.  |