Retrospection - Part 1

This blog is about giving voices to the important person behind every child - the parent. In this first part of Retrospection, we will read about a parent's honest thoughts and insight into what being in a support group means to her.

It is never easy to bare your heart and soul in public. We understand you and we hear you. Therefore, we would like to invite you to share with us your thoughts and feelings about how being in PSG has benefitted your child.

Thank you, Mummy Rachel, for penning your thoughts and feelings here! :)

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PSG  -- Parents Support Group

This initially sounded to me like another volunteer group, for parents wanting to butter up to the school, and for the school to dump yucky chores for parents..

But ever since I decided to want to be much more involved with my sons’ lives, many different aspects came into light.

Besides their health, recreation and nutrition, their educational life takes up a huge proportion each day. I looked at their time tables, school work, CCA activities and all other stuff communicated through letters, still, many things seemed incomprehensible in the broad sense. And my boys are equally frustrated with my queries.

Then comes PSG.

After following to school trips do I then understand the challenges teachers face.

Reading to a group of students who needs extra boost to their English recognition and pronunciation do I then realize how some of them may not have the help they needed at home.

Setting up fun and game booths during festivities do I then realize how something out-of-the-norm made the children so excited like being treated to a birthday party during recess.

Putting up performances for celebrations never fail to surprise the pupils, teachers as well as our own children.

Attending coffee talks made me less lonely, as a parent with some hard to crack issues with raising children.

                                      

Yes indeed.

Parent Support Group is a true form of support.

Supporting the teachers with extra hands and relieving them of some simple yet arduous tasks.

Supporting the school’s environment with our constant feedback and contribution.

Supporting our children with a hands-on understanding of what they are going through each day.

Supporting fellow parents with ideas and sharing of thoughts when we gather.

PSG is certainly not selfish.

Be part of it, and I understood the tremendous joy and satisfaction that comes with the selfless time and effort that I put in.

Volunteerism in its true sense, doesn’t take a lot from me.

In fact, I gained much more.

Rachel Eng