KiasuParents - Parenting in Singapore

slmkhoo wrote:

ammonite wrote:Unqlo blocktech wind proof lined winter pants are a great buy. Do keep a look out for it in future.
Personally I love buying from the children’s department overseas, the designs can be quite nice.
155cm is not hard to shop for here, your greater challenge is that winter season is over for clothing. Where is she going to?

UK. Well, she's going to have to get familiar with children's clothes! I had to when I was a student.

She can buy Petite size, right?

WeasleyA wrote:Hi!

What do u think about bringing child for a 2-weeks trip during June Holidays before PSLE?
Would it be prudent to give the 2 weeks break, or not? Sort of rest from the studying..
Advice please, thanks

IMO it's gonna be tough as 11/12-yr-olds are still in their unguided state & need a lot of guidance to discipline. If long holiday, most kids hard to settle down to serious work(such as PSLE) & teachers will hv headache getting kids' cooperation. So consider carefully.

Maybe a few days' staycation at Sentosa then agree to work with kid on revision before fun. Then mummy need to stick to agent even if kid enjoyed & forget. Long holidays can start 2nd week of Oct for PSLE students. Given them a good one esp Spore kids hv crossed the PSLE miles stone, which IMO is not an easy passage.

ALL the BEST to yr PSLE kid!

ngl2010 wrote:

slmkhoo wrote:

ammonite wrote:Unqlo blocktech wind proof lined winter pants are a great buy. Do keep a look out for it in future.
Personally I love buying from the children’s department overseas, the designs can be quite nice.
155cm is not hard to shop for here, your greater challenge is that winter season is over for clothing. Where is she going to?

UK. Well, she's going to have to get familiar with children's clothes! I had to when I was a student.

She can buy Petite size, right?

It depends on the brand and cut. Their petite size seem to be growing over the years... stretchy clothes are the most versatile.

ammonite wrote:

ngl2010 wrote:She can buy Petite size, right?

It depends on the brand and cut. Their petite size seem to be growing over the years... stretchy clothes are the most versatile.

Not sure what Petite is like. There wasn't much of that in my day, and I used to buy clothes marked "13 yrs old"! Or wear the smallest adult size which would be baggy and long. She'll figure it out for herself. I just want to get her enough basics so she doesn't freeze before she finds out where to shop.

She'll go in September? Plenty of time to shop before winter

ngl2010 wrote:She'll go in September? Plenty of time to shop before winter

She's like me - doesn't like shopping! Very low on her list of priorities. And she's afraid that she'll have to wear pre-teen clothes. October can be quite cold for people from the tropics, so I just want to make sure she has 1 warm jacket to start with.

slmkhoo wrote:

ngl2010 wrote:She'll go in September? Plenty of time to shop before winter

She's like me - doesn't like shopping! Very low on her list of priorities. And she's afraid that she'll have to wear pre-teen clothes. October can be quite cold for people from the tropics, so I just want to make sure she has 1 warm jacket to start with.

I hunted through our stored clothing and took out all her stuff this morning, and she's decided that what she has is OK to start with, so we aren't going to buy a jacket. We brought several warm items back to Singapore when we moved back here when she was 14 (she hasn't grown!), and she has a few warmer items acquired for various overseas trips in the recent years. We bought a few formal-ish items for her recently, so I think she's good to go. She can add to her wardrobe when she's there. She can't bring that much with her anyway. I'll have to help her buy a few other things later one, but not clothes.

Anyone knows where to buy cheap n ok quality of winter clothes in Changwon @ Korea during early Sept period?

If you're going for good and value for money winter clothing, shopping online at those US or UK stores would be the best option

Hi,
We came back from a winter holiday recently. Does anyone know how to care for and store the snow winter boots in our humid weather after usage?