Be Involved In Your Kids Activities

Hi,

We just spent the past 2 weeks supporting Jason in his runs in the school national athletic meet and school sports day.

In the first place, Jason invited us to see him run else no matter how much we want to be present, we would not intrude into his space or privacy.

Also, it helped that we managed to have some time on hand and we are into sports so we were very enthusiastic in supporting him and his school.

The national meet started on Mon 13 Apr and ended on Thu 23 Apr. Jason has to miss school lessons for a few days as he has to be at the stadium a few hours early before his run to get ready and warm up accordingly. Besides, Chao Chu Kang stadium is about 1.5 hours away from home by MRT and bus!

He has to carbo-load and I massaged his legs daily to help him recover and prepare for the next run. When he has his run in the afternoon, we have to time his lunch at least 2 hours before the run. We ate at Pizza Hut to carbo-load him.

My wife was the No. 1 supporter, in the sense that she was also presence in all his runs and was cheering him and his team-mates during the run. We were the only parents present until the final day, we saw a few more parents supporting their kids.

We enjoyed being part of the whole event and being there for Jason. In fact, I thanked him for inviting us and letting us be part of the whole experience. It also reminded me of my school days when I ran for my school too.

Here are a few photos taken during this national meet

Mum on the extreme right and the 2 teachers in-charge of the team. Jason in the background with 2 of his mates.

The 4x400m team with the Coach.

Jason was also in the 4x100m relay team that got into the final too but again, missed out on winning a medal. The team performed better than expected too.

Then Jason's school sports day was held immediately after the national meet, held on Fri 24 Apr.

Jason won a medal for all the 5 events he ran; 2 Golds, 2 Silvers and 1 Bronze.

800m & 4x400m - GOLD

200m & 4x100m - SILVER

400m - Bronze

Again, Mum was the No. 1 supporter and cheering for all the runners we knew from the national meet; shouting their names in front of their parents who were also present. We might have shocked them a bit....ha....ha......

By now, Jason's mates are used to seeing us supporting them.

I took photos and video of all their runs as requested by Jason. His friends would ask him or even me to view their runs.

The 4x400m relay team that won the Gold and broke the school record too!

Through this, we have also met Jason's mates and got to know his circle of friends and a few of their parents, not forgetting the coaches too.

So I hope you can find the time to get involved in your kids activities and take the opportunity to bond with them and also get to know their friends too, and their teachers etc....

David