Me and my daughter decided to donate our hair last May to cancer patients through Cuts Against Cancer. We want to teach our daughter the importance of sharing at an early age. Sharing beyond toys (to her playmates) but sharing to those who are in need. It was an easy process to convince my daughter. … Continue reading Cuts Against Cancer: Hair Donation (a very late post)
Daily interactions with toddlers may be influenced by gender, research finds Date: May 25, 2017 Source: American Psychological Association Originally posted at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170525100325.htm Summary: Fathers with toddler daughters are more attentive and responsive to those daughters' needs than fathers with toddler sons are to the needs of those sons, according to brain scans and recordings of the … Continue reading FATHERS’ BRAINS RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO DAUGHTERS THAN SONS
So we were looking for a place to eat after getting lost looking for an open hardware shop on a Sunday afternoon. From Cubao to San Juan to Gilmore, we stopped when we saw this taco shop along Granada Avenue. Hermanos in Granada is a small restaurant (you might miss it if you are not … Continue reading Food Trip: Hermanos Taco Shop (QC)
Original article here: http://dirtandboogers.com/powerful-way-help-upset-kid-calm-down/ If you’ve ever tried to help a crying kid calm down, this might sound familiar to you. My 4 year old stands there bawling in the middle of his room. All I did was ask him to put away the Duplo bricks that have ben haphazardly strewn all across his room, and he … Continue reading THE MOST POWERFUL RESPONSE WHEN YOUR CHILD IS INCONSOLABLE
We have finally decided that our daughter, Ria, will go to Immaculate Conception Cathedral School primarily because of their curriculum. Yesterday, we enrolled Ria to Imma and bought her sets of uniform. The books will be available starting May 8 so we still do not have any idea how much the books will be. The … Continue reading School Hunting: The Verdict
Ria is already up for her big school challenge. And it is also a challenge for us. We are carefully studying the pros and cons of the schools that we have chosen and still looking for schools that offer discounts to honor students. It's already April, and yet we still do not have a final … Continue reading School Hunting: One of the Greatest Struggles
We recently had our kids vaccinated against Japanese Encephalitis, a deadly mosquito-borne disease that currently terrifies a lot of parents in the Philippines. What is Japanese Encephalitis? Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease that usually has an incubation period from 5 to 15 days upon the bite. The virus was first documented in 1871 in … Continue reading Japanese Encephalitis: What you need to know
So it is the time of the year again when proud parents are showcasing their kids' achievement for the school year. Don't get me wrong, the kids deserve to be recognized for all their hard work for the past 10 months. Our Graduate We can say, "Nakapagpagraduate na kami...ng prep." Haha. Well, our Ria is … Continue reading V(aled)ictory
Brain scans show building blocks activate spatial ability in children better than board games Date:September 13, 2016Source:Indiana UniversitySummary:Research has found that structured block-building games improve spatial abilities in children to a greater degree than board games. FULL STORY Children underwent brain scans before and after playing with either a block-building game or a word-spelling … Continue reading Brain scans show building blocks activate spatial ability in children better than board games
During our last pedia visit, JJ's doctor told me that she was waiting for my posts about him just like what I did when Ria was still a baby. That made me realize, oo nga no, I do not have monthly posts about his developments. Anyway, JJ is now 15 months old. He transformed from a … Continue reading 15 months of life and love
Mommyhood Journey 