There were many times when my daughter asked me to do some things for her: “Mommy, can you please give me some water?” “Mommy, can you turn of the light, please?” “Mommy, can you clean up my toys?” And there were also many times when husband and I endured her temper tantrums for not giving […]
My brother’s case: Detecting attention and learning disabilities in children
My brother is 27 years old this year. Ever since he finished college, he has difficulty landing a job. He would go to interview one after another only to receive that perfunctory remark “we’ll call you,” and yet receiving none. He has probably lost count of the interviews he has been into. Although he doesn’t […]
Homeschooling with Catholic Filipino Academy
Our first school year in Catholic Filipino Academy is almost over. Just last month, the pre-school department has held their end-of-the-school-year assesment to their students. And thank God! Yesha passed their evaluation and she is now ready to move up to Kinder 2. Unfortunately, some students are required to have their re-assessments at the end […]
Our Trips to Rainforest Park Pasig
I`m so glad that there is a nature park in the heart of Pasig that is just a tricycle away from us. Even without our daddy driving for us, Yesha and I can go there any day and any time we like. It made it easy for us to visit the park at least twice […]
The Measure of Motherhood
Some moms measure their own motherhood by how well they perform the nanny duties. Making sure their kids are well groomed. Making sure the kids have eaten properly. Making sure the kids are always safe. I`m not downplaying these functions as they are very important. In reality though, you can pay and hire someone to […]
Grade conscious moms
Sometimes I don’t understand grade conscious moms. I encountered one mom who shared that she is conscious about her child’s grade and class ranking. She reasoned that it develops her child’s confidence in terms of achieving goals by “enforcing” a good study habit. She raised a good point about study habit, but I disagree with her in […]
Ballet for the Little Girl
We couldn’t find a club that was appropriate for Yesha’s age. The other clubs being offered by Catholic Filipino Academy are either too technical or require at least six years of age. As per my previous post, we decided to try the Arts class, believing and expecting that they would also do hand crafts. But […]
Kidzoona Robinsons Galleria
For the second time, we went to Kidzoona in Robinsons Galleria. During our first visit I didn’t expect it to be that expansive. It was a weekday; and there were only few people, which emphasized Kidzoona’s size. But during our second visit, a Sunday at that, the area was packed with people – kids together […]
Hmmm… what club to choose?
I received an email today from the CFA preschool team about the club offerings. We’re actually looking forward to this and a bit excited that it’s going to start this Friday. There are two things I like about homeschooling clubs. First, Yesha would be able to explore and enjoy more her interest. That is, if […]
Huling Hirit sa Tag-init
Hubby’s paternal clan has a tradition of swimming outing every summer. For the past five years, we always had it around May at Club Manila East. But this year, not only did we move it to first week of June, we also went to a different resort. My parents-in-law went to US the whole month […]