<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Patricia Tanya F. Velasco</strong>, <em>Contributor</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Tanya is an early childhood educator. She graduated with a degree in Family Life and Child Development from UP Diliman and received her M.A. in Leadership in Education from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California. She currently works as a preschool teacher, college professor and curriculum writer. On other days, she is a marathon enthusiast, a master-chef wannabe and a loving wife to her husband, Mike.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Get updates from Tanya:<br /><br /><a href="http://chroniclesofamommywannabe.wordpress.com" target="_blank">http://chroniclesofamommywannabe.wordpress.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/tanyafvelasco" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/tanyafvelasco </a><br /><span class="messageBody" style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> <p><br /><br />&nbsp;</p>