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Real Parenting

November 8

Isabelle Daza Didn't Want Her Sons To Inherit Low Self-Esteem

The soon-to-be mom of 3 wants her kids to have high emotional intelligence and to develop a positive relationship with their emotions

Becoming a parent is often equated to receiving unsolicited advice, and for Isabelle Daza, actress, host, entrepreneur and mom of two boys, motherhood also came with questions about her self-worth.During the latest episode of Toni Gonzaga’s vlog Toni Talks, Isabelle looked back
Preschooler

September 16

Here's What You Can Do When Your Child Comes Home Tired From School

Is your child coming home from school moody or irate? His emotional cup might be close to empty. Here’s how to refill it

Today’s parents know the popular phrase “you can’t fill from an empty cup”, which is why mothers (and fathers!) are often reminded that a happy mom makes a happy baby. But the emotional cup theory is also applicable to children, not just
Toddler

November 14

How To Develop A Child's Emotional Intelligence

There's more to success than achieving academic excellence.

In order to succeed in life, kids need to increase and develop their intelligence. However, reading books or gaining academic excellence, which translates to a high intelligence quotient (IQ), is not the only way to achieve success. It also involves one's emotional
Toddler

January 8

How To Be An Emotionally Intelligent Parent

It sets them apart from other adults who don't have this trait.

Experts agree that 80% of our success in life is attributed to emotional intelligence, while IQ only takes up 20%. It’s why having high grades is not the only indicator that a child will excel in life.Emotional intelligence or EQ, is a
Toddler

September 17

Teaching Your Kids About Feelings Will Make Her Happier

It works for all kids, girls and boys alike.

Before your child goes to school, one of the most critical responsibilities of a parent is to help our children identify their emotions so that they can express themselves. You don't have to wait for disruption in your life, like a big
Preschooler

April 16

How To Build Soft Skills Like Empathy, Cooperation, Self-Reliance

Soft skills like communication and empathy will help your child succeed in life.

Even back when they were babies, most children likely started being taught how to say words, recite the alphabet, and count, and exposed to different colors, shapes, types of animals and more. As they grow older, they are encouraged to memorize their
Preschooler

January 7

High Emotional Intelligence Helps Kids Do Better In School

Experts have said time and again that having perfect grades is not the only way a child can achieve success.

For so long, parents saw perfect grades as the key to their child’s future success, but experts have said time and again that a better driver for success is emotional intelligence. It’s a skill that helps kids get along with other people,
Toddler

December 14

Teaching The Meaning of Empathy To Children

It is the first step for our kids to understand real kindness.

A lot of people still confuse “empathy” with “sympathy,” but they are not the same. Sympathy is feeling sorry for someone, while empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.Helen Reiss, a psychiatrist researcher and the author
Toddler

November 26

Nunchi: Korean Parents' Secret To Raising Successful Kids

Some people are born with it, but parents can also teach it to their kids at a young age.

Whenever I watch Korean dramas, I always notice how hardworking children are when it comes to academics. Apart from their classes, they also engage in after-school sessions where they do more studying. It is not surprising that Korean kids grow up successful
Toddler

November 24

Parenting Styles And The Ways You Can Become A Better Parent

Incorporate these parenting strategies at home and earn your best parent badge!

Today's fast-paced, technological society has caused a massive parenting shift between our generation and the one before it. Strict obedience was the order of the day, but today it is seen as toxic parenting. Meanwhile, this generation's kids are facing a lot
Toddler

November 23

Emotional Intelligence: Teach Your Child The Five Domains

There are no rules in life, but those who excel in the real world know how to think outside the box.

According to psychologist Irish Movido, 80% of our success in life is attributed to our emotional intelligence, while IQ only takes up 20%. In a school setting, for example, Movido stresses that having good grades and even earning awards and distinctions are not
Preschooler

July 16

Emotional Quotient and Character Traits Successful Kids Need

A person’s character and social skills are better drivers for success than high IQ.

When we talk about our child’s future success, we often associate it with having a high IQ and academic excellence. But many experts have said time and again that there are better drivers for success than those two factors. These include a
Toddler

October 4

Calm Angry Child Tantrums Discipline Behavior

So, your little one is mainitin ang ulo. It's okay. Try these simple techniques at home.

Dealing with a child who is “mainitin ang ulo” is exhausting and can really test a parent's patience, but don't fret. There is a key to finding peace in your home: it's by understanding your child's anger and knowing how best to
Toddler

March 28

19 Phrases That Are Better Than Yelling 'Stop Crying!' at Your Child

Parenting experts say stop saying this phrase because it's likely your toddler won't stop.

Our first instinct when we hear our baby cry is to make her stop crying. So we wonder whether the baby's hungry needs a nappy change or wants merely her mom's touch. We try everything because infants can't tell us the source
Preschooler

March 13

Want to Raise a Future Programmer or Engineer? It's Not All About IQ

An interest (and talent) in STEM is great, but there is another set of skills that hold a lot of value.

One would assume that the most distinguishing characteristics of the most accomplished Google employees are their skills in computer engineering, programming, math, or some other technical skill. But, quite surprisingly, this isn't the case. Of course, their expertise in these technical areas are
Preschooler

October 2

Here's the Formula for a Child's Success (IQ Is Only 50%)

We parents can do something now to help our kids become successful later.

We parents naturally want our children to grow up happy and successful, thus we invest so much time and effort to carefully nurture them as they grow. But how exactly does an individual become a success?Many factors come into play, such as
Toddler

September 26

Don't Worry About Your Child's Future: Teach Him These 10 Skills

The "Future of Jobs Report" predicts that children will need these skills to thrive in the future.

How do you raise a future billionaire? For one thing, he doesn't necessarily have to be a genius. In fact, one report has underlined how schools around the globe are so focused on nurturing a child's cognitive skills, it may be forgetting
Baby

September 22

These Milestones Are Just as Important as Your Baby's First Steps

Here's an age-by-age guide to your baby's social and emotional skills.

Experts have proven that intelligence alone isn't going to get your child far up in the success ladder. It may be useful for reaping awards in school, but it's not enough in real life. Social skills and emotional intelligence play a big
Preschooler

September 18

3 Things Your Child Needs to Survive the Real World Without You

Raise mentally strong kids! What parents should keep in mind

It's getting harder and harder these days to raise children who can overcome challenges on their own. Technology -- and let's face it -- our overparenting ways have made raising a resilient child, one who can pick himself up when he falls and will
Preschooler

June 22

These Skills Will Give Your Kids the Edge to Have a Great Future

He needs you to gain these valuable life skills for a successful future.

Robots taking over jobs in the future used to be science fiction, but not anymore. “The best research to date says that nearly 50 percent of our jobs will be automated, and that may be just the beginning because technology will continue

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