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Preschooler

August 4

How to Raise a Bilingual Child: 5 Ways to Do It at Home

The average Filipino household is already a bilingual nest because parents know at least two languages.

“Buwan ng Wika” is here again. Are the pansit, puto, and bibingka ready? Are the costumes prepared? But more importantly, how does your child feel confident about his oral piece? If your child’s English is stronger than Filipino, this can pose a
Baby

August 15

You Don't Confuse Your Baby When You Speak to Him in Two Languages

Tots can tell the difference, says study.

Keep talking to your baby, mom -- in your native tongue (whether that's Tagalog or Filipino dialect) and English! Recent research shows that you’re not confusing your baby when you do. “They do not think that ‘dog’ and ‘chien’ [French] are just
Preschooler

August 2

How to Raise a Child Fluent in Filipino First: Tips From Teachers

Knowing your native tongue helps you learn a second language better.

When I was a kid, it was not difficult to learn Filipino. I was using the language at home. My mom and dad talked in Filipino aside from English and their native Bol-anon. My playmates and I used Filipino as we played
Tweens & Teens

April 12

A Valuable Lesson From Mom Who Got This Teen Into 8 Ivy League Schools

"Everybody else’s parents spoke with accents smarting of university teaching positions. So why couldn’t mine?"

When a Malaysian-born 17-year-old teen got into eight (yes, not one or three but eight!) Ivy League schools in the U.S., many were curious how she did it. While she did have an impressive resume, it was her essay about her mom
News

March 30

Bilingual Kids Are Smarter and More Socially Adept, Study Says

Encouraging your child to learn a second language has twice the benefits.

Photo from ourkidsmagazine.comThe recent inclusion of the subject "Mother Tongue" in the K to 12 education system have been putting the fear in many of us since our kids are already struggling with their Filipino subjects (some even failing). But here's news
News

January 4

DepEd Textbook Contains 775 Errors

It cost the government almost P82 million to print

Photo from cnnphilippines.comOn paper, the K-12 Education System works for the benefit of the future generation. “K-12 means extending basic education by two years, so instead of having a high school graduate at 16 (years old), we will have high schoolers graduating
Preschooler

July 16

6 Tutorial Options for Preschoolers to Prepare Them for Big School and Big School Exams

Want to plan ahead and prepare your preschooler for big school? Check out 6 tutorial programs available and find out if a tutorial is for your preschooler or not.

MSA Academic Advancement Institute Location: 10 branches nationwide. For list of branches, please check their website. Contact No: check website for contact numbers of branches near your area Website: www.msa.edu.ph Tutorial/Review Coverage: Math and English, Coaching on Q&As for the interview Rates:
Home

May 12

Is your yaya a jejemon?

The jejemon phenomenon manifested as late as April 2010. Has your yaya caught the jejemon fever? Find out the symptoms.

Is your yaya a jejemon? Because mine is. First of all, if this is all new to you, the question might be: what is a jejemon? UrbanDictionary.com defines jejemon this way: “Usually seen around social networking sites such as Friendster and Multiply,
Big Kids

April 27

10 Ideas on How to Teach Your Child Filipino This Summer

Whether you just want your child to excel in school or whether you want to instill some Filipino roots, here are some ideas on how to teach your child Filipino this summer.

Many Filipino parents these days have been raising their child as bilingual kids, Filipino, our national language and English, the usual medium of instruction in most private schools. Some parents have stuck with English so that their kids have a better chance
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