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Real Parenting

September 18

Improve Your Work Life Balance With These 4 Questions

The actress and mom of one was determined to prove that she could be successful in her career and at home at the same time—and she has!

For actress and mom Beauty Gonzalez, proving to others that she could balance family life and career was deliberate. “It was a challenge to prove to everyone that I can still balance my life, said Beauty as reported by Pep.ph.This was because
Tweens & Teens

June 16

Raise Successful Kids By Letting Them Break The Rules

"Build your own life, and when other people’s rules aren’t working for you, make your own."

Life after graduation is such an exciting time but it can also be filled with so much dilemma that sometimes, it seems easier to take the tried and tested route. Many Filipinos put a premium on education and new graduates in the
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
Preschooler

June 28

High Grades Don't Equate to Future Success. Here's What Does

Just because your child doesn’t excel academically doesn’t mean he won’t succeed in life.

Every parent wants their child to grow up happy, smart, and successful, and based on how most of us have been raised, we see a child’s academic performance as a predictor of future success. But every kid is different. If he does not
Toddler

June 27

Toddler Tantrums May Be an Indicator of Success

According to a study, defiant kids grew up to have senior positions and higher income than well-behaved children.

Tantrums are a typical part of child development, but it can be incredibly frustrating and exhausting for both parent and child. And while we have written various strategies and techniques to calm down a child having a meltdown, this may help stretch
Real Parenting

May 4

How to Teach Kids to Be Kind

Kindness can be taught, and it starts at home.

"It is better to be kind than right," so goes author and motivational speaker Wayne Dyer's famous quote. And as one gets older, you realize how much truth there is to this quote. Unfortunately that's the catch — age — which is
Toddler

March 19

Intense Interests and Childhood Obsessions Makes Toddlers Smarter

Here's proof that it's so beneficial to support your child’s interests no matter how weird.

In a recent SmartParenting.com.ph article, we found that quite a lot of parents have kids who are crazy about dinosaurs. The parents even jokingly said the kids would surely become paleontologists in the future at the rate their children are going.It might be
Preschooler

March 8

Homeschooling Advantages: Kids Excel In College

College professors belie the fear that homeschooled kids may not be prepared to go into university

Homeschoolers used to be a small community in the Philippines, but their number has grown exponentially in the last decade. There are roughly 9,000 homeschooled children as of 2018, according to the Homeschool Association of the Philippine Islands (HAPI), and a resolution has even
Real Parenting

October 8

Working Mom Guilt of Pepsi CEO

The road to the top came with a huge number of sacrifices.

Working moms know the struggle of balancing career with time for family. In fact, there is no ‘hack’ to work-life balance, as real moms point out in one of our articles. What is important is you don’t lose sight of your priorities even
Big Kids

July 24

Here's One Simple But Effective Way to Raise a Successful Child

Your child will need to learn to be persistent to succeed.

No matter how it pains to see your child suffer with his homework, you need to let her do it on your own. Take it from researchers from Finland, a country that has one of the best educational systems in the world. The
Inspiration

July 13

'Why You Shouldn't Aim to Be Valedictorian,' Summa Cum Laude Tells Her Classmates

This summa cum laude says it was not high grades that inspired her to excel.

Enderun Colleges may have several cum laude awardees each graduating year, but it only has one valedictorian who gets to the deliver the graduation speech. Any cum laude student can actually apply to be a valedictorian, and a panel determines who receives the
Baby

June 27

30 Baby Names That Experts Say Spell Success in the Future

Steve Jobs' real name is on top of the list.

Even before babies are born, parents spend a lot of time thinking of the perfect name. A lot of factors come into play. Will it match his surname? Will it pass the initials test? Is it safe from teasing in the future?Your
Preschooler

June 26

Perfect Grades Do Not Guarantee Success in Your Child's Future: What He Really Needs

This is the skill set a school should be able to help you provide for your child

Whether we admit it or not, we put emphasis on our child’s academic skills and use it as a gauge for how smart they are and as a predictor of their future success. We are overjoyed when they learn to talk, read,
Preschooler

June 22

5 Ways to Raise Your Bright Child to Be a Successful Adult

You want to hone your bright child's potential. Here's what you shouldn't do.

All kids have the potential to be smart. And when you see how bright your child is, you get excited to hone and nurture that intelligence. You don't want, however, to put too much pressure. So how do you find the balance to make
Inspiration

June 20

Filipino Ad on the Life of the First Aeta U.P. Grad Is a Love Letter to Moms

It's a soap commercial, but its messages of hope, familial love, and pride in your roots make it so much more

The latest video commercial from soap maker Safeguard Philippines is winning hearts of Filipinos everywhere, and we agree with director Pepe Diokno, who worked on the video: it is a "love letter to our parents."The commercial is a story of grit as it
Big Kids

June 6

Nagging Your Child Won't Motivate Him to Excel in School: 5 Tactics to Use Instead

Pushing and pressuring too much can definitely backfire. Here are five tactics of encouragement

Every parent wants a bright future for their child. It's why we highly value education and do everything to get our kids to do well in school. But, there is a difference between motivating your child to learn and pressuring him to
Preschooler

May 25

Your 3-Year-Old Knows How to Read. Great! Can She Communicate Clearly?

A new study underlines how language skills is crucial to your child's school success.

The response parents showed when the Department of Education announced the age requirement for Grade 1 students and kindergarten shows how Filipino parents continue to see education as their legacy. But a child's readiness for preschool isn't soley dependent on his age. By the time he
Preschooler

May 7

5 Bad Parenting Traits That Will Hurt Your Child in the Long Run

These traits are hurting your child's chances to become successful in life

You don't really have a child and tell yourself, "I'm going to raise the next president of this country or the next CEO of this global brand" (at least not often LOL). You want him to become successful in life, but you
Real Parenting

April 19

How to Raise a Successful Child? Focus on His Attitude, Not Just IQ

Being book-smart is not enough to survive the real world.

In case you haven't heard, online jobs portal JobStreet.com Philippines recently came out with its annual survey of schools that employers prefer. And the one on top did not come from the "big four" universities. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) claimed
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

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