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Toddler

July 5

Why You Should Aspire to Be a Lazy Parent, Says This Mom on Facebook

After reading, you will write this down as one of your parenting goals for the year

Brooke Hampton calls herself a “lazy mom,” and it may actually be a good thing. In a now viral post on the Holy Flow Parenting Facebook page, which Brooke manages along with her Barefoot Five blog, she shares how she was called a
Real Parenting

July 3

This Is the Talk We All Need to Have With the Kids After #BasketBrawl

Your child could easily have been watching this Fiba basketball game with you

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Toddler

June 22

World Cup's Japanese Fans Bring Garbage Bags to Pick Up Their Trash After Games

The Japanese have been taught to keep public spaces clean since they were little (World Cup included)

Admittedly, we don't know soccer (or football, we get confused), and we don't have a lot of, well, feelings about the 2018 FIFA World Cup happening right now. But we didn't have to be fans of the sport to applaud what the Japanese
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
Toddler

June 19

Don't Wait Until Your Child Is 'Ready' Before Teaching Her Chores

Whatever time you think they will be ready from chores, it's probably too late!

When my niece was around 2 or 3 years old, her mom, my sister, had refused to let her do simple tasks at home because she believed her daughter was not yet “ready.” Now that my niece is older, it takes her
Toddler

June 14

'Po,' 'Opo,' and Other Manners: How to Teach Kids to Show It on Their Own

Moms and experts share their experiences when it comes to instilling good manners.

No matter how much times have changed one thing still rings true: the Filipino practice of saying “po,” “opo,” among others. With the parents’ guidance, children can start to learn to adopt these manners at an early age. However, when should we be
Real Parenting

June 12

11 Parenting Practices That Are Truly Pinoy

We've heard of Pinoy practices for sure from our beloved lolas and lolos.

There are a lot of things that sets us Filipinos apart from other countries. Nowhere is this more apparent than in parenting, where we have very distinct ways of imparting values to our children and keeping them physically healthy. We list some
Preschooler

May 25

5 Ways to Stop Your Child From Making Excuses for Her Mistakes

Is "siya kasi e!" something you hear a lot from your child? How to teach your child to own up to her actions

Your child breaks his toy but blames a playmate or sibling. He forgets to bring his homework to school but blames yaya. Would you say these were true?“All children are bound to develop excuses for their behavior at one time or another.
Real Parenting

May 10

Raising a 'Sweet' Son Is Equal to Raising Brave Girls. Here's Why

Equality is not putting one over the other; it's giving all children the opportunity to be whoever they want to be.

Parents have the burden of molding their children into good individuals. I call it burden because, one, it is HARD. And raising a boy is tougher and trickier especially in this age of women empowerment. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for girl power. Growing
Real Parenting

February 11

My Family Was a Slave to Money. How I Am Trying Not to Do the Same to My Kids

Rest was a sin in my family.

One day, many years ago, I fetched my firstborn from preschool and was surprised to find her crying as she got into our car. Apparently, two of her classmates mocked her, calling her, “Poor! Poor!” Unlike them who were fetched by different
Tweens & Teens

January 28

There Are Only 4 Things You Can Do to Prepare Your Child for College Life

How to let go of your college-bound child, from one college professor to a fellow parent

In less than eight months, my eldest son will be off to college. I suppose I am less anxious about this grand event than most moms because he has shown me that he is ready for the college environment. For one thing,
Real Parenting

December 28

Dawn Zulueta: 'Kids Will Remember the Time We Spent With Them, Not Toys or Money'

The actress shares how she is raising her two kids to understand discipline and be responsible

You can be a disciplinarian and still be a cool parent. At least that is how actress Dawn Zulueta describes herself and her husband, Congressman Anton Lagdameo of Davao del Norte, as parents to their kids Jacobo, 12, and Ayisha, 8. (By the way,

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