Blog Posts on raising kids

Fully Booked at Gateway Mall: Lessons in Customer Disservice by Filipina At Home on Feb 10, 2012Have you ever been to a place where you felt like you weren’t welcome or where the people make you feel like you’re up to no good? This is exactly what happens to me each time I enter Fully Booked Bookstore at Gateway Mall in Cubao. I act...

What’s new at Museo Pambata by Filipina At Home on Jan 21, 2012  We found ourselves again at Museo Pambata last Tuesday, January 17, 2012. My son had been asking for another visit to the museum for several months already but I wanted him to discover the other attractions in the Manila area so I brought them...

Teaching Your Preschoolers to be Thoughtful and Kind by MommyLESsons Too! on Nov 12, 2011I guess most parents would want to raise kids who are thoughtful and kind. Based on my experience, it is not quite easy to teach kids about sharing and generosity. Some kids, most especially those who are in preschool ages, cannot easily comprehend t...

Why we homeschool by Filipina At Home on Jul 11, 2011As a homeschooling parent, I have accepted the fact that I will be encountering people who will ask, “Are you not depriving you child of socialization?” That was one of the first questions I asked about homeschooling as well. I guess it is a vali...

Training a Child the Way He Should Go by My Foliage Diary on Jun 17, 2011This is the first time I started to blog about my experiences in my first job. I was hired as a teacher and I tell you, my experience is definitely hard. I almost give up and wanted to end the contract. I am handling a class with teenagers or will I...

Hey, SM, prove to us that the rumors aren’t true by Filipina At Home on Jun 6, 2011Did you receive that e-mail talking about how SM Hypermart cheats its customers by displaying a price tag that differs from the price that registers at checkout? No particular branch of SM Hypermart was singled out. Incidents have been reported at di...

These Two Women Got Fed Up by Filipina At Home on Jun 2, 2011Two women recently decided they’ve had enough and put an end to the things that caused them great misery. These women are known to me personally.   Woman A decided to call it quits after labouring for her employer for nearly 20 years witho...

Robberies in the neighborhood by Filipina At Home on May 31, 2011Within the span of a week, four homes were robbed in my neighborhood. Thank God nobody perished, was taken hostage or kidnapped.   The community is very, very displeased. The place I live in is a gated community where homeowners pay so-called mo...

True scholars of the nation by Filipina At Home on May 5, 2011  I recently had the privilege of meeting a certain young woman studying at the University of the Philippines (U.P.), the country’s premier educational institution. Since I don’t have permission to publish her name here, let’s...

Guiding Children in Playing Computer Games? by My Foliage Diary on May 3, 2011My childhood days are one of the wonderful memories that I would love to treasure forever. Every time I see my younger sister playing computer games in my uncle’s internet café, I feel really sad. It is unfortunate for her because she did not expe...