I Want to Give My Son A Good Start

I know that children who do good in school enjoy more advantages than others. My son would start school next year (he is three now) so i want to give him a good start as early as now. I have thought out some ways to help my son excel in school and I am posting it here so that mommies like me would see it and through their reactions and comments I would be able to improve on it.

I know that my boy, like other young children, is a learning machine. He learns faster than adults like us because his mind is still clean, I mean not cluttered with the kind of things that fill the mind of adults. I know I can give my son, especially because he is still below five years of age, a good start in education by using these simple techniques:

• I read to my son aloud stories from books. This helps to develop reading and imagination
skill in him. My little boy is showing great interest in books and his father likes to buy him books.

• I talk a lot to my son as if he is a grown up to help him become good at his language. Baby talking is not good.

• Music is good for the brain so I teach my son to sing simple songs. There are many researches that show that music is not only good for overall health, but it is good for brainpower too.

• I help my son explore things, like—toys, various objects at home, plants, flowers. I see, touch, turn around the objects in my hands along with my little boy.

I also ask questions and discuss the objects playfully so that he learns as he plays with me.

• I also try to answer my son's questions straight. If I don’t know the answer, then I try to
find it out together with him.

I think the above steps are useful in developing intelligence and learning skill in children. But mommies out there may have more to add to it, I hope to hear from some mommies out there more tips in giving our children a good start.

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On Colds Medicine for Infants and Kids

I read this in the Kids Health magazine Spring 2008 edition. It made me realize things specially now that colds is around and the Ber months are here meaning it's getting cold now. So let's take note of this warning c:

FDA recommends that over-the counter cough and cold products not be used for infants and children underage 2.

The agency is still reviewing the safety of these medications in children ages 2 through 11.

“Over-the-counter cold medicines should not be used in children younger than 4, particularly those under age 2,” Dr. Mody says. “First of all, these medications are not effective. Studies have shown that when compared with a placebo, cold medicines don’t provide any relief. And sometimes the side effects are worse than a runny nose.” The side effects are usually caused by the “active ingredients” in the medication, including decongestants and cough suppressants. Many cold medicines also contain pain relievers and fever reducers, such as acetaminophen.

• Decongestants

-may cause excitability, irritability and loss of appetite in babies and young children.
“We’ve seen 2-month-old babies cry non-stop for six to eight hours as a result of toxicity from decongestants in over-the-counter cold medicines,” Dr. Mody says.

• Cough suppressants

— may cause sedation. The danger is the baby may not wake up to eat and could become dehydrated. Too much may cause breathing problems.

• Acetaminophen

— an overdose may cause life-threatening liver and kidney problems. Many parents are unaware that certain cold medicines contain acetaminophen. As a result, they end up inadvertently “double-dosing” with a fever reducer plus a cold medicine.

BETTER HOME REMEDIES

“At my house, we treat runny noses with tissues,” says Dr. Mody, a father of three.
For babies and young children who cannot use tissue yet, Dr. Mody has the following advice:

• Use a bulb syringe and saline drops to clean out your baby’s nose, particularly before feeding.

• Space out feedings, maybe a little bit less more often, so your baby doesn’t get as tired.

• Carry your baby face-down around the house. This will help the mucous drip out and cut down the amount of coughing.


Whenever you have concerns about your child’s health, please consult your pediatrician.

Here are my proven effective suggestions c:

1. Water - The best natural medicine. Encourage your child to drink lots of water after going to the CR or after urination. Helps loosen phlem.

2. Fruit Juice and fruits - Specially fruits rich in vitamin C. Oranges, Dalandan or Dalanghita, calamansi juice. (not recommended for children with asthma)

3. Avoid pineapples, mangoes and chocolates or any products with cocoa - it hardens phlem and makes your throat itchy.

4. Rub or massage your child with cold rub - touch therapy is great it makes your child feel loved and encourages healing (not too strong and not too light). Helps loosen phlem and creates comfort. Apply it on chest and back .

5. Take 1 tbsp. honey add 1pc. lemon or kalamansi or water (mix together) is good for colds too. (as Joanjoyce suggested and thanx I was reminded c:)

Hope this post warned and helped you in any way c:

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Saturday Night Out

Now a days we have been fortunate to have new things to look forward too, friends and new blogs. The Lords blessings overflow and we thank Him for that c: And so we celebrated as a family last Saturday c:

I also told dad to spend quality time with Josh over the weekend because that is important for a growing boy emotionally essential so as for good memories of your dad too. I remember my father is a busy man. We seldom see him in the weekend because he comes home when we are sleeping already. So he makes up for us on weekends. He stays and plays with us, in the beach or watch a movie on Sunday nights. It was a fun, happy and cherishing memories. He even teaches all the sports he knows, ride bikes, swim, arnis, judo, table tennis,etc. He also reads us bible stories in the morning before breakfast c:



That is what I and my hubby are doing to make Josh feel he is important and that we love him in many ways c: His dad started teaching him about soccer and guitar plus keyboard playing c: He is also starting to show his love for painting water color and drawing in the computer.

So,we went out about 4 pm and arrived in the mall about 4:30 pm. We asked him where he wants to eat, Mc Donalds or Jollibee? He had a hard time choosing so I helped out. I told him the toys available in each store because both fastfoods have pretty much the same food choice for kids. He chose Mc Donalds because of the play area they have. There are 3 Jollibee located in malls in General Santos City and 2 Jollibee fastfood Restaurants on it's own while Mc Donalds has only 1 fastfood store here. He chose it because it has a play area while the others don't have it.

He had lots of fun sliding and running with other kids while I and his dad was contented watching him enjoy c:

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Thanx mama n papa c:

Aside from my honey bunch, my mom would be celebrating her birthday soon c: I was hoping to see them last month but could not. Hopefully, we could arrange a joint celebration (a small family gathering) for her and my husbands birthday.

I just miss my mom so much, specially now that I have this very active little boy who reminds me of my childhood every time he experiments his capacity. He loves to climb gates, run and run, climb tables and chairs, etc. I can just imagine how my mom feels and what she does juggling around guarding us and doing her chores plus the fact that I'm a girl who has boyish activities in her head (I'm pretty much like my son when I was little). I have an older sister who is by the way just 1 year older than me and a brother who is 5 years younger than me. I don't usually get hurt and not the sickly type but is very sensitive because I'm a middle child. I felt left out and felt less loved which is not true (I later on realized it). And so I do sorts of stuff to get their attention (KSP kasi , kulang sa pansin).
Anyway, being a parent and a mother makes me realize and appreciate more my parents and most especially my mother. All the sleepless nights when your sick, the disciplining, the love and care, the multi-tasking. Boy, it's tough but it's worth it. I know my mom has heart aches even now at times on the things we do that annoys them, specially bad things. Also the dreams she and my father has planned and hoping (also for the best for you) that would be accomplished in your life. Plans to prosper you and give you hope, which at times did not happened. But onething is for sure, I'm glad that mama is my mom and papa is my dad. They had brought me up to love and respect God. Tought me the value of discipline, respect for the elders, etc. Thay had made me into a better and a respectable person that I am now. And I am happy and willing to share it to my son, with the thought in mind that he would be a better and good person that we his dad would be proud of some day. Even though he is still in the process I am willing to learn also from him. I just pray that I would be like my parents had (and is still is) be the best parent one can have.


Thank You mama and papa c: for everything c: For mama for being my first teacher on a lot of things because she is always with me eversince I was born, until now guiding me even through the cell phone.
( from left:) me, my mama, my papa and my brother marc


I can see that mothers are the first teachers, specially moms who are there for you especially on your primal years. Their discipline builds your confidence and prepares you to face the real world. Through encouragements on every achivement like learning to walk and standing up after the fall c: The dos and don'ts of things, don't cross the street, don't touch this..that, table manners, how to do it on your own, respect to elders and all that endless stuff that you need to remember. Tiring at times but it's worth it if you see him do it and do it without being reminded.

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Tears on My Pillow

While I was doing my rounds yesterday, I left my son to play alone with his playmates outside. They started playing with his toy dump truck and some shovels. I heared them running towards our backyard as I blog. There was a pile of sand at the back and they love playing with it as if they were playing at the beach. This is one of their favorite games so I let them be dirty.

After a few minutes I heard a thump followed by a whimper. I ran outside and found Josh lying on his back trying to sit up. When he saw me he started to cry in pain, while holding his head. The truck was at his side. I asked him what happened, my neighbors told me he stepped on his truck and slipped. He kept on crying as his playmates watched him being carried by me to the house.

I bathed him so his wound will be cleansed at the same time he really needs a bath. While doing this he kept on crying. He does not want his wound on his elbow touched. After, I dried him up and put his clothes on him...with sobs on the side. I put him to bed to have his nap, still he crying.

He cries a lot when he gets wounds because he seldom gets those and when he does he puts all his hurt into it , hehehe c: Here's how he looked yesterday as he cried himself to sleep c: Kawawa naman :(

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How to Make a Super Kid

We have an only child, a boy who is so full of life. He is always full of energy, we do not know where he gets it. He is always everywhere in the house, putting his inquisitive little fingers on everything that is too fragile for his probings, we always feel as if we have a dozen children. He is too much too often mischievous but we know that his nature is good. The mischief is just a spice that adds a different flavor to his sweetness. He probably just looks up to his daddy who too much too often teaches him some little ways of doing mischief the cute child's way. I have the feeling that his daddy was a mischievous child then. Our world revolves around him, every decision that we make is somehow influenced by his existence. He is our son, our only child, Joshua Daniel. We have a lot of dreams for him.

Every parent has dreams of their child being the best among the rest, the genius, the superkid. But where do we get the standard for the super kid? Do we have the super kid when our three-year-old flawlessly executes on violin Paganini's 5th Caprice like the way it is in some milk commercial on TV? Do we have the super kid when our three-year-old paints like Da Vinci? If we see it that way we will never have the super kid.

When Josh was around two his daddy said that by the age of three he should be able to play the guitar. But now our Josh seems to be more interested in percussion, he loves making good noise with his daddy's African drum.

His daddy is an artist (he used to paint) so it is only natural for him to expect his son to become good at art too. When we bought him his first set of crayons (he was two then) we were somewhat disappointed to see that he was somehow not interested in drawing the shapes that we were trying to make him copy. But just a few months after that, when his daddy brought home a watercolor set, things changed. We saw our son's interest in that medium. It only took a couple of days before all the colors in the set were exhausted. Our little boy fell in love with the brush and the paint. He spent many hours experimenting with the different effects the wet brush could have on the paper. He ignored his playmates for the brush. We just watched our son enjoying his art.

Every day we discover something new about our boy, little things that make him our superkid. Now he is addicted to computer games and this has caused him to become better at his alphabeth. In his favorite website, Miniclip.com, there is a list of more than a hundred games, anyone who wants to go back to a particular game must know how to read because to go to the game you need to click the name of the game in the list. My son has some favorite games of his in that site. He knows his alphabeth but he is not that good at reading yet. His daddy found a very good opportunity to teach him how to read. Children learn when the motivation to learn something is there. My son is motivated to learn to read because of the game.

Now I realize that every child is a superkid. If we just learn how to see the litlte wonders that a child could learn and do every day, we will see the superkid in every child and we will be more fulfilled as parents.

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Looking Forward

My little boy has felt bad the day the structures in playground in our place was removed. His favorite was the slide and he was so furious about it that he said "Suntokin ko yan sila!" (I'll punch them all!"). All I can say to him was "Inaayos lang nila yan josh" (they're just fixing it Josh) and smiled, even though I was not sure about it. He was not convinced.

Then last month the construction began. I thought they were planning to put some kind of business establishment on the area. To our surprise what they did was put new and beautiful structures in the playground that we seldom see in our country. My son was jumping with joy and was so excited to try it. Of course we can't because the construction was on going. But they let us have these pictures :)

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My Son's Favorite Websites

My three-year-old boy spends quiet a time every day in front of the computer. He knows his way around the machine already. I get mixed feelings about this. I am happy and proud that he easily learns a lot of thing as complex as navigating to his favorite website. I am also worried that he's becoming too nerdy because he is showing signs of loving the computer more than his favorite playmates. It has become frequent that he'll ignore his best friend Kyla's calls to play outside because he is busy playing his favorite game for now, Final Ninja. Miniclip and Cartoon Network is now a very important part of his life as far as he is concerned. The words "download" and "plugin" and "install" are now part of his vocabulary though I doubt if he completely grasp what those words mean. He learned those words after he stumbled upon a game that asked for some plugins to be downloaded and installed. His daddy came to his rescue and downloaded and installed the plugins for him. Now, every time he stumbles upon a game that asks for something before it could be run, he'll call his daddy and say :"daddy download mo plugin tapos install".

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Mom’s Real Spa Treatment

I was tagged by Cielo. I see the situations below as little exclamation marks to motherhood. Some call it baby blues. I will be having Aroma Therapy, Blowout, Body wrop, and Eyebrow Threading. Oh, I think I'm taking them all!

Having Spa Treatments: Wheng | Yen | Shimumsy | Eds | Mitch | SAHM-Mitch | Cielo of Brown Pinay | iceah of Pinay Chicken Heart | Your blog where you posted this.

Eyebrow threading


Microdermabrasion


Aroma Therapy


Body wrap


Blowout




And now I am tagging Berry (a new mom, welcome to the club!), Proud Mom, and Sheng

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A Prayer

Lord, look kindly on my child,
so marvelously made,
fashioned by you from the womb.
Keep fear and trouble far away,
and any hand raised to harm
this child of mine.

And when life's storms come,
give my child rest,
as on a mother's breast.
In days to come
- which you alone know -
grant my child
eyes of faith for seeing far,
a loving heart for welcoming life,
hope that never despairs,
and a place always at your side.

O God,
I thank you for this precious gift,
and pray my child grows
wise and well.


"Train your child in the way they should go;
even when they are old, they will not swerve from it." --Proverbs 22,6

i got this poem from Cielo (Brown Pinay) it's so nice thanx Cielo

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