Given the “break” we have had from homeschooling because of no househelp, I have been trying to get my kids back into the habit of…
I have missed teaching the kids since we lost our househelp. So I have been trying to get back into the routine of our daily…
Waiting is seldom pleasant. In a world where many services are instant, waiting can be quite annoying — a symptom of inefficiency, a system error,…
Edric and I have an open communication policy with our kids. This means they can correct us and call out areas that we need to…
My children keenly observe the differences between what one sibling is allowed to do and what another is not allowed to do. “How come so-and-so…
Boys. I have three. They are all strong-willed in some form or another. And they often exert their manhood upon each other by insisting that…
Since she was a baby, my daughter, Tiana, has had the habit of sucking the middle and ring fingers on her left hand. For a…
I want our home to be a contagiously encouraging environment. Some days ago I wrote about affection as a powerful motivator, but so is affirmation….
There are days when my kids have a rough time dealing with homeschooling and all they need is a big, long hug to make it…
Last weekend, I was in Cebu with Edric and the kids. No yaya. Wow. It was slightly crazy and wonderful at the same time. Part…
Titus, my third son, was sick for a day and a half with a bizarre and quick fever. He must have slept 24 hours to…
Parenting has hit a 10-year anniversary for Edric and I, with our eldest, Elijah, turning 10 today. We are still in the trenches of parenting…
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