They say that if you want to have a pleasant and enjoyable meal, there are two topics you must never discuss: politics and religion. You never know whom you might offend.
I’ve always wondered about one thing: how much of their childhood will children remember when they grow up? Surely every parent out there has been told “they won’t remember any of that!” at least once or twice, to which the defiant will answer with “Yes, but I will!”
The Manila Zoo has been in the papers a lot lately, thanks to its famous elephant Maali. So I decided to visit the zoo with my two kids to see what the talk was all about, and also introduce them to the sights and sounds the wild kingdom has to offer.
Some parents’ total support for their children’s activities has earned them monickers like “soccer dad” or, if the mother is the pushy, dictatorial sort, it’s “tiger mama.”
It’s all about school for me today. I finally enrolled my daughter this year. Last week, we had the whole first-day-of-school experience, complete with tears (mine) and joy (hers).
It was a video that got the attention of people all over the world.
If ongoing pilot classes succeed, the Department of Education may soon be sending home kids with no homework and plenty of time for parental bonding.
Watch out for these signs. Is your child quick to blame others and unwilling to take responsibility for his/her actions?
The family that plays together stays together. This seems to be the formula for the families of 150 kids who participated in the recent Century Tuna Animo Sprint Triathlon.
I am horrible when it comes to technology. So I guess it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that I’m not a techie parent. However, last week, I heard a short talk about parenting in the digital age and felt like everything the speaker was saying was aimed directly at me! “This is your children’s time, not yours” and “Be open or get left behind” were some of the zingers I felt hitting me. I still have my own ideas and beliefs about parenting and technology, but I thought I would ask some parents how they feel about it. Since June is the month of the fathers, let’s hear what the men have to say.
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