Becoming a mom brings about some of the most unexpected changes. We see how most mothers end up not only...
“That’s how we did it in our time [and you turned out okay]!” Sounds familiar? So what DO you say...
How does a parent train an only child to be independent? Cebu City councilor Margot Osmeña and her husband, Cebu Rep. Tommy Osmeña, have their own formula in raising Miguel, now in his 20s and who studied abroad. “We realized early on that he has to learn to fend for himself,” said Margot, shown here with Miguel. “So taught him how to be very competitive. We conditioned him to go into competitions, such as swimming. He was always on his own. For these, we didn’t baby him.”
‘Facebook has changed our social DNA,” Time magazine declared. And we can’t deny it. Mark Zuckerberg’s social-networking site has changed the world in a lot of ways—the way people communicate, the way they stay in touch with friends, what they choose to share and keep to themselves. We wondered—has it changed the way people raise their kids, too?
No, no, no… he’s not my adopted child,” highly driven businesswoman Marilyn “Mallie” del Bianco was quick to say to correct her socialite friends who were obviously intrigued by the new 7-year-old olive-skinned boy with her. “This is Joshua, my foster child,” she announced.
“Oh, but fostering is not adopting,” Del Bianco clarified.
“I introduced Christmas to my kids by watching Christmas movies with them, showing them who Santa Claus is, putting up Christmas décor. I ask them to help every time we put up the Christmas tree. I make sure it’s fun for them, I let them pick their favorite Christmas balls and let them hang anything they want on the tree. We have Christmas stockings, too, because they really believe in Santa Claus. We enjoy Noche Buena then open gifts and in the morning kailangan may laman na ang mga stockings, ha ha!” —Aubrey Miles
Amid all the beautifully wrapped gifts, bright lights and lovely carols, it’s awfully easy to get lost in one side of Christmas and forget about the other. And when you have small children to entertain, it’s not just easy—it’s also fun!
I was going to write about some resolutions for the new year, but quickly realized that I still had more than enough left to accomplish from my old list! I decided to review the past year and instead, share 11 things that I learned in 2011.
In 2012 I plan to give more time to my wife and kids. Not that they were short of it last year. I just feel that since the kids are growing up, I need to spend more quality time with them—like making my fitness and golf schedules family activities as well. This would also help in my goal of pulling the kids away from too much time on TV, computers and video games.
My daughter doesn’t get what the big hoopla about Valentine’s Day is. She knows it was yesterday (Tuesday).
