How many children do you see playing on the streets, running and screaming around during summer? That looks like a distant memory nowadays as most… Read More »7 most popular Philippine games for kids
I’d like to make it clear that even though I write about parenting and family life, I do not claim to be an expert. I share family experiences and some of my parenting styles that worked or didn’t work for me. You can take what you like and leave the rest.
A few years ago, a group of bright UP students requested an interview on my parental views and experiences on the Children’s Right to Participate. I didn’t have time to research about Children’s rights before the interview but I read up on it after I arrived home. Below is the UNICEF’s Children’s Right To Participate .
How could I not resist Lauren, my then 9 year old daughter’s question in 1996? One day while I was busy with my emails, she… Read More »How my daughter turned me into a digital mom in 1996
I recall a conversation with a friend of my daughter who spent an weekend with us. While having breakfast, the discussion turned to money matters.… Read More »Money management tips for the family
Sparkling and dazzling lights dance around our Christmas tree. Hundreds of tiny lights run along the garlands like waves stretching all the way to the… Read More »A Treasured Christmas Tradition: Gingerbread man cookies
Kids know best on what parents need to parent about. Running out of topic ideas, I went to my daughter’s room asking her for suggestions.… Read More »Fighting back against bullying
In the first part, moms talk about the support, the love and dedication that their husbands gave them when they were breastfeeding their babies. In… Read More »The father of my children speaks up on #BestStartsWithDad
Mothers of daughters are daughters of mothers and have remained so, in circles joined to circles, since time began – Signe Hammer It’s amazing. I… Read More »When I look at my daughters I see myself…only better.
“Children learn how to deal with relationships by what they see on TV. They see people having casual sex and using obscenity-laden language… I don’t… Read More »Does media play a role in distorting the values of young people?
(This is a post I originally wrote in 2008. ) When my two girls were in grade school, I’d often hang out with the mommies… Read More »A Mother’s Guide To Daughter’s Suitors or Boyfriend