Parenting

It was still dark when we got up from bed. It was quite a challenge to wake up our sons. But I’m glad we all persevered despite our sleepiness. The day turned out to be awesome! Let me tell you...

I recently wrote about my older kids’ summer workshops or classes. (You may read it in my previous blog post.) Yesterday, my entire family of five woke up early and traveled all the way to Mandaluyong to bring my eldest...

I bumped into one of my mentors one night in a coffee shop. He asked about my family and me. I happily shared some updates, including my eldest son’s latest adventures on the piano. He and his sons were amazed...

My two older boys just had their recital yesterday at St. Cecilia Hall, St. Scholastica College in Manila. It was the climax of their two-month-long summer classes. My eldest son had summer piano lessons. My second son was part of...

Our family was celebrating Mass at The Feast (the Light of Jesus community’s weekly prayer meeting) a few Sundays ago. Our active 3-year-old was walking (sometimes running) and bouncing (a lot of times) along the aisles. Seated near us is another family...

One of our learning goals for our second child this year is to help him read more sight words. The other day, I made a simple matching game for him using sight words. He and his older brother loved playing it. This...

Family members are getting busier and busier by the hour. Thus, I made a list for our family to help us build strong family relationships and to help us achieve our goals as a family. You might want to adapt some...

Editor’s Note: This article was first published at Mommy Bares All on November 2, 2014. It has been a blessed and fun-filled weekend for our family! My sons had a great time celebrating Halloween and All Saints’ Day! We do...