My Exciting Pregnancy

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When I was pregnant with my 1st baby, my husband and I was very excited for we will be having our baby, and we are very blessed that God gave us the answers of our prayers. But since we are still new about pregnancy, we both don’t have any knowledge on what to do. A friend of mine has a book about Personal Path to Pregnancy and I borrowed it from her.

While reading the contents of the book, my mind was enlightened for there are so many helpful topics that ready need to know about pregnancy. I really appreciate so much the author of the book Beth Riley for writing this book that helps me a lot during my pregnancy period.

Back to School, Back to God

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June’s here and back to school in droves once again students and school children, plenty of them are first time. And will it be back to God for them, too?

The return to school work reminds me the fact that the soul of education is the education of the soul. Education concerned only with the improvement of the intellect or with the acquisition of skills is not enough. True education should not only help us to learn a living but also how to live.

Is it a task of schools to develop or instill values in students? What are schools trying to instill or develop in students? And have the schools been successful in tier efforts? Plenty of questions come out to my mind. My pupil in their school study Christian living for they are in a catholic schools but learning to mouth the standard prayers and the basic church dogmas by itself does not ensure integrity of character. Most of us have lack of self discipline, we realized with despair the cancer of corruption that eats at our souls, high or low, rich or poor.

Why the failures of the schools in developing morally clean, honest students despite the teaching of Christian living in schools? In my own observation, or a partly explain the reason of this failure. Families are raised more on the tradition of our religions rather than on the truth of God’s Word. In other words, values based on or interpreted according to religious traditions or beliefs of men are given more emphasis, importance or respect. Sometimes the God’s worlds are simply neglected and this could be the reasons for the failure of any efforts at the so called moral recovery or the formation of true values.

As school days begin may we all thus to realize that education without the knowledge of God and his word is worthless. The return of school work should challenge and encourage all of us parents and so with the teachers to engage our self in diligent study of God’s Word so that we set truly from ignorance, moral corruption and decay and from shame.

Let our Children Dream for their Own

As my children grow up I have to be careful about the advice I go to my children. They grow fast these days and they know more than when I am growing up. I want my children to succeed but not at any price.

At an early age, one can spot a talent in young children. That can be taking care of young kids carefully without exerting pressures. My kids should be allowed to dream on their own and the last thing they want is a controlling parent to constantly remind them of what they could build themselves when they grow up. One of my kids says he wants to be a policeman, then that should be fine. I don’t attempt to change his mind just because I think his talent is elsewhere. The police forces of the world do not pay big money and I want my chills to an investment manager. Perhaps I notice his persuasion powers when he demands things from me.

My son is good in taking care of the money, when ever I gave him an allowance he tries to keep it and save for the future or sometimes he put it on his piggy bank. Perhaps he would be a good businessman. I don’t want to be sarcastic but fraudsters are also good when it comes to swindle people out of their money. What I am telling to my son is if ask him to choose a future career of his choice, is it to go for a job that would earn him lots of money.

The advice saying “seek your future from your talent” is not the one that I would pass on to my children. It is as misleading as it is vulgar. Fortune seeking should never be associated with skills or professionalism since it has the tendency to push one towards greed. I am not saying that people who made a fortune were greedy but we don’t choose a career with wealth as a driving force. It takes the shine out of real essence of living. It also lessens one’s abilities to communicate with forces outside the kingdom of their binding ambitions. We all see many such examples around us when parents try to live the lives of their children.

How to Help Gifted Child

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I have a friend of mine that we did not see each other for a long period of time, a sudden incident we meet each other in a mall where I was choosing a good and durable bag that will be use by my grade 3 pupil for it is almost opening of classes. I invite my friend to have refreshment for we miss each other; we talked many things about life and being a mommy. She opened to me about his son that is a gifted child a very bright child and I told him that she is very lucky for having a gifted child and I am happy for her. My friend is a teacher and she is also handling special children in her class. So I research for a topic on how I can help my friend for having a gifted child, and a teacher as well.

There are many ways to help bright children. One is to keep the youngster with his age mates but giving him extra opportunities or assignments. Giving him the same lesson as the slow learners will not only make him loose interest in the lesson as well.

Another way is by rapid promotion, also called “acceleration” By accelerating him to the next grade, he will feel excited by the new challenge before him thus encouraging him further to learn more.

I told also me friend to give him a special class on a full time or part-time basis. Although this calls for an extra time for us, yet our efforts will be rewarded by a rapid growth of our child.

Another is to give our gifted child an attention to the social and emotional dimensions of a child life. Great care should be taken that a special child is in an emotional climate of his own type because if we keep him on suggesting what to do maybe he is misfit by our demands.

And lastly we must tell our dear teachers to help develop an educational program that will help a bright children or a gifted child to make the fullest use of his resources capabilities and capacities.

Happy Mother’s Day Mom

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Words cannot be explained how lucky I am having a mother like my mom. For all the sacrifices and trials in our family still my mom fight for it. Our ups and downs in our daily lives and we traveled a long way trip with a calm and wavy waves still we reach our destinations and me, my brothers and sister finished our chosen course with a title degree holder. And now having our own lives with our respective families and have a good living with the guidance of our mother dear and with the help also of our prayers, I know God will guides us always in the way of righteousness.

In this mother’s day special, I offered to all the mothers in the whole world my full heart thanks to them because without our mothers we are nothing in this sometimes crazy world,

To my mom, I have gone through so many different changes, changing ideas and goals while searching for the right kind of life for me, Mother you were always ready to help me at all times. Mom I thank you for always standing at me, even though you disagree, and thanking you mom for always accepting me for who I am and what I believe in, even though I am wrong. And thanking you mom for all the love and understanding and for being a wonderful mom. Happy Mother’s Day.

Though this simple message I can tell the whole world how really proud I am having a mother like my mom. I do believe my moms courage and determination in uplifting our living without any doubt, and I know mom is also proud of us for she can see now the fruit of her sacrifices.

Pacquiao-Hatton gearing up for Battle

My family and I are very excited for the most awaited fight of our boxing idol Manny pacman Pacquiao, even my two sons are always watching on television news about the update of Pacquiao-Hatton fight. No wonder I am an avid fan of the worlds number one boxing champion of the year Manny Pacman Pacquiao.

May the good fighter win, as long as it is only a fair play? In Las Vegas There is only one Ricky Hatton, as his admirers constantly as anyone who will listen. Good thing, because if there were any more Ricky Hattons his devoted followers in England might never have time to do anything but sing.

The problem for Hatton is there’s also only one proud-for-proud champion in boxing and his name is names is Manny Pacquiao, and all he did his last time out was give Oscar dela Hoya such a beating that dela Hoya decided it was time to retire.

This Pacquiao-Hatton fight will be an exciting fight and people of the world especially here in the Philippines we are very excited and longing to watch the most awaited fight of our idol Manny Pacman Pacquiao. Many Filipinos are fond of buying Las Vegas Show Tickets to watch their favorite artists. How much more for this fight! This is definitely exciting!

Healthy Eating with Pleasure

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Healthy eating with pleasure is a nice thing to do in our life. What we eat has considerable impact on our physical well-being. Healthy eating with pleasure with good nutrition promotes good health. But it depends on the food that we eat for food also affects how we feel.

There is a complication between our meals moods. Many foods have biologically active compounds that can work us up or clamp us down. The caffeine in coffee is a good enhancer. There are also foods that makes as happy simply because they taste us feel good rolling around in our mouths, such as potatoes or a buttery roll and are also rich in carbohydrates.

But there are also foods that is amazing one that both combine of these factors. They contain chemical substances that stimulate the nervous system, and they send pleasure signals to the brain that trigger a natural kind of “high”. These are the foods with real pharmacological firepower.

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For instance, my son loves to eat chocolates, for their father often come and goes in different countries, and no doubt it is everybody’s favorite especially the kids, and chocolates is frequently a desired food, Its psychoactive chemicals, such as caffeine that can stimulate the central nervous system.

Certain combination of foods can also affect our mood. For example, drinking a cup of coffee has been shown to have a beneficial effect on mental alertness. But if the cup of coffee is served with a spoonful of sugar, there is an added boost-one thinking skills may actually improve.

Child Labor

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In my place it is a common scenario that to see school aged children selling sampaguita flowers at the churchyard, selling vegetable or plastic bags in the market place. This is true in the urban areas that the standard of living is so high. And I really pity those children doing such things. In rural areas the scene is different but the definition is the same child labor.

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I can’t imagine seeing my kids doing such things instead of they are enjoying their lives as a children. Because being children will not be a child forever, that’s why when my kids want to play with their playmates, I told them ok as long as they are only inside the subdivision premises. They need also to enjoy their lives; we need to understand also our kids because we are also kids before.

Some children cannot afford to finish elementary school because they are needed at home to take care of their young brothers and sisters while the mother or the father is away making a living. Worse still is they cannot go to school because they take care of their younger siblings while the mother is playing bingo or mahjong at the neighborhood.

What we can do today is just pray and let the parents enlighten their minds not to let their kids having a child labor which is punishable by law. Rather educate them and that is the only way we can give them to raise a good future.

Your Mind Can Keep You Young

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The fear of growing old can strike at almost any age, Men and women who refuse to grow up emotionally are usually the first one to grow old; and the reason why, in later years, some people relapsed into second childhood is that they never really emerged from their first. Masquerading as much younger than you are is a sure sign that you’ve not grown up emotionally.

My formula of staying young is simple; Concentrate on the part of you that still young and growing –your brain. Keep your mind awake and you’ll stay younger all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you. And make a point of learning at least one new thing everyday.

Above all, “don’t settle down’. Psychologists are accustomed to seeing two contrasting personality types develop in the near 30’s. Some men and women, although keen about their families and jobs, are constantly broadening their other interests. They keep up with the newspapers and magazines; they busy themselves with creative hobbies, preferably ones that use their hands as well as brains.

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Another man begins at 35 to slump into a dull but comfortable routine. Day after day he does his job, comes home, has dinner, glances at the comic strips or sporting page and, fiddles in the radio and goes to bed. His wife does the housework, looks after the children, listens to soap operas, read an occasional love story and attends a bridge club.

People of the first type grow younger with increasing years. Men and women of the second group have already hit the skid; if they don’t change they’ll be old at 45.

Regardless of your age it’s not too late to make your life interesting. I know a housewife who, at 50, with no previous experience made herself into an outstanding industrial designer. A woman of 70 whose children thought she should retire to the shelf- conducts a successful cooking school for brides.

Irrespective of years, staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active; that’s the only youth elixir guaranteed to work.

Child Hair Bangs

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A Child hair bang is another way of seeing our kids as a good looking one and a new look to our children. Once we have kids, we’re not just a mommy, we also become a teacher, chef, sports trainer, personal shopper and stylist, and of course, everybody experts we to be all those things without any help or training. Here are cutest deals of emergencies;

How to cut your child’s bangs – Why schedule a trip to the barber when you can cut your child’s hair yourself? Invest in a good pair of trimming scissors. This works for children ages 6 years below because they have fine hair that’s easy to shear.

• Stimulate the saloon: Wash, towel dry, and comb his hair neatly. Sit him on a high chair in front of a mirror and place the cloth around him.
• Divide hair (front, forehead part) into two equal horizontal sections, parting from the left ear and going over the crown, to the right ear. Clip back the top section.
• Start cutting from the center, using the bridge of the nose as guide.
• Hold the hair between your pointer and middle finger, and snip away. Trim the first layer, going to the right until you reach the temple; then from the center (bridge of nose) going to the left temple.
• Keep the cut straight across. Unclip the top layer and trim using the first layer as your guide. The bangs should fall right below the child’s eyebrow when the hair dries.
• Comb it down and check for any hair you may have missed.