My daughter T is musically inclined. Maybe she got it from her dad or it's maybe because of the Kindermusik classes that she attended for almost seven years... two of which I was her teacher, ahem! Starting when she was just four, we would come home to her playing music on her harmonica, glockenspiel, dulcimer and recorder (all instruments from Kindermusik), including the … [Read more...]
5 Ways We’re Battling Entitlement In Our Children
My Facebook feed was recently awash with links to articles about entitlement in children, such as this one by We Are That Family. Based on such articles, it seems that a lot of children these days have the “I want”, “Give me” or “Buy me” mentality that concerned parents must address. Contentment, where art thou? Whether the assertion is true or not, the thought scared me … [Read more...]
Helping our kids speak Filipino better
One fine day, my four-year-old said out of the blue, “I must be an American because I speak English.” It was a bit funny, as he said it with all innocence and earnestness. But then, it alarmed me too, and I scrambled for words to tell him that he is a Filipino who speaks English. I know though that there are other Filipino kids who have had similar thoughts. This is … [Read more...]
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