tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89514334969443719592026-10-23T22:07:31.855+08:00... great moments of being dad!Alde Cruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920817554523941204noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951433496944371959.post-65268779736013525002013-03-22T11:13:00.002+08:002013-03-23T07:41:14.442+08:00

It was six years ago when I first heard about Kumon Center, my eldest child was then in her first grade.  One of my friend, Leah was been very happy that her daughter finally been doing better in school after she had enrolled her to the center nearby.  Using worksheets assigned to children, they are trained to do it themselves until they perfected the task.  If students

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Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. -JULIE ANDREWS Everyone knows that dicipline is an important quality or traits children must have.  But parents has different approaches on how to impose it.  One may be effective to others while to some may result otherwise.  Here I post what I collected and

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Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a dad - Anne Geddes When a new baby makes its appearance in a family, it can be a challenge for both mom and dad to connect with the new baby.  But mom tends to have a better opportunity to get close to the new baby simply because she usually spends more time at it.  And yet dads often feel a significant need to get

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Ensuring that our children recieve a high quality education is one of the foundation for better lives for them. We all know that for sure. But as many families, particularly those with modest incomes, have troubles in financing its cost.  Low wages tend to promote poor quality care about children's education, which should not be. Our first child spent her first learning in private

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Creating and raising another individual is a hard work. And so is parenting. It's not an easy task to do but it is doable. New parents and parents-to-be should not lose their heart. This can be learned and the best teachers are  our own kids! There are many books and magazines about parenting of course. They are helpful why not. But in the end, you are going to adjust them to suit your kids

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Are you having some trouble in saving money? Are you trying to save for a rainy days but feeling like you can't get ahead of the storm? Welcome to the club! In these trying times, saving money are getting tougher. In fact, there instances that it seems as if the whole world is conspiring against you. Ha ha... you're not alone. But making some money-saving tips may help us a little in our money

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Teaching children to save money isn't easy. They usually want to spend money once they receive it. Giving them a piggy bank  usually do the trick. My children feel so proud when they are able to put their coins in theirs. Then open a kiddie account for them. Find a savings account for them to deposit all their coins and let them watch their money grows. You can look for an account that

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Kids must learn money spending. And this lesson should come from the parents. If not... they gonna turn on television or friend or the internet.  The thing they could learn from them is spend, spend, and spend. Liana, my daughter, used to ask to buy her toys she want to have. But what a price! There are something in children today that tell them what are the branded ones. And they won't

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Another monthly dues. Electric bills. Water bills. Phone bills. Almost everything are going higher and higher. From meat in the market to vegetables.  Cutting some of our needs and things we used to do are necessary in this hard times. But not the quality time for your kids. My wife and I see to it that as we try to lessen some spending, we still enjoy our family ties. So instead of

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Kids nowadays are terrific. Ask them about the show they are watching in television and they sure fire the detailed answers. They know the characters. Their names. Their specialties. Their powers. Who's the good ones and the bad ones. I was amazed how kids know every duel cards that to me is hard to memorized. The characters for me looks the same. Kids are so spontaneous and they seem to be born

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Our children can get tooth decay as soon as teeth appears. So we should not wait for a full set of teeth appears before we took care of them.  My wife used a cloth in cleaning my baby's first tooth. She practically do the brushing for them everyday until they got used to brushing their own teeth. Some think that tooth decay in children are harmless and a just natural for kids. That's wrong.

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  One day, Lani asked me some help. She was preparing a Goldilocks Cake brought by a friend. She was about to pour some Coke into the glasses when she noticed that the glasses sticked into one another. She was afraid that she might break the glasses into pieces. I told her to use other glasses for the meantime. I got the stuck glasses and  put them in the fridge. The next day, I show

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"Help! Mommy, my nose is bleeding!" We had just arrived from SM Baliuag. The weather then was too hot. Minutes after we had finished doing the groceries we bought that day, we just heard that loud voice from our son. We rushed into him and saw how terrified he was. He can't feel anything wrong but his nose is bleeding continuously. "Relax", I said to comfort him as I helped him sit on a

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There are things that we want to keep. Things that make us happy. That makes us laugh. Sometimes cry. And there are things we always want to see. Things that we consider precious. That we really treasure. And I had that something in my heart. Praying we will never be apart. All of us have our own way of preserving wonderful things that we treasure most. In this modern times, there's

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PART 3 Always remember that patience is a virtue of all new dads.  It takes extra time to learn how to work with the crying baby.  Try to understand and educate yourself in the reasons why baby cries. It's a big help in knowing your child.  Here are some of other things you can do if baby cries. 5.  Make a little noise.  Often times this can do the trick.  When

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PART 2New dads should learn how to work with the crying baby.  And I tell you, it's great feeling to understand and know what your child needs specially when she cries.  So be patient.  Learning and understanding your child's crying needs an extra measure of patience. 1.  Give him attention. If he is alone by himself and started to cry, it is important to be responsive to him

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PART I There's no reason to panic. Baby cries because it is his one way to communicate. There are moms who knew what their babies want just by the sound of their cries. To the newly couples sometimes they got alarmed. Some thought something bad happened to their child. But it's not always the case. 10 Reasons Why Baby Cries: 1. Wetness. Maybe the diaper leaks. 2. He is hungry and

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Nowadays, computers are almost a necessity. If you don't own one, there are many Internet shops where one can go. It is so useful that with the use of Internet, almost anything can be answered. Type in your question, even a phrase or a word, then your just a click away and you have it. From people to the different places around the globe. Animals from millions years ago to the present

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And this is true with mine. Babies really responds with music. We had observed this when my wife was still pregnant. Whenever we play music at home, our baby who was still in her womb reacts. And so, I often sing and hum songs to my children since they were babies. During nights, when all of a sudden, they woke up crying, just a melody of a lullaby then she would stop crying and went back to

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We all sometimes face some questions that make us feel we've been on a stand. I do. And believe me, children's questions are tougher because those have to be answered. 1. What will happen if we run out of money? Well, I tried to explain them that life is really hard. Money is important and should not be wasted but saved for future more important needs. "Remember when you want to buy a

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Silence please. This is only less than a minute.

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It's a wonderful feeling to know that your already a Dad. And it should not just stay like that. Responsibility follows our love we feel for our children. We had work to do. We had to watch them and guide them as they grow. And it's important for us to know what are the expected developmental milestones in our children are. There are norms that from their early months must be observe. And we

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Nothing prepares you for fatherhood. Funny but in my six years in grade school, four in high school and five in college, I can't recall we had studied the art of good parenting. And even so, I think no amount of algebra and literature preparation will make the journey to parenting a less rough road or less joyful ride. But it seemed natural. The very first time I held my daughter in my arms

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