It’s summertime and it’s a perfect time to for trip to the beach or fun time in the pool. While it is ok to have all the fun, safety should still be our primary concern for the family, specially for our little ones.
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The Maid Manual is a book by Tisha Bautista, published by Summit Media Publishing. This is a must read for those who will be hiring household help for the first time. It also serves as a guide for training and keeping our the helpers we currently have.
For those interested in homeschooling your kids, this workshop will help you know more about how you can be your child’s best teacher. This seminar is for parents of children ages 0 – 3 years of age and learn about the mindset of being your child’s best teacher, the basics of childhood development, and ideas of appropriate activities for each developmental stage.
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One of Gab’s favorite past time is going to the park. This weekend, we visited the Science-in-the-Park at The Mind Museum. The playground is located right across the ticket booth and perfect for kids who are still too young to appreciate the galleries inside the museum.
This 800-square-meter outdoor Science Park has four theme pockets – Music, Water, Living, and Math. Entrance is free for children 2 feet and below. Gab’s favorite is the Water Pocket.
A lot of persons have done their share to help victims of Typhoon Pablo whether thru cash or kind but there’s another call for donations of life-saving breastmilk.
The PGH Lactation Unit and Milk Bank will help pasteurize the donor milk, according to Secretary Dinky Soliman of DSWD.
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Before giving birth, we decided to use cloth and reusable diapers. I received this a present from my sister when I was about 5 months pregnant with Gab. Gab used Chino Pinos for 3 months. He outgrew them when he was 6 months and we got him the all-in-one cloth diapers.
In Manila, Chino Pino Cloth Diapers are available at SM Department Stores, Baby Company and Rustan’s outlets.
Here’s the Pros and Cons of the Chino Pino Cloth Diapers
I am a Medela user and have been using Medela pump for nearly 2 years now. Yey! Breastfeeding was made easy by having a Medela Pump. Medela introduces its newest member of the family — The Swing Maxi. Swing Maxi is now available in the Philippines. I wish I had this as this is the more portable version of the heavy duty Pump in Style Advanced that I’m using.
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Gab loves water and loves to go for a swim. During his summer outing in Boracay and in many times at the swimming pool, we used disposable diapers. We noticed that disposable swim diapers easily get heavy as they absorb pounds of water. Plus they are expensive.
Gab is already a cloth diaper user and we have saved a lot for using them. And so we decided to get him a reusable swim diaper for his next swim.
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At Gab’s 6th month, we’re getting ready for Gab’s first solid foods. Part of it is getting him a chair. As recommended by Gab’s pedia, it is important to establish good eating habits with the baby. We have to make sure that all feeding will be in the high chair and no feeding while at other activities.
After looking and comparing different high chairs, we decided to get this high chair from Chicco. We have been using this for over a year now.
Breastfeeding can be intimidating but being prepared and knowing the basics can help you provide the many benefits breastfeeding can give to your babies. Here are some tips and step you can follow to start breastfeeding. This guide is great for first time mommies and second-time or nth-time mommies who will be breastfeeding their newborn for the first time.