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Have Faith
Have a faithful and blessed week ahead! (:
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Plus Size Maternity
Being a plus size is somehow a difficulty already especially in my country so what more if you are a plus size and become pregnant? A friend of mine found out that it is difficult to find plus size maternity clothes for her. I told her that she should just get clothes that she can still use after giving birth but she particularly wants pieces that she can use while she is on the way and I found the perfect clothes that will suit her plus I think she can still use them after giving birth.
I am glad to find great pieces!
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I Have to Speed it Up
I’ve been doing some simple layouts for my son’s 5th birthday album (the 4th birthday album is not even started yet) and I got stuck to page 10. It has been very busy both at work and my family life that I don’t have much time to finish the album plus I have the dilemma that I can’t stretch the album until page 20 because I don’t have enough pictures so I might include the advance birthday party pictures he had in his school so I will have 20 pages. We’ll see how it turns out before the week ends, I hope I will have more time to do the layout. Anyway, I love how I am doing with the album, here are a few of my faves…
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Baby Beddings for a Friend
I always love to shop for my son especially when he was still a toddler and less clothes are still in his cabinet but now that his cabinet is full of clothes, I have less enthusiasm to shop for him, he has so much plus boys are low maintenance, a shirt and shorts and jeans will do plus my son love plain shirts these days so rarely do I buy something new for him, unless I find that clothing really worth it. Anyway, my best friend is giving birth to a baby boy and I always find it more exciting to shop for babies maybe because you are starting from scratch but since the baby’s clothing are almost covered we went window shopping for baby bedding for boys instead and wow I never knew that there are so much items to choose from, even I myself got so overwhelmed.
I think she will be getting 2 sets and I thought it was a great idea too!
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The Heat is On
Summer really started this April in my neck of the woods! It is always scorching hot and applying sunblock is not enough. I went and bought two umbrellas yesterday, one for me and the other for my husband. I told him, he better use that every time he walks under the sun, but I doubt if he will ever use that. We’ll see! He put it in the trunk of his car so I guess it will stay there unless it rains. Yikes! Anyway, this month is the perfect time to go somewhere there is water and sand but since we didn’t make any plans to go out to the beach, I guess a staycation here will do…
It’s better than nothing. We love staying here especially during summer. It’s a great escape and it’s right in the heart of Pasay City.
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TV Watching Guidelines for Parents
Photo from Google
Article from Baby Center:
Monitoring your child’s TV Viewing:
- Limit the amount of TV your child watches. More than two hours a day is too much. To make it seem to your child that he’s watching more — and to keep his little brain from going on autopilot as he watches — break up viewing into ten- to 15-minute increments. You should also keep the television out of your child’s bedroom and turned off during mealtimes.
- Avoid setting a firm TV time “allowance” for your child. This seems counterintuitive, but it’s surprisingly effective. You may want to let your child come to you when he wants to watch and keep to yourself what the absolute maximum is. That way, you’ll avoid tacitly sending the message that there’s a certain amount he “should” be watching.
- Make television physically inconvenient. Too often, television is a backdrop to family life: It blares away in the den or great room while the kids are playing, Mom’s cooking, or the family is eating. Consider putting the TV in a small, out-of-the-way room in the house (on the second floor, if you have one). Another way to keep the TV from being front and center: Keep it in a cabinet that remains closed when the TV is off.
Choosing what to watch:
- Go with calm, quiet programs. Slower-paced viewing gives your child time to think and absorb. Lots of random activity, like the kind in action/adventure cartoons, confuses children. Also, some research suggests that children who watch violence on TV are more likely to display aggressive behavior. Stay away from scary shows, too. Choose simple programs that emphasize interactivity, such as Blue’s Clues. Ideal are shows that inspire your child to makes sounds, say words, sing, and dance.
- Watch programs, not television. Rather than allowing your child to sit down and watch whatever is on, use the TV listings to select carefully what he is going to watch. Turn off the set when that program is over.
Your role:
- Watch TV with your children whenever possible. Try not to use the set as a babysitter. A recent study looked at three groups: children with unlimited access to television, children with moderate access who watched without a parent, and children with moderate access who watched with a parent. The last group scored significantly higher academically than did the other groups. That aside, just being there says to your child, “What you do is important to me.”
- Help your child become a critical viewer. Even young children can learn to watch television without “tuning out.” Explain what’s going on in the show and in the commercials (and clarify the difference between the two). Encourage your child to ask questions and relate what’s happening in the show to his own life. If you have a DVR, consider recording programs. Then you can watch when you choose, and you can pause to discuss what’s going on.
- Make yourself a role model. Children are most affected by the example parents set, so don’t channel surf or keep the TV on as background noise. If your kids see you eagerly sitting down every so often to watch a specific show and concentrating on what you’re seeing, they’ll recognize the potential for enjoyment TV actually promises.
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Activities This Summer
This summer, my husband and I become more lenient to our child and let’s him watch 1 movie a night and with all my discount dvds that I collected through these years, we have no problem of choosing what to play every night. He also have longer time for playing and he bikes every morning from Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday, if there is time. We also want to set up the pool every Saturday morning but the problem is that it’s been raining a lot lately and we’ve only set up the pool twice this vacation time. Boo! It’s just almost April and DS still has 2 months of vacation before he starts Junior Kinder and I hope he enjoys it a lot before he starts school again.
Howdy!
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