Blogging Parents

Today’s episode of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs show featured workers cleaning up houses that have been left derelict over a year after a storm.

After such a disaster happened, a lot of houses were destroyed. Not only did the storm leave physical damage, it also destroyed lives and left a lot of smart professionals unemployed. The town had to start from scratch all over again and as the host interviewed these men who were cleaning the houses, he discovered that most of them were professionals. There were english teachers, private detectives, and others and all of them have adapted to the town’s situation.

It’s really sad to experience the ruins of the aftermath but it’s inspiring to see people, survivors, picking up the pieces of their lives and adapting to the new situation and not at all giving up on life.

If you watch TV, you’ll no doubt notice that there are more than quite a share of commercials of junk food that kids endorse. And because the endorsers are kids, you might find yourself being persuaded by your child to buy and try the product as well.

Giving kids junk food for me is alright as long as the amount is being carefully monitored. Kids are growing so of course it is imperative that as parents, we maintain the responsibility of ensuring that they get the right nutrition to grow up healthy. The best way to encourage your children of course is to set an example of yourselves.

Everything always starts at home and as long as you eat well and right at home, children will tend to abide to that strictly.

Learning is at its best when you’re young. Children are much easier to teach because their brains are still developing therefore absorbing information is faster. What you learn during childhood is certainly retained longer than what you learn when older.

Learning how to play music instruments particularly is great if taught during childhood. The knowledge about music will certainly be retained as the child grows and not forgotten unlike learning it when older.

Language is also something that not only can be learned faster while young but will certainly be remembered as the child grows. Personally I have not had any formal education on the different dialects in the Philippines but because I grew up listening to 3 different dialects, learning and speaking them today doesn’t confuse me and comes easily.