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Screen Time For Kids And Teens: Choosing Safe Games and Internet Space

April 26, 2021 By Marie Gizelle 1 Comment

Screen Time For Kids And Teens: video game addiction in kids is becoming one of the prevalent problems faced by parents today. Don't get me wrong...reality check - dual income families or those with both parents working may be more prone to have such problems. Think about those that barely have time to check on their kids. Being aware of the children’s interests and regulating their access to video games can help in preventing them from being hooked. But with restrictions in place, being at home means kids will have extra time in their hands after doing school stuff. As gamers and anime ...

World Book Day 2021

April 22, 2021 By Marie Gizelle Leave a Comment

Happy World Book Day 2021, bookworms! From our stack of books, one that we have collected in many languages is the Little Prince (bible discounting - we have this in 228 languages). While we can only understand it in some languages at the moment, we hope we can do more in the future. Here’s what we have aside from the English copy: Der Kleine Prinz (German) Ang Munting Prinsipe (Tagalog) Le Petit Prince (French) El Principito (Spanish) Il Piccolo Principe (Italian) Malý Print (Slovak) 星の王子さま [Hoshi no Ōjisama] (Japanese) The Little Prince is famous for the line "It is ...

Staying Fit During Restrictions: 6 Effective Ways

April 6, 2021 By Marie Gizelle Leave a Comment

With remote learning, and hours on being outside lessened, limiting physical activities, it is expected that a sedentary lifestyle would affect kids a lot. We can't discount the many benefits of going to a park nearby for children, but since we are practicing social distancing, there's only so little time we can spend outside. While the kilos is not really an indication of one's health, keeping a healthy weight is a good start. You can use this ideal weight calculator to see or estimate the weight that is healthy or manageable. To keep the muscles from rusting, here are some activities you ...

Fill your House with Stacks of Books, in All the Crannies and All the Nooks

March 10, 2021 By Marie Gizelle 13 Comments

(This post was originally published on May 2014, updated in honor of the discontinued Dr.Suess' books.) Theodor Seuss Geisel. Does the name ring a bell? It probably won’t at first glance. However, if I were to tell you that some of his famous works include “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Lorax,” and “If I Ran the Zoo,” then you would definitely know who he is. Of course, everyone knows the beloved Dr. Seuss. Not only is he famous for his words of wisdom but he is also an American writer, poet, and cartoonist who is widely known for his children’s books and illustrations.Dr. Seuss once said, ...

Raising Business-Minded Kids, 4 Best Points

Raising Business-Minded Kids, 4 Best Tips

February 20, 2021 By Marie Gizelle Leave a Comment

We, as parents, try to make our kids understand the value of money. Remember how your mom asked you to wash dishes and pay you some coins for doing it after complaining so much? Chores and little pays taught us the value of hard work, earning, saving, and what it's like to have one's own money to spend. Some of us even sold cookies and lemonade in the summer. ;) Aside from teaching kids these concepts, you can make them see how thinking of solutions to problems are viable business models. Take the example of Daniela Titiun, a certified Tea Sommelier, fashion lover, crafter and travel addict. ...

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