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By Mommy Donna and Kib - November 28, 2016

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On Raising A Perfect Child

By Mommy Donna and Kib - November 24, 2016

FACT: Nobody's perfect.
BITTER TRUTH: When someone points out our imperfections, while it is constructive, we will still be affected by it.

We all know that it is hard to be a parent. In my case, it's twice the difficulty because I have to discipline my child both as a mom and a dad. To be honest, there are times that I break down because I am the only one who absorbs all life's difficulties and I pray to God that He gives me a partner so that there would be someone whom I can rely on to when life is getting tough and that there will be someone who can help me in solving problems that I face in daily situations.

Parents have this desire to raise a 'perfect' child, a child that they can be really proud of in all aspects--academically, socially, physically, etc. Parents expose their children to all avenues to fully develop their potential and to be perfect in the eyes of everybody.

But is there such thing as 'perfect' child?

Well, all of us already know the answer to this question.

Sometimes, we feel disheartened when we hear some negative comments about our child. We have a tendency to think if we lack on disciplining our child. Worse, we feel awful about ourselves that we feel we are a bad parent because people have pointed out our child's misbehavior. On the other hand, some parents think otherwise; they are in defense of their child's behavior, not accepting the fact that their child behaves differently when he/she is with others, and take it as a form of character assassination to discredit their child.

Kib is a very confident and assertive child, but his behavior can sometimes go way beyond the normal. Some people may no longer tolerate his behavior because he is already a pre-teener.

I recently heard a comment about Kib's behavior. While I appreciate that comment because I also needed validation from others on how Kib behaves on social situations, it also made me think about my parenting skills. It made me think about myself if I am lacking focus on my child because I'm too busy with other things. I even thought if Kib has special condition (ADHD) because he is so malikot and uncontrollable.

I had this pep talk with my son about his behavior. What is good about Kib is that when he knows he is at fault, he will say sorry to the offended party. I told him to apologize and he immediately did that. He was also reminded by the person not to do it anymore.

While on the car, I further talked about his behavior towards others. I reminded him to always observe proper decorum when we're on a different place and he has to be always courteous when talking with other people. I was so upset at the situation that I asked him if I'm a bad parent. I know he felt bad about the comment too, but I just reminded him to be refined in his actions because he is already big and he can already understand things.

I also confirmed with my friends about my feelings on parenting Kib. One friend assured me that what I'm feeling is normal, that there are times that we think we lack discipline to our children when other people made a remark about our child's behavior. Another friend also reminded me that as parents we can only do so much in disciplining our child. One more friend just simply reminded me not to dwell so much about the comment, because she sensed that I was really bothered about it.

While doing some reflection about this, I was also reminded by this verse: "Train up a child in a way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6) It is a reminder for me that it's still not too late to instill the values I want my son to have so that he will grow up to be a fine young man.

Haaayyy!!!! It's really hard to be a parent. I don't regret being a mom to my son, but the challenges of raising a fine individual can be really tough and testing my patience and tolerance in daily living can bring a lot of stress to me.

I know the Lord is with me to help me raise a God-fearing child. While I may not raise a perfect son, I know that I can raise a God-fearing child.

Lord, please help me to be a better parent to my son, Amen.

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Develop Your Child's Talent and Nuture His/Her Gift/s to Excellence!

By Mommy Donna and Kib - November 07, 2016

All parents want the best for their children, including me. We support them in all the things that they want to do to be able to find their niche and be good--if not the best--at it. We want our children to excel and shine in their chosen endeavor. We want them to succeed in life. We want them to grow full of confidence to face whatever challenges that they will face later on in life.

On the recent talk conducted by Wyeth Philippines that I attended about child development, I just found out that there is the best time in our child's life in optimizing their innate skills. All I thought is that one's talents can be honed at any age and any given opportunity. Dr. Joselyn Eusebio, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician, said that the crucial window of talent development presents itself only at a child's critical age of learning, which happens during a child's 1st 6 years of life. "This is the optimum time for parents to help their child stimulate his or her brain to pave way for better development. Aside from proper nutrition and a stimulating environment, parental support is imperative at this stage," added Dr. Eusebio.

Dr. Joselyn Eusebio explaining more about the 'window of opportunity' to the audience

I would really agree that parental support is much needed to develop our child's potential. Parents should be their child's number 1 fan and supporter. Parents should encourage their children not to give up on their dreams. Parents should be the one to motivate their children whenever they feel discouraged and when failure comes along the way. Parents should be positive in letting their child know that there is a bright future ahead of him/her.

To further emphasize the importance of parents' role during the child's developing stage (0-6 years old), Didi Manahan M.S. Ed., directress of Keys Scholl Manila and Explorations Preschool said that a child can grow or develop a talent through possessing life skills, and acquiring this set of skills entails thorough guidance and strong support from parents and teachers. "It is vital that parents respond to their child's areas of interest, strength and need, to ensure the child's success," said Ms. Manahan.

Ms. Didi Manahan explaining on how parents can help in developing their child's potential

We have been seeing child prodigies on TV and we can still remember some of them, like Shaira Luna, James Flores, and Kiko Galura. Promil Pre-School has been the parents' partner in helping their children achieve their potential by providing them with the unique combination of brain and body building nutrients which help support learning during the crucial window of talent development for more than twenty years now.

I-Shine Talent Camp has been the avenue created by Promil Pre-School to help parents hone their child's talents to their maximum potential. Now on its fifth year, I-Shine Talent Camp has been continuing to enable parents to develop, celebrate, and support their child's talents while inspiring other parents to do the same.

Former I-Shiners together with their parents, sharing their experiences in I-Shine and how I-Shine has helped in developing their child's potential

I-Shine Talent Camp is open to kids 3-6 years old and has three camps--the Stage Camp to be mentored by Georcelle Dapat-Sy of G-Force and Rico Blanco, the Music Camp to be mentored by Ryan Cayabyab, and the Art Camp to be mentored by Robert Alejandro. I-Shine Talent Camp Season 5 is offering bigger and better activities, allowing the chosen participants to gain more opportunities to celebrate, develop, and showcase, their exceptional talent, helping them to be at their best.

The mentors of the I-Shine Talent Camp Season 5 together with the event host Ms. Rica Peralejo-Bonifacio

Want to join your kid to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I-Shine Talent Camp Season 5 is now accepting entries all over the Philippines! You can submit your application online! Just visit www.ishine.com.ph on how you can submit your child's video showcasing his/her exceptional talent. It's good that parents can now submit their applications online, not unlike before that parents have to line up for hours to have their child's moment to show their talent in front of the casters.

Who knows? Your child can be the next child prodigy of the Philippines!