Wise Mom Says

My kids love pets, and so do I. My husband also happened to be a pet-lover since he was a kid. So, when we moved to our new house, we adopted our family pet dog and cat, and we consider them as a part of our family.

There are many significance in adopting a family pet dog or cat. Adopting a family pet can be a fantastic way to reduce our every day stresses and anxieties. Plus, there are numerous other reasons why adopting a family pet dog or cat can be significant in your lives.

Pets can help us to unwind and help us to focus on the great things in our personal lives and family. It is not just for families but as well as individuals, both young and old, having a pet can be very helpful when we are feeling down, frustrated, or overwhelmed by the anxieties and stresses of our jobs, and other situations and happenings in this world.

It is proven how playing with our family pets can help reduce anxieties in any situation, and even cast away our fears and sadness because they have this kind of healing magic. Pets can make us happy, and busy in a good and fun way. Playing with pets is a very effective means of getingt our minds off of our problems. Studies shows that a person with a pet is less prone to hypertension and heart attack compared to those who doesn’t have one. A person can do many things with their pet or other animals that will give them a different perspective on things. And simple things like walking the dog or running with your dog at the park motivates you to exercise regularly.

Pets are already part of our family. Spending time with our pets, playing catch, or running around the garden, is a fun activity for the kids. I have also noticed how effectively it can reduce their loneliness and even become a trusted companion and bestfriend for my son. Whenever he gets frustarted, playing with his pet makes him feel better. It is also common for people to treat their pets like their confidants. Talking to their pets and sharing their problems and worries that they cannot share with other people, help them get their problems out and express their emotions without holding back. Pets, especially dogs, are also very reliable when it comes to keeping our family safe at all times. They have a strong sense for danger, and they are great guards. While cats are sweet and cuddly, and they are usually the most preferred pets for little girls.

Pets are faithful and will never leave your side no matter what, unlike people who are there for you through the good times, but leave you alone in bad times. Pets are not only a great addition to our family. By adopting a family pet dog or cat, you are saving a life of an animal that could very well become your whole family’s best friend. A pet cat or dog will love you unconditionally for the rest of his or her lifetime for as long as you treat them right, with love and care.

At home, I make sure that my kids do their individual and group tasks, to teach them how to be responsible. Training can start as early as possible, not to get them used to doing tasks, rather, to help them develop their whole being. Other parents tend to be overprotective of their kids, and most of them don’t realize the importance of letting their little ones do their little chores to help develop their skills and character.

There are just some things to consider when assigning chores to your kids, make sure that they are capable of doing it, and it is suitable for their age and body frame, and will not strain or injure them in any way. And also make sure that you are around to guide them, and watch them while doing their tasks, especially for the young ones. You can also do group tasks as a family, which gives you ample time to bond and interact with each other.

Chores don’t have to be tiring or stressful for little kids, parents can also make them enjoyable, foster development, and boost a kid’s self esteem. A kid begins to develop their self-image at the early stages of their lives. The more you prepare them up for success, the higher impression they will have of themselves. Teaching them that being responsible can be a fun and rewarding experience is a lesson that can stick and they can carry with them for the remainder of their lifetime.

The most essential thing about teaching a kid how to do chores is making sure that it will be a fun experience for them and that the task is not too difficult or frustrating. Praise them for completing each chore they successfully completed, but still commend them for the effort they have exerted, even if they are unsuccessful with the given task. Teaching them to be proud of the things that they are doing right, this will help them to realize that everything isn’t always easy, but one can still try, practice, and eventually perfect their tasks and routines.

Try to get them to do tasks that requires fine movements, this will help in the fine motor skills development of your child. Fine motor skills are esential for kids to be able to write, draw, tie shoes, pull zippers, and more. Numerous parents forget to spend some time focusing on fine motor skills, primarily because of fear in small children choking risks. But the best thing you can do is to guide your kid in fulfilling chores with little objects. Chores as easy as assisting you in cleaning up the cereal that spilled or simply having them manipulate smaller knobs or buttons on your activity desk. Things like picking up tiny objects and coloring are examples of good fine motor skill activities.

Gross motor skills involve using the larger muscle groups. Your little ones needs to develop their muscles to attain the balance necessary for walking, running, jumping and climbing. However, always consider your kid’s safety first. Simple things like asking them to help you clean up and carry large toys, fold towels or their tiny clothes. During playtime you can let him jump in your lap, or climb up in piles of pillows up to the bed. Try to discover new ways for your child to integrate gross motor skills into his playtime, little tasks, and chore time.

Your kid’s physical health and development depends on how much practice they get with these skills daily, whether during playtime or doing chores. The best way to be hands-on and make sure that they are able to practice their skills every day is to let them help you out with little things and tasks around the house that they are capable of doing. Simple as it seems, but it will be helping them develop their cognitive, social and language skills.

To make the learning and development even more fun and exciting for your youngster, you can also buy them educational toys that are designed to promote development. Toys that helps build their physical, social and emotional skills.

For me, one of the most essential abilities of a wise mom is knowing how to cook. What is the importance of a mom with knows how to cook? How does home-made food differ from ready to eat food you buy from a fastfood or restaurant? Pretty simple, at home, you get to choose the right ingredients, and you are sure that you are feeding your family with healthy and nutritious food, while food at restaurants and fastfood chains are usually unhealthy and have many added preservatives.

If you happen to be one of those who eat fast food every day for lunch, try to start having it just every other day. When you begin by taking little steps of stopping to eat fastfood, it does not appear like you are reducing out all of the foods you enjoy and you can start taking your time to study how to cook and learn about healthy foods which, you and your whole family can love equally as well.

Living is a bliss when you are free of illnesses and you and your entire family can savour an better life style. Proper diet together with regular good exercise can help keep many diseases away. If the body acquires the appropriate nourishment, it is best for the immune system as it strengthens to fight infections and free radicals in the body. When your immune system is healthy, you recover faster whenever you get sick.compared to those who have low resistance.

As a wise mom, learn how to cok at home. Home made food allows for a better control of the food that your kids consume. You can reduce the consumption of trans fat, sugar, salt, and many another food additives, that are deemed unhealthy for our body. Commercially prepared foods like hot dogs, french fries, hamburgers, chips, cakes, etc are probably the greatest source of trans fats in our diet. It is better to make your own pizzas, icecream, burgers, cakes and other sweets and things your kids and entire family likes. It takes some time, and requires a lot of effort — but worthy enough knowing your whole family is eating healthy food.

You can choose to cook and use organically produced ingredients that are as fresh and locally available you can get without excessive expense or trouble. Organic products are recommended because they are naturally grown and do not have pesticides or other harmful chemicals sprayed on.

Home cooking also offers a more relaxed atmosphere for a family’s meal. It can also be a bonding activity for you and your husband as well as kids, and the happiness it brings is priceless. Home cooking do not cost as much as when you are always eating out, so you get to save on your family’s budget. So for all moms out there, try to practice or learn how to cook at home, and see what wonders it can do to you and your family’s health.

One of the greatest things that could happen to a family is having a new baby. Everyone gets that certain feeling of thrill and excitement. The joy of welcoming a new being in this world comes is hard to define. So, how else will you celebrate the arrival of the newest member of the family? But of course, by organizing a baby shower party where everyone can attend.
Organizing and planning a baby shower can be very fun. You can create your own perfect baby shower party as you wish and choose whatever theme you want. Unleash the creative soul in you. The main goal is simply to hold a memorable baby shower that would be fun for everyone.
Plan ahead of time and prepare all the essential things for the baby shower, such as invitations, the menu. The best time to hold baby showers is either on the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy. Therefore, on the sixth month, you and your friends can start preparing for the event, and sending out invitations to make sure that everyone you plan to invite will be able to reserve that date and adjusrt their schedules ahead.
Look for a perfect place to hold the party, but if you are short on the budget — there would be no other place more perfect that youw own home, after all, a baby shower is a family event. You can choose your home backyard or garden as your event area.
Think of the most perfect theme that would suit your baby’s gender. Say for example; pink colors for a baby girl and blue for a baby boy. There are numerous baby shower themes that you can select from. The most popular choices are teddies, cartoon themes, or balloons. So many perfect ideas, and it would be more exciting if you let your husband be a part of the planning and decision making. Both your parents and your hubby’s parents can also share their ideas.
Then for the party, to make it more fun and interactive, it could be the perfect time to choose your baby’s name, and everyone can make their suggestions. Have fun games and and great food of course! Make it not only memorable for your family, but as well as the visitors. You can have baby shower giveaways.

The Beauty of being a MOM cannot be surpassed by anything. Being a mom is both a pleasant and challenging life-time event. Once a woman becomes a mother, it never stops at giving birth, it is everlasting. Motherhood can help one find humor out of anything whether is being soiled by your baby or urinated on, your youngester saying that his tummy hurts because he has “tummy monsters” or realizing you haven’t done your hair for sometime. Some women are afraid of it, but if you embrace it, you will realize that being a mom can be the happiest days of your life. You don’t get paid from being a mother but you have the power to recreate and bring new life to this world. You get the chance to witness a baby grown, from inside of you, and grow into a responsible, happy and successful adult. There is no other feeling similar to that of the maternal impulse. Therefore, all you moms to-be out there, prepare yourselves for the adventure and experience of a lifetime!

Being a mom makes you learn a lot of things everyday, you make mistakes, sometimes things could get difficult, and you may laugh or cry. But don’t be anxious about having to raise a part of yourself. It is crazy how some believe that bearing a child is the end of their lives but actually, what they fail to see is that, it is a new beginning. Motherhood does not mean completely saying goodbye to your career or social life, rather you might learn that the old and the new you, when integrated, could create — the ideal person whom you have always wanted to become. And you also learn to balance things, and manage your time efficiently. Being a mom gives you the power to become your little one’s heroine and protector, and it gives you the chance to mold a person’s life and character. Your baby is an extention of yourself — your own flesh and blood brought to life.

Motherhood is your time to discover new and fresh ways to raise a healthy, sound-minded soul. Prepare for your new role, read books about motherhood, learn new things like potty training, and all the How To’s when it comes to taking care of a helpless infant, to a toddler, until your child grows into an adolescent and reaches adulthood ready to face the world on his or her own, carrying the lessons in life that you have imparted.

Today, I have some wise mom tips to share on how to raise your toddler to become well-behaved and highly disciplined. A child’s character is developed at home, the family plays the important role in molding his morals, most especially moms who spend the most time with the little kids. Toddlers are very curious by nature, and they tend to look at everything that is going on their surroundings. However as parents you hold the responsibility to look after them as they begin to explore their world and be the one to place limits on how much they can do. As a parent, you set limits to what your toddlers can do. You do not simply let them grow up as responsible kids, it is necessary that you impose rules they need to follow, and to have respect for you as their parents, as well as to other elders around them.

Wise mom tips in imposing disciplinary rules for your toddlers:

Always keep communication lines open – Regardless what your toddlers may do, always be open to discuss situations with them. You should be that someone whom they feel they could trust and would prefer to turn to whenever they feel something wrong or if there is something obscure to them. Make your toddlers feel that they can ask you about anything they want to know. This is also a great way for you to gain their trust and confidence.

Implement Time-Outs – Instead of spanking or shouting at your toddler if they did something bad, a time-out is often more effective. It requires communication and taking away something that is important to them, like say for instance, do not allow them to go out, watch tv, or lessen their playtime — which then becomes their punishment for doing something wrong. Having a time out also help in making your child understand much better the principle behind getting punished. This is also an efficient means for them to avoid doing the same mistake again because they would not like to be punished.

Use distractions – Remember the fact that it is still toddlers that you are still dealing with, and one of the frequent roadblocks you might experience with them is that they would barely mind what you have to say. Hence, if the situation is non-major anyhow, you can simply determine a means to distract them from getting all cranky or from doing something nasty. Distract their attention with something productive that they can do and will surely be interested with, making them forget about doing bad things.

Be consistent -When you set limits and rules to your youngster, constantly make sure that they are followed systematically and consistently. For instance, if he or she is not permitted to play outside when it rains hard then make sure that rule will get implemented and never gets broken. Your youngster should realize that rules are rules and they are not made to be broken. As a parent, you should also serve as a model of the rules that is being implemented at home.

Consider your child’s stress levels – Sometimes, toddlers are inclined to become short-tempered and may have tantrums whenever they are tired or hungry. Therefore, if you are going to the shopping mall or somewhere like the park, make sure that you bring something to eat along that the kids will enjoy, a bottle of water, and make sure that they get enough time for sitting down to rest, in between playing. Overdoing things could cause stress, remember that their tiny bodies can only endure so much.

Teaching your kids the lesson of having self-discipline can be an easy task. The most essential thing is that you establish a good parent-child relationship, and know them personally, so you can successfully set ground rules that is most suitable for them.

Reading Children Books

In today’s technology-driven world, less  focus is being aimed on the importance of reading books to children. Finding children book choices and reading to kids is important now if the children are to train them to have long-term passion for reading in the future. Children books and reading are a vital factor for brain development too; the more a youngster reads, the simpler it is to learn fresh material and to assimilate it into his or her learning.

Book reading is definitely an important factor in each child’s life. Book reading opens up new doors for children letting them to explore different regions of the world, fresh ideas, new concepts, different cultures, and new-sprung innovations. Reading to children when they are young inculcates the joy of discovery in children and encourages children to want to learn and/or to read more in later years. Children books are filled with wondrous tales, characters, and adventures: these are memories that children will have for the rest of their life-time.

Book reading teaches children how to perform new things, how to deal with life situations, how to develop ethics, and how to forever remain curious about the world. Parents that are reading to kids are feeding their children a vital educational food since a long-term love of reading can make the child’s life more successful, bright, and full. While it is justified that the Internet is turning into a learning resource for children, it is equally true that a good reading ability is necessary to really harness the educational offerings on the Internet. Hence, book reading should come first, and an appreciation of the Internet and technology should come.

Children books are affordable, and a visit to the public library can lead access to a free book to read, so in that respect, there is no reason why parents should not be reading books to children. It is possible to get a children book title right online as well; there are numerous free classical children books online which can be read directly from the internet site or which can be downloaded into an eBook reader for reading enjoyment. However, nothing beats the moment when parents share quality time with their children reading to kids in person. The act of reading to children becomes a way to develop a good parent child relationship while at the same time promoting a love of reading.

Some mothers worry too much about the height of their kids, most especially with boys, but really there is no need to worry about your kids’ height. Some rush into the decision of letting their kids take growth pills or hormones, but this should not be the case. Our kids have their normal body mechanism for growth, and all that we can do is to feed them right, make sure that they get adquate sleep, and get proper exercise.

No pill can guarantee an increase in one’s height, and if there are medications made available, they are usually for those who have hormonal problems. If your kid is normal, there is no need for such. Those growth hormones and pills are usually given to kids and individuals who have cases like dwarfism because they have no growth hormomes at all, and if given to noprmal kids, they might have adverse effects on them.

Height is determined primarily by one’s genes. This means that your children can be anywhere within 20 percent taller or shorter than their parents are. What we mothers can do is simply to give them proper kid of food, a balanced diet. Again, kids who get adequate amount of sleep have a higher percentage of growing because studies shows that the growth hormones are secreted most during sleep.

Don’t feel that height wil measure your kids’ future or success. There are many short people who made it big in the society. Much more important to you is to let your children grow healthy — physically and mentally, with much confidence in themselves and with humility before God. Then you or your children will not have to worry about their height.

Today, I will share to you some “Glass Cleaning Tips” –  simple ways to keep your glass, mirrors, windows, glass tables, etc., clean and clear.

Usually, before I plan cleaning glass, I prepare a pail of filled with 2 -3 liters of water, and drop 3 tsp of vinegar. The ratio is 1 tsp per liter of water. Mix it well.

Get a microfiber cloth and wipe the glasses, mirrors, glass windows,  glass doors, glass tables, etc. with the cloth damped with water-vinegar mixture. You will notice that it cleans really well, and makes all glasses clean and clear, free from dusts and dirt.

Or to make things easier, you can fill your spray bottle with the mixture, thn spray into the surface, and wipe with clean cloth.

Another glass cleaning material that I use to wipe glass doors, windows and tables is used newspaper. You just damp it with pure water, then crumple it and wipe to the glass surface.

You don’t need to buy those cleaning powders and liquids or spend too much on cleaning glass. You can just use what you have at home. Big savings and easy on the budget for wise moms like us!

To all green thumb moms, dads or gardening hobbyist out there, let me share my simple yet effective “Home Made Fertilizers for Your Plants and Orchids.”

Use rice washing to water your plants. If you eat rice, you can relate to this. Aside from the fact that you can save water, your plants and orchids can also benefit from its fertilizing effect. I don’t know what is it in rice washings that makes the plants healthier, but it sure does work for me!

Another is using the water that you used in washing fish. But since it’s a bit smelly, you can dilute it with more water and use it to spray or water your other flowering plants. You will notice a big difference from the previous state of your plants when you have not used this fertilizing technique yet.  With the fish washing sprayed on, Orchids bloom and become healthier, their leaves become green, and the are are more flowers .

For the rest of your plants, you can use the vegetable and fruit skin peeling, like that of potato, carrots, etc., as fertilizers. But first you need to have it decomposed, to dig a small hole in the soil and bury the vegetable cuttings and skin peelings. When decomposed, they are the best organic fertilizers that you can use for your plants.

I would like to share a few tips that a pediatrician advised on how to keep your baby’s tummy healthy.

The first thing to consider is Proper Sanitation. You should sterilize baby bottles properly. Use clean water preferably sterilized or boiled water. Always keep the food preparation area and utensils clean.

Teach your baby Proper Eating Habits. Avoid overfeeding your baby and letting him/her feed too quickly. Keep their hands and teething toys clean, especially with older babies.

Last but not the least, choice the proper food to feed you baby, especially for young babies, avoid feeding allergy-causing food such as eggs, chicken, seafood, and food with preservatives. Check your family history for allergies. For breast-feeding mothers, be sure the medicines you’re taking are safe for your baby. Avoid allergy-causing food.
Check labels of baby food products (look out for preservatives). I you could, try giving your child homemade baby food rather than feeding them with ready to eat baby food.

Right Time To Give Vitamins, is there such? If so, when is the best time to give your child vitamins? Actually, when it comes to infants and young kids, there is no specific time to give them vitamins. Vitamins can be absorbed just as effectively whether taken in the morning or in the evening. Besides, babies sleep at daytime or nighttime, and they utilize their nutrients whether asleep or awake.

A full-term infant who is breast-fed (or even formula fed for that matter) normally does not need any additional vitamins, save for Vitamin D, iron or flouride. Breast milk contains all the needed nutrients the infant (up to six months old) needs. Formula milk is also loaded with vitamins and minerals, but still nothing beats the natural breast milk that helps strengthen a child’s immune system to fight gainst diseases.

Mother and Daughter Relationship is strengthened by trust and being open to each other. I have proven this through the years. My daughters have been very close to me ever since they were young. I wanted them to be as open as possible about how they feel, so if any problem arises, they wouldn’t hesitate to approach me for help or advice.

In some families, mothers are usually closer to their sons, while daughters are closer to their dads. In our family, there is no such thing. I am also close to my sons the way I am close to my daughters, and same with their dad. But boys and girls are different in every way. Girls are more emotional, and they need affection, they want someone to share their secrets with, and someone to listen to whatever they ask. They also feel comfortable in the presence of other girls, women, most especially their mothers.

Every mom has a vital role in the character development of every growing girl. Those girls who lack self-confidence are those whose parents, most especially their mothers, were never there to support them every step of the way. An encouragment from a mother always boosts the confidence of your little girls. And when they grow up and start to have their own family, they would always carry with them the values you have instilled in them since they were young, and become good mothers to their kids.

Among the most charming pictures that hang on the memory’s wall of most grown-ups are those in connection with their childhood pets. That’s why I’m of the opinion that all kids should be allowed to keep pets, unless there’s a serious medical problem, or other serious reasons why your kids or little boys can’t have pets. Having pets is an important part of their growing-up process.

If you’re observant of human and animal relationships, it won’t be long before you’ll come to the conclusion that there’s mystic kinship between a boy and his dog, a sharing of affection and confidence that’s unique. A boy’s dog is his best pal, his playmate, his closest friend, his comforter when tears come, and his most attentive listener to whispered secrets.

“At the price of a dog tag and a bowl of food each day.” “A pup is the biggest bargain in any kid’s life.”

Wise Mom Says, “The Greener The Better!” Yes, that is true! The greener the vegetable is, the higher its chlorophyll level — which means, higher levels of the pigments known as carotenoids.

Carotenoids are known to protect against cancer and other diseases. The best scientists in the US Department of Agriculture,  has been conducting a research for over three decades, on the the association between eating green vegetables and the risk of cancer. Results of their studies showed that a certain variety of cabbage called “kale” — had the highest concentrations of carotenoids.

Another sources of carotenoids are green beans and broccoli, but they do not contain high levels of carotenoids, as that found in “kale” and other greener vegetables. So, what are you waiting for, grab that kale now and experience green vegetables power!

anthurium

One of my favorite flowering plants are Anthuriums, because it takes a long time for them to wither, and they come in different colors. The most common of them are the red coral Anthuriums.

The very first Anthurium plant I had, was a gift from a friend. Anthuriums are one of those not-so-complicated plants that aren’t too delicate and are easy to take care of. However, if you want to improve their growth, there are a few things that you need to know about them.

Anthuriums are plants that require high humidity and above-average amount of water. Watering frequency depends on the condition of the climate in your place, the nature of soil, and the degree of shading.

You may plan Anthuriums in places where there is a balance of sunlight and shade. Excessive sunlight might cause bleaching and yellowing of the leaves. Excessive shade, however, may also slow down growth and flowering. Provide your Anthurium plants, shades that are high enough to permit gentle and freely circulating air.

Anthuriums planted in pots are great indoor plant decors, however you have to make sure to take them out and expose to sunlight equally as it is under the shade.

With a normal three-times-a-day meal, we eat 21 times a week, 90 times a month, and 1,095 times a year. With more than a thousand meals a year, moms must have different types of recipes to provide a variety of food appearances and tastes.  How then can we turn the old, traditional day-to-day recipes into new and exciting meals? I’ve got a few Wise Mom Tips On Creative Cooking.

You may vary the cuts of fruits and vegetables — flowerettes, butterfly cut, French cut, half moon. Creative slices can be attractive garnishes that add sparkle to food.

Use chips for topping and garnishing. Its crunchiness and crispiness will contrast with the soft and smooth texture of food.

Use green, yellow, red, orange, and purple foods. Remember that visual appeal is equally important. If food does not look appealing, they won’t whet the appetite. Put to work the ideas you see in magazines and cookbooks or those shared by friends.

when it comes to patty recipes, they can be modified by discarding the egg and the binder. Instead, wrap the patties on wanton or lumpia wrapper, then fold in different ways. As  much as possible try not to repeat one dish too many times in a month. Grab recipe books of different dishes, and don’t be afraid to try something new every time.

Varicose veins treatment is necessary because there are many health risks involved. Most women acquire pregnancy varicose veins,  due to the extra weight of the baby they carry on their wombs. But usually women take it for granted. Perhaps they do not have any idea that their varicose veins legs is not a simple condition as it looks.

Varicose veins pain could get really bad, and the worst case scenario and complications caused by clotting of the blood in the legs could lead to blockage and swelling, or the blood clot can travel upward and get lodged in the lungs causing respiratory failure. Respiratory failure than can cause death.

Varicose vein may look really bad when they become like spider veins swollen and surfacing from  the surface of the skin of your legs.  It sometimes looks scary like the veins are about to burst. Some doctors require  those patients to go through procedures like laser varicose veins surgery, that are done to  prevent the worst possible outcome.

If the varicose vein problem is not yet that worse, there are simple things that can be done to prevent the condition from worsening. Simple varicose veins treatment such as wearing hose stockings to support the veins so the blood won’t remain in the legs, and taking time to relax your legs every now and then. If it is possible, you can lie down with your legs raised, so that the blood will freely flow back. In the evening, prop up your legs on a pillow to support it.

If you are experiencing pregnancy varicose veins, or the simple case of leg varicosities, do not take it for granted. Pay your doctor a visit and ask for the best possible varicose veins treatment, remedy or advice he or she can give you.

If I were the President, I would know that the task at hand would not be easy. First of all, reviving a country in chaos will take a lot of guts, effort and time. While the tide agaunst clean government is very dominant, I guess I would need to be strong and powerful enough to put a stop on graft and corruption, to choose men of integrity to sit in the office, to unify and organize my government for the well-being of the nation.

If I were a lawmaker, I would propose many changes in the moral and political laws of our land. I would see to itthat they are implemented to minimize, if not eradicate, corruption, crimes, and injustices in our country.

There are lots of so-called complicated human laws in our country, which are only made more complicated by the rich or corrupt politicians at the exp[ense of the poor and the common people. If I were a lawmaker, I would enact laws that will seek true justice for everyone. Law based on the divine standards and not merely laws of men should prevail.

But I am not, and neither am I bagging or running for a position to be a government official. I hate how they abuse and exploit others for their own selfish reasons. I want to help my country, by simply being me. I am a mother.

I am a mother, and a mother’s role cannot be compared to anyone elses. Mothers are important not only at home, but in the community and the world. While there are a lot of trouble around, I think mothers can play the most important role to help ease and solve the problems. We can give our children  proper care, guidance, love and all the proper training before they go out to face the world and live their own lives. Disciplines people, are products of disciplined homes. Good citizens, are products of good parents, most especially a good mother.

Presidents and lamwakers have mothers too. Now the question is, did their mothers do their jobs and perormed their roles well, to mold these leaders and lawmakers with not only discipline, but of good virtues and fear of the Lord.

I am a mother, and I am proud to be one. Are you? Let us shape our children to become better persons, that they may grow up as good citizens, businessmen, lawmakers, and who knows, Presidents.

No matter how busy you are with work, or other chores, this should not exempt you from telling your kids about God. I introduce God to my kids through the “hows” — how to interact and respect other people, how to ask for forgiveness from others, and how to be forgiving. As God is forgiving, I also introduce my kids to the art of knowing how to apologize and to ask for forgiveness to any whom they have hurt, and above all, to God.

My introducing God to my children started while they were still in the womb. How? Through family worship and regular church attendance. Since they were still in their formative years, my husband and I continued to spiritually nurture them through the same practice.

Except for illness, we never miss church services. In church, they learn more about God through stories and sermons. We also see to it that we practice what we preach.

The basic foundation that I try to impart to their young minds is the golden rule of the Bible which says, “Whatsoever ye would that man do to you, do ye even so to them.” I don’t look down on people, and I teach my kids to do the same. We tell them that all of God’s creation deserves to be loved and respected equally. We always mention God’s love and blessings, and remind them to pray always.

Kangkong also known as swamp cabbage or water spinach has so many health benefits that many people do not know about. Contrary to its being labeled a poor man’s vegetable, Kangkong is rich in carotene, vitamins and minerals that is excellent for one’s health.

Kangkong grows practically everywhere, but usually in swamps. However, I prefer the home grown ones in the dry lands, otherwise known as upland kangkong, over the wild ones growing in the watery places. You have to be careful which one to buy.

Kangkong comes in varieties ranging from purple stemmed ones with narrow leaves to white stemmed ones with broad leaves. Kangkong is usually used as an ingredient in sinigang (sour stew). It can also be cooked  as salad, adobo, and other appetizing dishes.

Kangkong is a good source of carotene, which in turn, can be converted to Vitamin A by the body. Kangkong is beneficial most especially to people suffering from hypertension. When ingested roughage, it helps eliminate fatty deposits in the alimentary canal that would otherwise lodge in the blood vessels. So, for those who are hypertensive, you can get the most out of the health benefits of kangkong, for less and even no price at all.

Ever wondered why there are less hypertensive poor individuals than the rich ones who dig into delicious food, and enjoy dining at expensive restos?

Carbohydrates have essential functions to perform. They provide most of the energy in the diet and supply an appreciable amount of protein. About 50-57 precent of our calories should come from carbohydrates, to supply us with energy to keep us alive, alert, awake and enthusiastic!

Found almost exclusively in plant foods, carbohydrates are abundant in root crops, cereals, grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits. Milk is the only animal-derived food that contains significant amounts of carbohydrates.

Root crops that have high starch content include cassava (kamoteng-kahoy), taro, sweet potato (kamote), white potato (patatas),  goayam (toge),  and purple yam (ube). Among these crops, cassava has the biggest amount of starch, which amounts to 34 percent. Tapioca is the commercial term for cassava starch.

Cassava is commonly serve as suman or plain boiled., topped with sugar and grated coconut. One can also turn cassava into a special treat for parties, potlucks, and family meals. Today I will share to you a special recipe using cassava as the main ingredient. An easy-to-do and economical cake that tickles the Pinoy and even foreign palate.

Cassava cake is delicious and provides significant amounts of carbohydrates to supply the energy needs of the active child, growing teenager, busy housewife, and working dad.

Easy-to-make  Cassava Cake Recipe

You will need the following ingredients: 5 cups grated cassava, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup powdered whole milk, 2 eggs — beaten, and 5 cups coconut milk.

For the Toppings, you will need grated cheese and condensed milk.

Mix thoroughly the first four ingredients. Add coconut milk and mix well. Pour into a greased baking pan. Bake in moderate heat for about 45 minutes or until the top is almost dry. Remove from oven. Pour condensed milk evenly on top of cassava cake, then sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake again until golden brown or until cheese and milk melt.

This recipe will make 24 servings of 2.5″ x 2.5″ bite slices, in an 15″ x 10″ baking pan. Enjoy!

I am proud of being a mother to four beautiful and healthy kids, two sons and two daughters. I consider them my trophies and my greatest achievements in life.  Parenting four children is not an easy task. It is an unpaid profession with a lifetime responsibility of building a godly and firm foundation for my children’s spirituality and morality. With God’s grace, I will be proud to present my four trophies to God.

Watching kids grow from infancy to childhood, to adolescence, is a fascinating experience. Despite the challenges and the different roles parents have to play, parenting is more of a puzzling yet rewarding journey.

I’m proud to be a mom. God has entrusted me with healthy and bright children. I can see that they cope well to varied circumstances. They interact well with visitors, relatives, and friends. They behave appropriately in church, school, and public.  The Lord has blessed me with children having physical, emotional, social, and spiritual lifestyles. Being an example to them, especially in spiritual sense, could be a difficult task, but I’m glad that they have embraced the teachings of Jesus.

How about you? What Makes You Proud Being A Parent?

A united family endures trials. Family members become stronger and firmer through the intimacy between the mother and the father and the harmonious relationship between parents and children. I believe that family unity can be established through a solid foundation built upon love, respect, acceptance, and making Christ the center of the family.

Love holds the family together. It provides the stimulation to labor for satisfaction of the family’s needs. Respect cherishes every individual’s value, motivating children to remain devoted to one another. Recognizing individual differences and accepting them enable understanding to exist; strengths are capitalized and weaknesses overcome. Making Christ the center of the home fortifies the family.

Family bonding is strengthened by family worship, reunions, and outings or picnics.
Family worship enhances learning of moral values, promotes relationship with God, enables the exercise of faith, and motivates family members to serve others.
Family reunions, when involving relatives and done regularly, develop closer relationship among kin as they get to know each other better.
Family outings and picnics allow family members to play, eat talk, and even work together. They also break the tension and distance resulting from the rush and pressure or work and school.

Sharing happiness, even sorrows, can also help strengthen family bonding and unity.

Most modern home kitchens have microwave ovens. Aside from the fact that it is lighter and does not take up too much space, it is easier to use in cooking different type of dishes. But microwave ovens require maintenance, caring and cleaning too. Today, I will share some tips in proper usage of the microwave oven and how you can keep your microwave ovens good as new.

To avoid unpleasant odors to develop inside the oven, leave the door open for a few minutes after each use. This should also be done in case you are cooking diferent type of dishes, to avoid the smell of one food to stick with the other, thus ruining your perfect recipe. After using, leave the door open for awhile not only for the smell to exhaust, but also to make the heat subside faster.

Once the oven is not in use, be sure to have it unplugged to avoid any accidents. Clean the oven by spraying the inside with an all purpose cleaner and wipe with a cloth. You may also use baking soda mixed with water, in cleaning.

Avoid trying to microwave something too big for the oven. Doing so would not only make the lifespan of your device shorter and cause damage on the hinges, but as well as endanger your health. Opened microwave oven while cooking mayu expose you to leaking microwave radiation.

Regularly check the gaskets or the rubber ring that cushions the microwave oven door to be sure that it seals properly. Lastly, be sure to keep them in place where your young ones could not reach or play with them.

As a wise mom, you should know all the possible conditions of your kids or any family member, so you can find a way to deal with it properly, and to keep them healthy at all times.

One of my kids have this lactose intolerance condition. For the benefit of those who doesn not know, lactose intolerance is a condition that arises from a genetic inability of the intestine to digest lactose, the predominant sugar in all dairy products. The intestinal enzyme called lactase breaks down lactose into simple sugar that the body can easily digest. Lactose intolerant people, however, have an inadequate amount of such enzyme.

It is easy to find out if you or any of your kids, or family member is suffering from this condition. Whenever a person who has lactose intolerance, gets to ingest milk or any dairy food, they suffer from abdominal cramps and nausea.  Some lactose intolerant people can mange to stomach certain dairy products in relatively small amounts; but others have to completely avoid them, otherwise they would be suffering from mild to sever stomach aches.

I found out that one of my kids was suffering from the said condition, because she always complain of tummy pain after ingesting certain amounts of dairy products. When she was young, it was hard because growing kids need dairy produts as a source of protein and other minerals. So, what I did was research for certain protein and calcium-rich food that would still meet her  daily dietary needs.

Cereal made of ground monggo and oats. I feed her with fish with vegetables like malunggay (horseradish) or saluyot with bamboo shoots, or dishes like broccoli or  cabbage, with either tokwa or tofu. And still let her drink milk, but instead of the usual cow’s milk, I give her soy milk instead.

There are unlimited number of dishes and other dairy product replacements that you can give a person with lactose intolerance. This way they can continue to enjoy their food, life, and live normally without having to suffer from too much pain due to their condition.

Today, I will share some wise mom tips on how to keep your silverware clean and tarnish-free. Some might say, oh that’s such an easy task. But who knows? You might be doing it all wrong! It is important to keep our silverware clean, looking new and tarnish-free at all times. Even the smallest details would reflect on what kind of a home-maker and person you are.

Cleaning and caring for your silverware

Wash them promptly after every meal to keep them tarnish-free, and to avoid discoloration. Wash silverware in hot, sudsy water, and rinse them in hot, clean water. Do not soak silverware in water for long periods. Doing so loosens the knife handles and dulls the finish.

Wash silverware immediately after contact with certain foods like mayonnaise, mustard, eggs, and any form of rubber, because they tarnish the silver.

Using a clean cloth, dry each piece immediately, right after washing. It is important to wipe each piece of silverware dry. Never leave them to try themselves.

Then store properly in a place where it wont get scratched and would not get exposed to air. Constant exposure of silverware to air will cause them to tarnish.

Cleaning Your Silverware In case of tarnish building up

Apply a silver cleaner on a soft clean cloth. Wipe the silverware using gentle. lengthwise strokes until tarnish is removed. Follow the contour of each piece, and never use circular or rubbing motion.

Wash silverware in hot, sudsy water, and rinse them thoroughly in hot, clean water. Then wipe them dry immediately, after washing. Store properly.

I am not saying that I am the best wife in this world, but I would claim the right to be the best wife to my husband. What others think about me doesn’t really matter that much. But, what my husband thinks about me, matters, because his impression of me, measures up how I am doing as a wife.

There are a few secrets when it comes to making the relationship and marriage work, and mostly depends on the wife.

The most basic thing a wife should always remember is, “Don’t be a nagger!” Sometimes, instead of your husband being excited to go home straight after work, they tend to go out with friends, to avoid spending more time at home to hear all your nagging.

Believe. Let your partner feel that you trust and believe in him. Most wives find it hard to do, because they are always thinking that their husbands are  lying and being unfaithful. But, if you learn to trust and believe in your husband, he will learn to love and appreciate you more. The worst thing that you could make you man feel, is that you have no trust or faith in him.

Accept not just his strengths but as well as his weaknesses. You married a man, and his whole being, not just a part of him that you like, or pleases you. Show your appreciation and acknowledge his efforts. If he achieved something, make him feel that you are proud of him.

Love yourself a little more, because when you love yourself, you become even more capable of sharing that love to others, most especially your husband. Take care of yourself, your health, practice healthy hygiene, always strive to look attractive, despite all the house work and stress.

Be a pleasant wife to come home to. Your husband could stand and tolerate going home to a messy and disorganized home, but never a quarrelsome and nagging wife, who looks awful. don’t give your a husband a reason to dislike you and dislike going home to you. Always wear a smile on your face, and don’t forget to give him that sweet kiss and embrace when he goes to work, and when he gets home. Be a wife that he can be proud of.

Talk and Listen. Be open to communication. Talk things over  and don’t be too assuming. There’s no problem that can’t be resolved through communication. Let  him talk, and listen to every word that he says. Explain your side, and give him a chance to explain his side as well.Sharing your thoughts and feelings through contant communication, makes both of you know each other much better. This way you get to understand each other more.

Don’t be afraid to say sorry and to admit you were wrong. Learn to accept his mistakes and be forgiving.  When you forgive, learn to forget. Forgiveness is a gift that you can not only give to someone else, but as well as yourself. It lightens the heavy load that you carry in your heart. Always be open to starting all over again, after a fight.

Pray together. Make God the center of your marriage, and everything will fall into their proper places. Trust in Him to guide you every step of the way. Rather than discussing your problems with other people, lift up your cares and worries to God.

Today, I will share the wise mom secret of making the best waffle in the world. What makes it the best? It is because this waffle contains a number of cardio and cancer-protective phyto nutrients. This is a nutritious food that you can either serve for a meal, or a healthy snack for your kids and husband. Your whole family ould surely love this! If you are a business-oriented person, you may want to offer this waffle as one of your special treats.

How To Make The Best Waffle in The World

In a blender, place 3 cups of water. Then Add 2 cups of old fashioned oats rich in great soluble fiber. Microwave 1/4 cup high lysine yellow cornmeal in 1/2 cup of water. Slowly pour into the mixture in the blender. Add 1/4 cup soy powder (fortified with calcium and vitamin B12). Add 1/2 teaspoon salt (to bring out the whole grain flavor). Blend these ingredients until smooth and let them set for 3 to 4 minutes
Pour blended waffle batter into a hot waffle iron. You may need to add a little more water into the batter so that it would pour out easily. Then, sprinkle the top of the waffles with ground flaxseed or pumpkin seeds, high in omega 3 fatty acids. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the waffle is light golden brown and crisp. When the batter is of proper consistency. The waffle will be as light and crisp as a vanilla wafer.
Once the waffle is already baked, spread lightly with whip or all purpose cream, or if you prefer almond butter or mono rich peanut butter. Then, sprinkle with fresh honey or maple syrup, top with your choice of variety of fruit toppings, such as deep blueberries, ruby-red raspberries or strawberries, green kiwi or mango slices, papaya, peaches, apricots, etc. Serve with cold tea or a healthy fresh juice of your choice.

A light French dressing (oil, vinegar, lemon juice, and seasonings) is appropriate for almost any salad. Mayonnaise, whipped cream, or cooked dressing should be used according to your own taste. Don’t be afraid to experiment. Out of the basic salad dressing ingredients, you may be able to create something special.

Salad Dressings Basic Ingredients that you may use:

Oils. Fruity Italian oil, olive oil, or french type such as vegetable oils made from corn, cotton seeds, peanuts, soybeans, and canola.

Vinegar. Strength of vinegar varies. That’s why it is important to add vinegar to the other ingredients a little at a time until your desired taste is reached. Old-fashioned vinegar has a wild taste. For a distinctive taste in your dressing, you may either use vinegar from tarragon, wine, pear, garlic, onion, or specially seasoned vinegar.

Seasonings. Use regular table salt. Black pepper is at its best when freshly ground. Fresh garlic should be minced, otherwise, you may opt for garlic salt or powdered dry garlic. Use dried or fresh herbs sparingly. With herbs, a little goes a long way.

Other Salad Staples. Keep these condiments at hand: garlic, celery salt, onion salt, minced salt, and onion juice. Horseradish pickle relish and seeds like caraway, sesame, celery and mustard add a distinctive flavor to both salads and salad dressings. Don’t overlook fresh and dried herbs such as sage, mint, chive, basil, oregano, and dill. Use sharp table steak sauce and red pepper sauce for zesty tang. Crunchy nuts and raisins give pleasing texture and taste.

To Stop Hiccups, there are several effective remedies that you can do. Hiccups are often taken for granted by most people, but it could be dangerous, especially if someone has asthma or heart ailments.

A wise mom should know what to do just in case her kids, or anyone in the family is having hiccups. Whatever will rest the diaphragm or interfere with the phrenic nerve, which triggers the spasms, will do the trick.

The simplest remedy is letting the patient blow into a paper bag. But there are other more effective ways to stop hiccups immediately. Two other known effective methods done to stop hiccups are suggested by experts.

The first method to stop hiccup is done by rubbing a cotton swab on the back part of the roof of the mouth, where the hard palate joins the soft palate. This stimulation shuts down the phrenic nerve.

The second method to stop hiccup should be done with the presence of an adult. Let the patient swallow a teaspoon of dry, granulated sugar in a sucking fashion. Instruct the patient not to hold the sugar long enough for it to melt in the mouth, rather, have the patient suck it down dry, so that the granules will hit the back of the throat. This way, it would stimulate the nerves there, interrupting the spasm signals effectively.

Wise mom says yes to Soybean Products and Healthy Cooking.

Soybean products like tofu, soymilk and tokwa are rich in protein. They have twice as much protein as the common beans. Soybeans have sufficient amounts of essential; amino acids needed bhy the body. They are also very affordable.

So, to those wise moms out there who want to stay on the budget while feeding their families with healthy food, consider using soybean products. Here is one recipe I’d like to share that your kids will find yummy.

Fried Tokwa/ Tofu  Bits

Fried Tofu Cubelets

For the ingredients, you will need 1 kilo of tokwa or tofu , 1 1/2 cups of cornstarch, 2 teaspoons blackpepper, salt and curry powder, 1/2 pack cream of mushroom powder, 2 tablespoons chicken powder, if available, and last but not the least, 2 cups of oil for deep frying.

First, Cut tokwa or tofu into cubelets. Set aside. Then, combine all the dry ingredients. Preheat the oil in deep sauce pan. Roll and dredge the tokwa or tofu cubelets into the flour mixture and deep fry til golden brown.

This dish is best served when hot, and as an alternative to chicken nuggets. Serve with ketchup, gravy, or your kids choice of sauce. Happy healthy eating!

Protein is a very important part of the daily diet. It supplies the body with tissue-building materials known as amino acids. This function can be done only by protein itself. This is why growing kids need proper protein intake, to help build strong muscles.

Because our body does not store protein, we need a daily supply of it from external sources through the food that we eat. Children and adult alike, require a regular protein intake proportionate to their body weight inj order to maintain overall health and well-being. Do you know that children should consume protein more than adults? This is because protein needs decline as a person ages.

Too much protein, however, may eventually lead to heart disease. Many animal foods considered to be major sources of protein are actually high in purines and saturated fats which may cause elevated levels of blood, uric acid and cholesterol.

Keep in mind that animal foods such as red meat, poultry, fish and dairy products are not the only sources of protein. More economical protein-rich alternatives are vegtables such as legumes including beans, dried peas, peanuts, grains as well as vege-products like tofu, tokwa, gluten, and other vege meat of all sorts. Recent studies show that you can actually do awaywith animal protein in your diet. Protein from vegetable sources is easily digested and asimilated by the body.

Green Thumb

Green Thumb
(Noun) Green Thumb  (plural green thumbs)
(idiomatic) (a green thumb) A natural skill for gardening.

Little Miss Greenthumb,
Where did she go?
Out to the garden
Where green things grow. 

She waters the parsley,
Lettuce, and peas,
Then puts down her pail
And gets on her knees

The Green Thumb.

One of the favorite pastimes of every family is watching movie, but not all movies are suitable for kids. As parents it is our duty to screen the kind of materials that our kids get exposed to. Sometimes, we just get surprised to see violent or obscene scenes while watching what we thought was a wholesome movie. Therefore it is best to be knowledgeable about the movies as much as possible by doing a little research and reading movie guides. There are still wholesome film selections for kids out there.

We are all aware that little kids are like sponges, they tend to mimic whatever they see or hear. Remember, what goes into a kid’s mind will stick with him for quite sometime. It may be like writing using indelible ink; it cannot be easily erased.

Determine what movies are being shown and base your conclusion on the plot of the film, the story, the characters. And though this would mean doing a little research regarding the said films, it would be worth doing for the benefit of your little ones. Read critiques and watch film previews – but once again, bear in mind that just because a film is rated as a PG film, it does not mean it is appropriate for a minor viewer.  Sometimes these limited reviews are intended to promote the movie to gain high ratings and earn high gross rather than to provide a precise critical review and information of the film.

Don’t hesitate to ask for advice from other parents who may have already watched the film or flicks. It’s a good idea to be cautious about this too, as every parent do not think similar. Many consider their minors are “mature” enough to comprehend what they see and hear. So, what these parents possibly find suitable to their kids may not be a good choice for you or your own kids.

Go with your instinct because you know your child better than anyone. If the scenes in a particular film is something that you think would be detrimental for your kid’s mental or emotional growth, don’t go for it. Choose the films that your kids will watch, and choose those that have moral lessons, and story that they can relate to and will not influence them negatively.

Gardening is one of the most productive hobby that me and my family share. We plant different kinds of vegetables, so we don’t have to buy them in the market anymore. Besides, home grown organic vegetables are healthier than those that are commercially produced and sold at the markets.

Are you interested to put up your very own vegetable garden at home? If you are a first timer in gardening, there are a few things that you need to know to start a vegetable garden, but it’s not really a difficult thing, however, it requires a lot passion and patience, because once you start gardening, you will have to work on it, take care of your plants, for as long as they exist and or as long as you want them to continue growing and producing.

First, think about what kind of vegetables you’d like to grow, then buy seeds from a reliable source. Second, you need to find a perfect spot for your vegetable plots. You need to have a space that has adequate sunlight, and fertile soil that is able to absorb the water well.  You also have to remove the weeds and all other plants in that spot.

You don’t just plant your seeds right away. First you need to condition the soil for planting. You have to make it fertile and well irrigated. If you plan to do organic vegetable gardening, use fertilizers made out of natural materials such as decayed vegetables, and other animal compost products.  It will take a few weeks before your plots are ready, and once they are you can start planting your seeds, and then make sure to water your plots once a day. Do not pour too much water, just enough to keep the soil moist.

You may notice weeds growing even before your seedlings do, make sure to remove them immediately because they absorb the soil nutrients that are meant for your seeds. After a few weeks you will notice tiny sprouts starting to grow. At this stage, you should not pour too much water in them because they are sensitive and may die of too much water.

Growing vegetables gives me a sense of fulfillment that I can’t describe, and when harvest time comes and feed your family with your own healthy product of your own labor, the happiness it brings is lasting — and you get to save money too, because you don’t need to buy those vegetables from the market.

One of the most important part of our house is the playroom aka family entertainment room. It is great to have a children’s playroom or play area in your homes for so many reasons. First of all, it means that your bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen and other parts of your home do not get cluttered up with children toys and other playthings. Not all families have the luxury of an extra room, where you can place all the toys and playthings, and make your children spend time exclusively for playing, but if you have an extra room to spare in your house, think hard about this idea, because you will realize how helpful it would be, most especially in keeping yopur home organized.

The kids playroom will be a good place to keep all of their kids games altogether in one place. They can play there all they want, and if they get messy, you only have that specific room to clean up, compared to not having one and the kids roam around the house playing where they want, and getting messy all over. The task of cleaning the whole house is definitely more difficult and time consuming compared to cleaning up just one specific area or room. And if your kids get a bit older,
you can transform it into a family entertainment room where you can add game tables, and other gaming and entertainment gadgets where the whole family can play together, during weekends or evenings. Come to imagine how great it would be if the family can all be at home at special occasions and play your favorite family game — or watch movies together, play xbox or playstation, dance revo, and even pool, if you have a pool table. It could really help keep the family together and do something in common at home.

It could also be a great hangout for your teens who would rather bring and invite their friends over for a good entertainment, rather than them going out to places where you are not sure if they are safe. And while everyone has a place to have great and clean fun at home, the rest of your home is free from getting messed up, so there is no need to do general cleaning every day. It would also be a perfect place to keep all the toys as a collection of your family, toys that you can still hand down to your grand kids.

Most kids who have sleeping problems have messy rooms filled with toys and all other gadgets that distracts and diverts their attention. So, another advantage of having a separate playroom is that your kids will be able to sleep well in their bedroom, since they will only be using it for relaxation, and sleeping. And they can fix their own rooms and clean their own rooms too, but if your kid is still small, you can do the cleaning up but and it will be less messy without all the toys scattered all over. So, think about sparing that one special room that could make a lot of difference than you can imagine.

A parent’s role in a child’s life reflects much in a child’s conduct, mental attitude and even in his achievements. The manner a child is raised is mirrored in his natural actions, as he matures, as an adolescent, a full-grown individual, and later in life as a parent. The prime years in a child’s life are crucial in the development of a child’s behavior. Many kids are inclined to be kind of passive while others exhibit a more hostile behavior. Aggression is one of the basic reactions to frustration that an infant learns. But what stimulates such aggressive demeanor in a child? Aggressive youngsters tend to yell, bite, push, hit and scratch. Kids tantrums are commonly the effect of a child’s frustration after he feels neglected, blamed, and hated by his parents. So can a parent relieve or even get rid of temper tantrums?

When a youngster is experiencing a temper tantrum the parents must devote close attention to what is really inducing such demeanor on the child. What made him get upset? Who got him upset and why? And before they do anything about it, they must think of the best possible approach they can take so as to make the kid feel understood and loved. Kids tantrums tend to be the action of a youngster with the purpose of catching theire
parents’ attention.

There are even times that a kid would choose to just yell at his parents, so he can get their attention. So how are parents supposed to respond to such poor behavior? By simply letting the child express all his frustration without cutting off, the parents are already acknowledging that they are paying attention. The parents need to stay calm and respond in a composed comforting tone. If each time the child tries to yell the parents stop and listen, the child will soon learn to quiet down knowing that he is being heard.

What are the parents to do if a youngster always uses aggressive physical contact with others? Many parents tend to just give in to what the youngster wants in order to quickly stop such poor aggressive demeanor. But, is that the best resolution to the problem? Rather than teaching your kids the right behavior, you appear to tolerate them by giving in to their demands. Parents must take the youngster away from others until his frustration has stopped. Also, the parents need to provide the kid with more structure and routine on everyday basis. Spanking a little one does more damage than good. Communicating and understanding are two matters that can help an aggressive youngster to contemplate on his own demeanor with good outcomes.

Kids tantrums tend to be the effect of parents who only respond to a child’s bad behavior. Kids who exhibit aggressive demeanor also have their many moments of positive actions. Parents need to prompt themselves that looking for good traits in their offspring can make a difference in the little one’s attitude. Love, forbearance, sympathy and respect are also very essential elements that can direct to a closer relationship between parents and their youngsters.

Real forgiveness is something that can be learned by your kids through you. As parents, it is our duty to ensure that our kids learn the most essential things in life, and one of them is how to forgive.

The lesson about forgiveness can be taught or un-taught, sometimes even without you knowing,  in your way of dealing with your child’s improper behavior. Before you can effectively lead the child into forgiving others who have wronged them, you need to genuinely forgive the him for what the mistakes he has committed. In the absence of your genuine forgiveness, you lead the child with an attitude of bitterness, which incites the kids’ distrust, defensiveness and even defiance.

Forgiveness of the kid is set on understanding the factors that contribute to a kid’s wrongful conduct, including the kid’s tiredness, hunger, exposure to excessively harsh discipline, experiencing of too little close connection with others and too much cold direction and correction, as well as exposure to someone modeling the bad behavior, etc.

Understanding the contributing factors and forgiving your kid does not mean that you do not deal with the conduct problem. Normally, the advisable way to handle an improper behavior is by ridding of the surrounding influences that contribute to it and giving the child a distinct sign about the conduct you will and will not tolerate. But it is critical that the way you deliver that clear signal in no way causes the kid to feel so hurt by you that she feels to a greater extent aggressed than truly supported.

Respecting your kid’s feelings is a fundamental practice for instructing your kid to recognize and honor innocence and everyone’s worthiness of love. As you show consciousness of and respect for your child’s feelings, you nurture, strengthen and support his ability to recognize respect the sacred heart of innocence in himself and others.

Are you running out of ideas on what to do during family time? There are many ways to have fun during weekends. At home, what my husband and I do to spend time with the kids is play games with them where everyone can participate.

Your kids’ attention is likely to get diverted to their handheld gaming consoles, or playing xbox, ps3, or simply watching the television. So, the first thing to do is to turn off the TV, put away the laptop and pull out a board game that the entire family can play. The kids may object at first but they will eventually change their moods soon as they realize how fun playing boardgames is. Family board games have provided hours of entertainment for generations and will continue to do so for many more generations to come. Simple, classic, and fun family activity.

During weekends, we usually reserve it for our family game night. We fix a light dinner, clean up and then we pull out the games. It is constantly a night loaded with a fun — without spending, except when we want to eat some tasty treats. Everyone in the family looks forward to our game night every weekend, which has become a part of our family tradition.

Whether you’re searching for a different family favorite game or activity, playing family board game is definitely one of the best family fun past times ever.

Growing herbs in pots is just among a lot of other alternatives available to a natural herbaceous plant enthusiast. An interior herbaceous plant garden involves a lot of work but growing herbs in pots requires simple and easy care and generally involve less maintenance than herbaceous plant gardens grown outdoors. An ornamental hanging basket or window plant box may also be an attracting add-on to your interior surrounds. Let’s take a closer look at a few of the aspects involved with growing potted herbs.

Potted plants, or every plant for that case, require 3 basic components to flourish – controlled sunlight, good soil, and an adequate water supply. New-sprung herbaceous plant gardens are no exclusion. Proper placement and regular care will see to it that your plants thrive and produce on a regular basis. The amount and variety of the herbaceous plant you produce will determine how they ought to be lighted.

Where would you place potted herbaceous plant to provide the most adept sunshine? Obtain a room with a window that fronts south or west. This direction yield the most favourable light. Some make use supplementary light source like fluorescent lamps that provide more consistent, even out lighting for plants in pots . These lights do work well in sequestered, temperature-controlled areas, if there’s interior place to arrange them up in good order.

In conditions of soil quality and chemistry, new herb gardens flourish in soil that Is not excessively fertile and has got enough drainage. This is attained by compounding sterilized potting soil with a mixture of perlite and coarse sand, in a 2:1 ratio. There should also be a base quantity of gravel in the bed of each pot to allow water to run out easily from the soil.

Adding up a small quantity of lime to potting soil likewise aids equilibrate the pH level for best growing conditions. A teaspoonful of lime in a 5-inch pot is a practiced rule of thumb.

How you water your herb plants also makes a difference in how good they thrive. Some individuals use a spray bottle to mist the leaves of herbs and keep the surface soil damp without drowning the soil with water. This helps prevent over-watering the plant or drenching the roots of the plant with excessive amount of water. Look At how water is distributed to herbs in outdoor gardens through rainfall.

Growing herbs in pots indoors also gives you the chance to move perennials outdoors in the summer, while holding the more delicate yearlies mostly inside. With but a few exceptions, as in the case of herbs like tarragon, chive, and mint, all of which can endure an early mild frost, most herbs should be brought indoors before the first frost in wintertime.

Some herbaceous plants do well in pots or containers than others, and the variety you choose to grow will determine the strategy you use to bring the best outcomes. Some of the more popular options for container herbs are things like pot marjoram, lemon balm, chamomile, sweet basil, oregano, and rosemary. Mint can be a little tricky, since it tends to dominate the soil and reproduces quickly. In these cases, a little extra maintenance may be necessary to isolate certain plants and keep your containers under control.

With appropriate pruning and regular maintenance, growing herbs in pots returns great results. Several trial and error is necessary to determine the best techniques, and most herbs do best when they are repotted and harvested on a regular basis. Herb gardening is a rewarding experience that provides fresh ingredients for your favorite meals and provides a long-lasting hobby for years to come.

Tuberculosis (TB) is of the genus bacteria called mycobacterium. Although they are quite stable or the resistant type of bacteria, due to the advances in treatment or medicines, Tuberculosis or TB disease couldn’t be labeled deadly if treated promptly and properly.

Tuberculosis (TB) may truly be one of the top cause of death here in the country, but that’s because of improper treatment or because the person did not seek medical help early enough, or was not able to have  a tb test. Many of those who succumb to this disease are usually the malnourished or those living in poverty and just ignored and took the tb symptoms for granted.

You get Tuberculosis (TB) if you inhale the TB bacteria which is usually in spit or phlegm of infected people. Unfortunately some people have a bad habit of spitting anywhere, and this is the most frequent way of contaminating people. Some people cough without covering their mouth. When the phlegm dries in the sun, the bacteria still remains, which is blown by wind and subsequently inhaled by susceptible people.

Not everyone however gets infected because they already have antibodies against the bacteria because of either a previous infection or vaccination. If you have had BCG vaccination in your childhood, then you are most likely protected or immune to it.  So, you don’t need to worry.

Healthy people don’t easily get infected because  they have strong resistance against the disease. So, if you don’t want to get the illness, stay healthy.

It’s been raining hard since last night. I think there is what they call ITCZ or inter-tropical convergent zone nearby. Just some random terms I get to hear on TV weather news (whatever that means). Perhaps, more storms are coming our way, as HABAGAT months of July and August approaches.

The national weather bureau predicted, that we will be experiencing more rain-showers than sunny days. Looks like all the green parts in this side of the planet will be rejoicing, including the plants in our garden. Honestly, I like it cold better, than when the weather is hot and dry.

I can’t believe that June is over, tomorrow it will be July! It means I have been writing on this blog for a month now! It feels great to know, that aside from all my duties at home, I have also managed to maintain this blog. So far, I haven’t written much, but I am happy that I have a blog like this one. My kids have theirs too, and they just suggested that I make my own. I thought it would not work for me, but it did!

Anyway, I think I have to get off this computer for now. My son just lent me some of his books, and I’d like to take the opportunity to read them while I have nothing to do. I guess I’ll have to end this rainy Tuesday with a sip of tea and a good book.

I plan to go to the Department of Foreign Affairs to have my passport renewed. It is already due for renewal. It’s just the right time because the new passports are already being released by the said department. The whole family is planning to travel abroad again for a vacation, but I guess we will have to wait for my other son’s exam to finish, and for my youngest daughter to finish all her projects and exams at school.

We want to get out of the country before my eldest daughter starts working. Now, that my husband is with us and is self-employed, we have more chance to go out, but it would still be different if we will get to have a getaway in a far place even just for a week or so. We’re planning to go to either Thailand or Macau, but the first option is Thailand, because a family friend is inviting us over. Their whole family is already there, and we would probably go to Singapore afterward before going back home.

I hope all our travel plans will be carried out, but for now, I hope that my two younger kids will do good in their exams so there will be more reasons to celebrate. My brother-in-law has been convincing me and my husband to visit them in the US too and even said they will buy us Las Vegas Show Tickets, so we can enjoy watching artists performing live in Vegas. That would be really amazing, but for now, I will have to wait until all is settled with the kids.

What do you do when boredom strikes? I have my own ways of coping with boredom. When I have nothing to do, I think of happy timesand the blessings that God has showered me and my family. Often, I stay at home or inside the room and play or listen to sweet music. Music uplifts the soul. Every strum on the guitar strings, or running my fingers on the black and white piano keys, gives me that sense of freedom.

I don’t know, I don’t really get to have those super dull moments. When things and time seems to be going really slow, I savor every moment I experience them, because for me, it is more like an opportunity to relax and be stress free.

Sometimes, I work on the kids’ scrapbook, or spend time reading a good book. Sometimes I write on my diary, all the great things that happened to me and family. At the end of the day, I realize that God give us time to stop,  think,  then relax and meditate.

Wise Mom Tips for the day is about “How To Maintain Your Oven Toasters and Toasters” and  How to keep them looking and working like new.You just need to follow simple steps, to make sure that your toaster appliances are in good condition and to prevent them from getting worned out.

When it comes to your toasters and oven toasters, always remove the crumbs after each use. Do this after the toaster has cooled down. For stuck-on remnants, use dusting brush to loosen the crumbs and then shake them out.  Wash rack with soap and water.

Occasionally wipe the tray with damp cloth. Keep an eye on the on the toaster’s cord and plug especially when the toaster is more than a few years old. Run it through an empty toast cycle three times. If the plug and cord are hot, it’s a sign that it is about time that you replace them.

Last but not the least, use oven toaster only to warm food, bake small items as potatoes, or cook frozen dinners. Don’t use it as a conventional oven.

Aside from a fancy date with my husband after watching  Las Vegas Shows, a Tropical Island Vacation would be the best getaway for a homemaker like me. I miss the great island where I spent a few years of my life at, and it would be great if I could go there even just for a short vacation. A few days, just to relax and be away from all the stress and worries, and get away from the city life.

My Aunt Lolita has been inviting us over, and I have been wanting to visit her place for such a long time. If not for so many hassles, me and my whole family could’ve spend a few days vacation at their place last summer. But I doubt it that there would be enough room for us, since her kids together with their wives and husbands as well as their kids went there for a vacation. I have other relatives both in my dad and mom’s side there, but I prefer her place because of the white sand beach and the cold spring nearby.

Just awhile ago, my daughter suggested that perhaps me and my husband should take some time off, and have a vacation right now. But I am still having second thoughts because of the constantly changing weather, and the typhoons coming. My husband has also been encouraging me to go on a trip to any tropical island vacation spot anywhere in the country. Maybe he also want to relax and take some time to enjoy the beach, since it’s been awhile since we went away for a vacation.

There are times when we cannot avoid having leftovers. When a member of the family fails to come home at mealtime or when the family decides to eat out during untimely occasions when food had been prepared at home, food may be left over for the next meal. To throw away the food is a waste. But what can you do with that?

You can do something with mashed or sieved vegetables. You can turn them into soups, croquettes, or fritters. Starchy vegetables such as legumes and cereals as well as paste foods like macaroni and noodles lend themselves to such dishes as loaves, dumplings, or roast. Some good amount of baked beans might be converted into a fragrant brown roast with tomato sauce or any favorite sauce for topping. Add cooked macaroni to chopped peanuts and you have a delicious stuffing for peppers or cabbage.

Leftover cakes might be combined and used as topping for fruit salad or base for pudding and may be mixed with dry cereal like granola. Two-day old fruit pie can be heated and then broken into pieces topped with a mixture of fruits and nuts and served with whole milk. If you have ice cream which is losing its form and looks? Whisk it lightly and add milk; you’ll have a nourishing, frothy “milk shake.”

Seasoning is important in making new dishes from leftovers. Don’t be afraid to experiment with the new herbs and seasonings. Recognize the value of garnishes. Accompaniments play their part in making leftovers attractive. If you do the right thing with leftover foods, you need not apologize for them.

Today, I will share an effective tip in “Moving Heavy Things Inside the House without Scratching the Floor. This would be helpful most especially for those moms and housewives who don’t have their husbands at home all the time. This should be done with a lot of precaution though.

First, before moving a cabinet, remove all the books, jars, or other things that makes the load heavier.  Place them in a safe corner. Clean the furniture first, so the dirt or dust won’t be carried to the spot you plan to move your furniture to. Then if you can lift the furniture on your own, lift the other side first then place a wide cotton-material made rags underneath.

If you can’t do this on your own, as for assistance. Do the same on the other side and corners of the furniture.  Then just push the furniture towards the direction where you plan to move it. This does not only make moving  lighter and easier, but it also helps to avoid scratching your wooden or tiled floor.

Same thing goes for your boxes, chairs, and other things you can’t lift. Try this technique, and see how it works.

Maternity is what completes a woman – and the baby completes a home. Thus, at the 1st sign of maternity, wives and their hubbies experience feeling overjoyed. They get overexcited and begin discussing the gender of the child, and come up with list of names to select, the possible friends who would be godparents to their precious one, and even talk about their baby’s first birthday! Yes, parents-to-be get too excited with their coming little baby and feel too happy and overwhelmed. They also become worried about their coming baby and how they can take care of the child properly.

Women must keep in mind that taking care of the baby does not start at giving birth, but at the moment that the baby is conceived inside a mother’s womb. If you are parents and moms to be, the moment you become pregnant is also the starting point of taking care of your baby. If you want to have a healthy child, whom you want to intelligent and strong, you must see to it that the food that you eat during your pregnancy will provide nourishment to your baby inside the womb. There are certain foods that will help keep a woman healthy during pregnancy while at the same time, help in nourishing the fetus inside.

Dark, green, and leafy veggies are also essential for pregnant or breastfeeding women. These veggies, like cabbage and spinach, supply vitamins and minerals to the body. They’re also have phytochemicals that function to protect the body from cancer. Beans are also goof for pregnant women since they are rich in fiber, calcium, niacin, protein, and thiamine.

Pregnant women must likewise consider consuming foods that will aid the nervous system and the brain development of fetus inside their womb. Nuts and seeds provide minerals, protein, fiber, and certain healthy fatty acids. While drinking milk, which is rich in calcium, is also necessary for pregnant women, because it helps in the development of the teeth and bones of the baby. Pumpkins may not be your favorite, but they are rich in beta carotene which can reduce the risk of heart diseases and cancer, that is why it is considered as one of the super foods suitable for pregnant women. Another superfood that may be something that many don’t believe in, but, in truth, sardines is healthy and risk-free for the pregnant women since it is abundant in Omega 3. Omega 3 aids in the development of the brain and eyes of the fetus. Choose the type of sardines prepared in a healthy manner such as those dipped in olive oil.

Babies need iron to aid in their blood supply, that’s why pregnant women should eat food that are rich in iron. Pregnant women must consider eating whole grain cereals and bread because they contain fiber that is not only good for digestion and source of energy, but also help normalize blood sugar; therefore, aiding in the prevention of gestational diabetes. What a pregnant woman eats, is what the baby inside her womb relies on for his or her nourishment. Therefore, every pregnant woman should eat healthy if they want to have a healthy baby.

Wise Mom Tips on Pregnancy for today is the natural calendar method of tracking a woman’s cycle to get pregnant faster.

There are a lot of couples everywhere in the globe that are attempting to have a child to experience that wonderful feeling of becoming parents. However, there are couples who experience a great difficulty in childbearing, it is either because the male partner has low sperm count or they are trying to conceive a baby at the wrong time, when the woman is not on her fertility period. There are certain serious medical causes how come a couple can not seem to have a baby, but sometimes, there are just a few certain adjustments that partners need to make in order for them to do the process right. There are no big secrets really, if you are healthy and capable of having a baby, you do not have to worry. Every woman who desires to become pregnant just need to know her body and most of all be very aware of her natural body rhythm, menstrual cycle and fertility period.

The key to become pregnant naturally is to discern when, within a month is the period wherein you are most fertile, if you have no idea about it, you can ask your gynecologist. But really, it is quite simple to determine. In a woman’s rhythm, a lot of people do not realize that a woman is actually only capable to become preganant just about 3 days per calendar month. Any woman who wish to data track her cycle, simply needs a calendar. Simply take note when her menstrual cycle begins and ends. Ten days from the first day of her monthly period, is the perfect time that she is most likely to get pregnant.

The calendar method and keeping track of the ovulation period is the most natural and inexpensive way of conceiving a baby naturally. It works for most women, but it does not seem to be true to some, most especially those who have irregular cycles and are suffering from hormonal imbalance. That is why prior to deciding to become pregant, one should visit her gynecologist to ask for advice on what to do and if there is any medication required to aid pregnancy.

There are a lot of women who desire to become pregnant. They might not know what they need to practice or what they are going to do that will aid them to become pregnant the quickest and the most natural fashion possible.

The primary thing that you and your hubby will need to do is to plainly relax or loosen up. This could signify that you’re taking it easy and not worrying much just about becoming pregnant. Your body will by nature secrete hormones that won’t help with pregnancy if you’re distressed and thinking of what you need to do to become pregnant.

The process of becoming pregnant ought to be fun. This can be challenging, but if you and your better half are inclined to be romantic, it will plausibly be a lot fun and you are able to become pregnant naturally and without aid by a physician or medication.

You might prefer to think of not drinking and smoking while you desire to become pregnant. Smoking induce your body respond otherwise than whenever you weren’t putting those matters into your body. You may need to deliberate not practicing these once you’re ready and waiting to become pregnant or while you’re thinking of the possibility of becoming pregnant. Drinking and smoking are not healthy for you and won’t be beneficial for your child when you do become pregnant. It is advised to cease those vices prior to you becoming pregnant to begin with.

If you’re thinking of how to become pregnant naturally, then you might prefer to consider just about what you’re eating. If you’re consuming healthy food, your body will become more appropriate to get pregnant and healthier to bear a healthy child. This is a great advantage when you’re attempting to become pregnant and keep it normal. Eating right can likewise stimulate your body to feel healthier prior to you becoming pregnant and head start with this extraordinary journey.

Once you try to become pregnant naturally, you might believe that you’ll experience a tougher time. The reality is that it does not have to be difficult if you are ready to work it right. Take time to determine your alternatives and make certain that what you are practicing and the decisions you will make is going to be beneficial for you and your entire family.

Famous Quotes and Nuggets of Wisdom to live by, for healthy, happy and wholistic living — to the glory of God and the blessing of mankind.

A lifestyle that increases the risk of disease and death is a lifestyle that mocks their Creator-God because it tampers with the holy. — Dennis Blum

It takes wisdom to have a good family. It takes understanding to make it strong. It takes knowledge to fill a home with rare and beautiul treasures. — Proverbs 24:3,4

Those who are always busy, and go cheerfully about the performance of their daily tasks, are the most happy and healthy. — Ellen G. White

Man is fond of counting his troubles but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. –  Fyodor

A disordered stomach produces a diordered, uncertain state of mind…. Many a plan that would have been a blessing to the world has been set aside… as a result of deseased conditions due to wrong habits of eating. — Essentials for Healthful Living.

If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things that money can’t buy. — Anonymous

You get the best of others when you give the best of yourself. — Harvey Firestone

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart. Live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you  had thought could never be yours. — Dale Carnegie

Do not tell your troubles to your fellow mortals, but carry everything to God in prayer. — Ellen G. White

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. — William James

The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrills, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life’s plain, common work as it comes, certain daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Yesterday, my husband and I went out with kids. We were watching TV when my youngest child said, “I miss eating out!” I guess my husband overheard it and said, “alright guys, fix yourselves coz we’re going out for dinner!” The kids were overjoyed to hear it and went up to their rooms to change and get ready. We drove off to the nearby mall with chain of restaurants.

Since it was too early for dinner when we reached the mall. We decided to take a stroll and go window shopping for awhile. It has been agreed that we would not be shopping for anything, and just eat out. We have this agreement to avoid impulsive buying of things that might not be really that necessary. The whole family has developed that habit of planning our every purchase.

After about an hour or so, we went to the restaurant to eat dinner. We strolled again for a few more minutes, and then we decided to eat halo-halo in the nearby chowking branch before going home. Everyone had fun, and we were all thankful for the opportunity of being together, and having the  chance to go out as one happy family.

Your Super Wise Mom, just like other super heroes, also have super powers. Two of the special power sources for the super wise mom are herbs, fruits and vegetables.

Although I know how effective medicines are, I also believe in the power of natural healing. The nature has the gift of providing us with the necessary nutrition  to keep our immune system working against diseases. Natural medication through the food that we eat, such as the vitamins and minerals coming from herbs, fruits and organic vegetables.

Through this blog, I want to share my knowledge about certain herbs, fruits, and vegetables and their healing and nutritional facts. So that everyone, most especially the moms out there, can also acquire the Super Wise Mom Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables Power!

Keeping the whole family healthy does not end in providing them with nutritious food, a good clean home, and taking vitamins. A super wise mom should encourage her whole family to get involve in family fitness sports and exercise. Physical movement and exercise is a must to keep the body and mind healthy.
Sports also help in developing the character of our kids. They learn the basic values of teamwork at home, but they will get to take it to a higher level by getting involved in sports. They also learn some important values like friendship, sportsmanship, and how to be flexible. They get motivated to work harder, develop their talents, skills, concentration, and most of all, they strive hard and learn to give their best to win.
Through sports, our kids learn to accept that life isn’t all about winning, and realize that losing or failure does not mean the end of the world. They learn to train and strive even harder to do better, and aspire for even higher goals while keeping their feet on the ground.
Sports is just one form of exercise, and exercise activities is a productive way to spend quality family time. You and your family gets even healthier, while keeping the bond even stronger.

Family Health. One of the major concerns of a mom is the entire family’s health. From the youngest ones, to the old folks at home, it is always necessary that one has the knowledge on how to deal with certain situations that concerns the health of an immediate family member.

Kids health matters more than anything, because our young ones are helpless, and they only rely on the adult’s knowledge when it comes to taking care and looking after their health and medical needs.

A wise mom must be equipped not only with first aid kits, but also how to use them just in case of emergencies.  A wise mom must know which medicines can be given with or without prescription. A wise mom should know each and every kid’s or family member’s allergies and other serious medical conditions, so she can provide the immediate cure, just in case any problem occurs at any given time.

A wise mom, should always put Family Health first, before anything.

Another section of this blog will be called, “Nuggets of Wisdom” — a section filled with a collection of a great selection of quotes and sayings that everyone can live by and get inspired with.

I am a person who do not entirely base my life on what other people has to say, but I try to learn lessons from other people’s experiences in life. Simply because, as much as possible, I would like to avoid the same mistakes that they have done, and at the same time, learn from their success, and strive to do even better.

I am inspired by those people who have succeeded in their fields, may it be as a farmer, a scientist, a lawyer, a doctor, a man who never made a cent, and someone who made millions and even billions. Experiences are the best teachers in this life. What people did in the past, helped mold them into what they have become, and will be a big factor of what they will be in the future. And from the quotes and sayings, the legacy of those great individuals will live on.

One of the things you can expect that I will be posting in this blog is about one of my favorite hobbies which is gardening. I will be calling it “The Green Thumb Mom – Gardening Tips and Tricks” section.  I hope that other mommies and even kids and dads, would find my gardening ideas, helpful and effective.

“The Green Thumb Mom,” that’s what my kids and husband calls me. Actually, other people also think that I possess the gift. I am not sure how people came up with the term “green thumb,” but I am happy that I am one of those people who are lucky when it comes to planting and growing plants of any kind.

I love flowers, but aside from that, I also plant fruit-bearing trees, and vegetables. I don’t want to feed my family with mostly fruits and vegetables that we buy from the supermarket. As much as possible, I try to feed them with organic food, reason why I plant a lot of vegetables, herbs, and other plants.

In this blog, I will share experiences, tips, and tricks, when it comes to gardening. I will also blog about different plats and flower arrangements, and other things related to flowers, trees, plants, etc.

I believe that one of the most important things that every mother should know, is how to cook great food.  It is also one of the reasons why I wanted to create this blog. Cooking is one of the things that I can say, I am good at.  My passion for cooking started since I was a kid.  I have collected quite a good number of recipes through the years and I want to  be able to publish and share different kinds of dishes and cooking style.

I will have a “Healthy Cooking With Wise Mom” section, in this blog. I want to share my family’s favorite recipes, the recipes I have made myself, quick and easy to make recipes, budget-recipes, recipes by occasion, healthy and vegetarian recipes, etc.

I hope that I would be able to impart some cooking knowledge, tips, and techniques, that everyone can learn from, and other moms can try in their  respective homes too.

Being a mom isn’t an easy task. It is a huge responsibility, and duty to fulfill. Whether people would agree or not,  I believe in the saying that, “In every great home,  is one great mom behind it. ” Mothers really do matter. The kind of mother every family has, determines how kids would be like when they grow up.

Although fathers do matter too, mothers make the biggest impact in a child’s life. Why? Because, even if it is the dad who usually works, in order to provide for the whole family, it is the mother who is always there to guide her kids. She  cooks for them, feeds them, takes care of them, and make sure that they are safe at all times.

Stay at home mothers like me, have chosen to set aside our personal dreams and careers, just to dedicate our time and life to our husbands and children. Working moms have it even harder, taking care of the kids and their partners, while needing to work at the same time.

Mothers comes in different shapes and sizes, and have different ways when it comes to taking care of our families. But, if there is one thing that is common among all of us, it is our utmost love for our children. We do not wear capes, but if you are to ask kids who are their heroes, the answer would be “MOM!”

…because mothers matter!

I have a feeling that this is going to be a great adventure for me.  Getting into the blogging universe is a new beginning for a stay at home mom and housewife like me. I have long planned and wanted to experience becoming a part of the online community.  And I have only one goal, to be like those other moms who turned into great bloggers.

At first, I had doubts whether I can do it, but with the encouragement from my husband, kids, family, and friends, here I am! The new super wise mom blogger in town!

Why “Wise Mom Says?” It is an idea of one of my kids, and everyone agreed to it. They said that I am a super mom, and a super wise mom at that, most especially when it comes to cooking, budgeting, shopping, taking care of the  kids, house, gardening, and even at my hobbies like crochet and sewing.  This blog is going to be an outlet of all my thoughts, ideas, secrets and tips to share.