Parenting in today’s age presents challenges that wasn’t present a decade ago: Aside from a highly competitive academic environment and evolving school curriculums, parents have to contend with the pervasive influence of social media and the internet. With all these challenges our children are faced …
How Pope Francis Made One Family’s Dream Come True
Jeannie Castillo shares the story of how her sons received the blessing of a lifetime. “It is important to dream in the family.” The words of Pope Francis seemed to wash over me in waves at the Mall of Arena as I sat in a sea of 20,000 with my husband and two sons. Being there seemed exactly that, …
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The Most Blessed of Adventures: Two Families Share Their Encounter With Pope Francis
Though it's been almost a month since Pope Francis came to our shores, his words and actions still resonate with the lot of us. While most families opted to hear his words in the comfort of their homes, others made plans to get a glimpse of him, even if just for a moment. Here, two families share …
4 Life Skills They Don’t Teach in School
We learn a lot in school but once we get “out there,” we discover that there are a lot of things we don’t know that we should have at least been warned about. Here's a wish list of life skills that we hope schools would teach our children. 1. How to be self-reliant As much as parents encourage their …
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EXPO KID 2015: BEST SUMMER EVER
Summer is but a few weeks away. Kids welcome this brightest of seasons for the endless days they'll spend playing around the house, discovering new things, and developing their talents and abilities. Of course, moms and dads are only too happy to pique their children's interests and help them …
Honey, We’re Pregnant!
It takes two to tango, so news of your pregnancy is equally exciting and earth-shattering to your husband. While you get to experience all the joys which come with this most interesting of stages, your husband can only watch with bated breath as your belly blooms with every passing month. So how …
A Flavorful Brunch
Our family loves going to buffets, my three sons most especially. Because my boys are in their teen years, they could pretty much chow down anything and everything brought before them at the dinner table, including kilos and kilos of crabs and shrimps. Invited to try the Sunday Brunch at Holiday Inn …
Hipster Baby Names
It's probably one of the most confounding issues you'll ever have to face in your life: What are you going to name the baby?! Time was when parents named their little ones after saints and heroes. These days, baby-naming has become a much-anticipated event, coaxing moms and dads to look for the …
