MBC Kitchen: Homemade Baby Food Recipes
You don’t have to be a gourmet cook to prepare your child’s first food. As a working mom, I have relied on the formulae of cerelac or the other powdered baby foodstuffs, but with a twist. I add his milk formula instead of water and grate some cooked (blanched) veggies on top of the prepared [...]
Read more »Baby’s Good Clothes: Store or Wear?
When AJ was born and up to his first year, friends and relatives constantly sent us baby clothes , which were necessary during that time as babies get dirty a lot during the day. My big mistake was storing them and thinking “these can’t be worn daily, they’re too nice!”
And so, to the cabinets and [...]
The Awkward Baby Clothes Sizes: Between 2 and 3 Years Old
Have you ever gone to a store in a mall and thought that not a single clothing item there will fit your baby? This is particularly true when you don’t have your baby with you when you go there. More than once, mothers have blamed salesladies for telling them that the item they bought will [...]
Read more »Summer Vacation For Kids: How to Create Anticipation
Finally, the rest of the world caught up. Summer fun is everywhere and for kids, it’s vacation time!
I remember getting all excited about summer, like it really is a big deal, because our teachers always made us list what we wanted to do during vacation. I usually put in picnic, beach and travel. We live [...]
My Childhood vs. AJ’s Childhood
Back in nostalgia lane. I can’t help but compare how much my childhood differs from AJ’s. In our village now, I don’t see many kids playing tag or hide-and-seek. There’s a park, sure, but with the way things are right now in the Philippines, it’s a risk to let children play on their own in [...]
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