All children advance through the stages of their development and accomplish things at different ages. I introduced my eldest daughter Maria to the alphabet when she turned two, then she started reading about four months later. I don’t know how she did it, but she really began to read sentences. With my second child, Bianca, I did the same thing, but she wasn’t as enthusiastic as her big sister. Everytime, when we would start our reading session, she showed very little interests. She had a low tolerance for doing things other than what she wanted to do, and she still does. She would o...

Both Maria and Bianca had taken their shower. They were ready for bed as well. I was upstairs to give them good night kisses, but I was wondering where Bianca was. I was looking for her in the toy room, but she wasn’t there. Also, she likes to play hide and seek inside the cabinet, so I thought she might be there, but she wasn’t there too. Then I went downstairs. It was dark and quite, but I could only hear a sound of a video game. There she was playing with Maria’s Nintendo game. I didn’t expect she was there because it was dark, and no one was there except her. She knows that she i...

My daughter Bianca has been dancing like a ballet dancer at home. She really likes to dance when she has her tutu on and is dressed up like a princess. I wish that the YMCA would offer their ballet lesson for toddlers too. I don’t think that will happen soon. My daughter Maria had ballet lessons when we were in the Philippines last year. She had daily lessons for 8 weeks. She is not interested in ballet now, but she likes modern dance. I have information about ballet lessons in our city, but it costs $45 per month with 4 meetings only. I think I will enroll Bianca next year for a few meeting...

I have been training my children to put away their toys after they finish playing with them; but all my attempts at disciplining them has not brought about the results that I wish to accomplish. They simply are not helping me anyway…he-he-he. If I don’t clean up their mess, then I will not see them playing. But as soon as I organize all of their toys in their toy room, then they start playing and messing it up again. Isn’t it funny? Here is a picture that tells you more than I can say in words. Take note that Bianca is always the destroyer. ...

This is what she did on the walls. She likes to spread her masterpiece over the floor or walls so; I made her clean up her mess. Good thing, the crayons are washable. Anyway, I think these photos are cute. Just look at her faces. ...