How Pope John Paul II is Urging us to Use Mary to Save Our Teens

I wrote an article last year about my experience with Pope John Paul II. It was entitled “Who Else Wants to See the Pope?” It was an informal essay on my first encounter with Pope John Paul II.
The visit of Pope John Paul II to the Philippines in February 16, 1981  and eventually in [...]

Public School Versus Homeschooling: Which is Better?

My article on “Public Versus Homeschooling:  Which is Better?” has been published.   The article enlightens any parent to cease being blind about the current moral decay in public school.   Many public schools have great  academic programs.  However, how can we entrust our children to a Godless institution, a place where prayer is forbidden. [...]

The Family as a “Vocation”

I come from a family of 4 girls.  My parents are devote Catholics.  My father had dual degrees in engineering.  One in Sanitary Engineering and the other one is Civil Engineering.  My mother is an elementary teacher and librarian.  My oldest sister, Marie Clarisa is a Chemistry graduate and teaching high school Chemistry in a [...]

Did you Select the Robinson Curriculum for Homeschooling?

Our family did.  I wrote an article on it entitled “ Robinson Curriculum: A Self-teaching Method”.
My goals in homeschooling are simple.  It is to help my children “heal”  and raise them to be Saints.  In 2002, I moved to Southern California and deeply concerned with the behavior of public school children.  My youngest was just [...]

Attention Deficit Disorder People… Are they from another planet?

Half of our household are “whachamaculit ADD”.  ”Makulit” is a Tagalog word for “a person that moves too much, can’t stay still, can’t concentrate, too hyper”.   So, I often joke my kids that they are super “makulit”. 
I wish I can remove the term “disorder” and change it to “gift”.  Even if I am not [...]

ADD and Reluctant Readers

If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD or ADD, there is high chance that he is reluctant to read.  This is typical of a child who gets easily distracted to things around him that “shine”.  I do not literally mean a shining object but referring to any thing going around an ADD child which [...]

Choice Between Japan and Parents: What a Japanese Kid Decided?

The article “Choice Between Japan and Parents:  What a Japanese Kid Decided”  is about  Noriko Calderon.  Noriko is a Japanese-born kid.  She  decided to stay in Japan even if she is a minor when Japanese immigration officials decided to deport her parents. Did she make the right choice?  

This article is very timely.   Sometimes, [...]

Spring Break Destination for Family on a Budget: Greenville, SC

 
 
The article “Spring Break Destination for Family on a Budget: Greenville, SC” explores the fun activities to do in Greenville, SC.  
One thing I missed about Greenville, SC after moving to Charlotte, NC is the “no cost” activities for your family especially the toddlers to young children.  
I have compiled my favorite things to do [...]

5 Proven Ways to Stop a Child From Tantrums

 
 
The article “5 Proven and Quick Ways to Calm a Child” is published recently.  It is another hands-on advice from me on what worked in calming a child.  Most of my 9 children have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).   I think their world is not understood.  There is one thing that amazes me with children [...]