why toddlers don’t share

It seems to be in speech development that Ari, who’s now 3, is lagging behind. Lately there’s been tremendous improvement in how he communicates what he feels and what he wants. But as for holding conversations, whether with other children or with adults, he has not mastered such skill just yet.

This situation is not something we would consider as a development delay. The fact that he is able to communicate whatever it is that he wants us to know is enough to avoid the buildup of frustration of not being understood or of being misunderstood–two separate issues but both very important for a child.

Recently however, Ari seems to be in a stage when he knows what he wants and knows what is his. He now has his own pillow, his own seat in the dining table, his own toys–to some extent an understanding of possession and ownership.

time for some pet lovin’

We had long been contemplating on getting a pet for the kids seeing how happily they run after street pups and stray cats and how often they visit our neighbor’s dog cage each day. We’ve almost decided on getting a pot bellied piglet from a friend of my brother but the piglets were sold before we could get one. I guess we have to wait until the next birthing season.

the involvement technique

i’ve read a lot of parenting books but i don’t normally put everything i read to practice. i still keep on reading because it doesn’t hurt to know how other people raise their own kids. sometimes i pick up one or two tricks that help an awful lot but most of the time everything else is just literature for publishing’s sake.

but there is one child rearing technique that i’ve come to know pretty well and one that i follow entirely by the book. it’s called the involvement technique and the whole point of it is to get your child involved with what you’re doing so you can continue to work while you get to take care of him at the same time.

things to do with bamboo

Bamboos are the fastest growing woody plants in the world. But no matter how tall they get, they’re still grass.

Have you ever wondered what the many uses of bamboo are?

ari’s corner

We’re trying to keep the kids from the TV habit, especially Ari who now knows how to turn the TV on. So we decided to set up an activity corner for him away from the evil TV. The idea is to have a special area where he can do his coloring, browsing picture books, pretend cooking & waitering, and storytelling with nanay.