The Provident Mom

I am not really an avid fan of online shopping but there were times I bought stuff online just because they were so cheap as compared to ones that were sold in the malls. I am also very meticulous in buying things online. I would compare prices, read comments and reviews, and even check the background or reliability of the sellers and the products. So, I never really thought I’d be a victim of my own doing. Just recently, I came across a Facebook ad that was so deceiving that I ended up buying the item only to regret it later on. Instaclean Facebook ad So, there was this Facebook ad from Instaclean that just popped out in my newsfeed out of nowhere. It was an ad for a cleaning product, a foam cleaner that would supposedly instantly remove dirt and make things new simply by spraying and a little scrubbing. I was actually looking for a product like that for my car chairs and living room sofas, so the product really enticed me. Just like many people, I viewed the video and I f...

Late last year, I attended the “Bouncing Back: Raising Resilient Children” parenting seminar by CREO Early Learning Partners Inc. under their Family Forward program.   It was a half-day event with a keynote and two topics delivered by experts in the field of child development. I never hesitated to join because even though I have been parenting for 6 years and I have a background dealing with kids as a teacher for 10 years, I felt that there is so much more to learn all the time. I never regretted it. The keynote address by Ma. Carolina De Ocampo, consultant of Kidzania Manila, was about approaches in early childhood education and how it applies to parenting. In her keynote, I learned that: The keynote speaker, De Ocampo, as she discusses approaches in Childhood Education. ·          For preschool learners (ages 0-8 years old), there are readiness predictors for them in terms of independence, communication, and the ...