The Provident Mom

 Head lice and nits are one of the common health problems encountered at home, especially among children. My daughter Aisha once had a problem with head lice and it began when she began studying in Kindergarten. I don’t know where she got it but we all know that head lice are like a virus. We can get it because of our interaction with people who have it. It took me a year to look for a remedy for it. Don’t get me wrong, we tried different kinds of shampoos to treat the problem and we use a “suyod”- a fine-teeth comb very popular here in the Philippines to remove them from the hair. And then while I was researching online, I once saw an advertisement about this product allegedly effective in eliminating head lice and nits, V-Comb by Licetec . I watched videos and read reviews about it and I eventually was convinced to buy. I searched were to shop for it and it can be bought in online stores like Shopee. Personally, I bought mine from this store . The V Comb is electrically-opera

It's been a while since I wanted to invest in PAG-IBIG MP2 , a voluntary savings program with a 5-year term for all PAG-IBIG Fund members which earns dividends. You can get your dividends either annually or after the term (5-year). The higher you save, the more dividend you will get.   From the year 2016 to 2018 the average  MP2 dividend  rate in the past three years (2016-2018) is at 7.65%. It's not that bad compared to a regular savings program in banks. I finally got the chance to "enroll" myself. It is easier nowadays because you can start your application online. If you are interested, follow the instructions below on how you can also start investing PAG-IBIG's MP2. 1.  Go to pagibigfundservices.com and you will be asked to provide your PAG-IBIG MID No, Last name, First name, and Date of Birth. 2   2.  You will be directed to a new page where you can view your PAG-IBIG profile. On the right side of the screen, the first thing that you

Hey! This is your Provident Mom, once again, and for this blog, I am going to share my daily routine as a working mom during this time of quarantine. FYI, I am a teacher   by profession and ever since the community quarantine in our city was declared 2 weeks ago, I've been staying at home. But if you think that I'm lucky to be able to stay at home and do nothing, you gotta be thinking twice because before the declaration, I was able to go to the school and brought home with me some paperwork that I can do remotely at home. So, for the past 2 weeks, I spent some hours finishing and completing some of the documents and requirements that are needed from us.  Another thing is that I am hyperactive. I cannot go through a day without doing anything. I am used to being productive all the time. I easily get bored. Being at home 24/7 is something that is very rare to me, so I'm adjusting. So, to make sure that I don't get bored, I made a daily schedule that would keep me busy

As a homemaker, I am getting so obsessed with cleaning materials lately especially with the ongoing threat of the newly discovered coronavirus. This post is all about my bathroom tiles. Ever since we bought the house in 2011, the tiles were already yellowish and that's probably because the bathroom is where the carpenters get water.  We've had some renovations over the years so it got dirtier. We really did not mind that much because we were not living here. It was only last year that we moved in and it has been my problem ever since. I've tried so many cleaning products but it gave me disappointing results.  This was how our bathroom tiles looked like before Then, somebody introduced me to this amazing product of Personal Collection, the TUFF Toilet Bowl Cleaner . I tested it at home and I just tried to use it on the tiles as well. Lo and behold, it worked amazingly! Watch this video of the amazing transformation: I did not put so much effort into

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 ability to do activities briefly. ·