BEST FRIEND IN SCHOOL

In my whole school days, from preschool up to college, I have always had a girl best friend. Well, yes, I have more than her because I usually belong to a group...but in a group there always is that someone closest to you. And mine had always been another girl.

And so I find it ultra cute to have learned that my little one's ever first best friend is not the common girl-to-girl best friend. She told me herself that her best friend is Noa. He had been a classmate in her summer introduction school. She skipped nursery and kinder and is now Prep...and she felt most at ease with one of her four her seat mates, Noa. He's a mild mannered kid, he is nice and most of all he have the same level of thinking with my Anya. She admitted that he is the one easiest to talk to. Since my daughter grew up with adults, and no kids around, she thinks and talks like adults. And whenever she is with other children she easily gets bored and is not as patient when they talk differently (which is actually normal kid talk at their age) or when they get so childish blabbering and laughing uncontrollably.

I am so happy for her that she found her best friend. And that best friend Noa is pleasing enough for me to be glad that he is indeed her best friend. I value friendship and I see how Anya and Noa values it too. They take care of each other. They play after school and they make each other smile when one is in tears. They look out for one another. And at that early age of 6, I fear for nothing beyond friendship. Wait until they reach teenage years...then I will have to be more on the look out for friends that may not be in their same gender. But hopefully, this friendship they have lasts a long, long time. For me it will be Noa and Anya, the best of friends.

WHEN YOU THINK OF JUNE, YOU THINK OF...

...BRIDES.
...RAINY SEASON.
...AND for me, SCHOOL!

It is a wonder and a joy that my little one have nothing against going to school. She is excited. In fact she can't wait for it to start!!!

Years ago, I see children crying when their moms bring them to school. They have tantrums, they become difficult. And so it has been a concern for me when my Anya started growing up.

But I guess I prepared her well =) I gave her idea of what school is. We played pretend school, I thought her basic knowledge (and not so basic like reading hehe). I did not push her to go to school. I made an agreement with her when at 4 she still is hesitant to go but not as much as when she was adamant when she was 3...we agreed that when she's 5 she will go to school. And now she is 5. The fruit of my labor with the training worked. She's very willing to start now. I made her try summer program and she's a genius! She's active and she's confident.

This June it will be her first time to go to school, but she skipped two years. She perfected her entrance exams for Prep!

And so JUNE WILL ALWAYS BE...SCHOOL for me and for my schooler ;)

MOTIVATING YOUR KID TO GO TO SCHOOL

Admit it or not, you are also trying your very best to make your kid be excited to go to school. We are a little agitated that this year we might have a problem in making them wake up and go to school. Either they are getting bored or fed up with the routine or something else, we just have to help them finish year after year. What more for beginners?

It is just a matter of motivating them. Proper introduction by telling them stories of GOOD childhood experiences, personal or not. Tickle their imagination. Make them crave the same experience. And give them nice things that will push them more into wanting to go to school. Let her see the beautiful turtle nap mat you are planning to get for her, or the stephen joseph bag and lunch tote she will be using.

Remember, kids and adult alike love having beautiful things to show our friends, classmates, or colleagues. Making them have something if not everything is one reason to make them want to go to school.

I MISS GOING TO SCHOOOL

College life for me has been a blast! Totally unforgettable, totally fun! Yes it’s not so easy with all the theses papers, the examinations and stuffs…but still, the memories of what me and my friends had were truly worth all those pressures.

It’s been years ago and every time I pass by schools, more so, universities I can’t help but wish that I can turn back time and be in it again. When I go to bookstores and see those school supplies I have this sense of déjà vu…and just a couple of months ago, I gave a lecture in one of the schools nearby for HRM students. I wasn’t able to stop myself and say out loud that I miss going to school when we passed by classrooms on the way to the mini-hotel where I am asked to hold the lecture.

Now I am thinking of the offer given me to teach. Imagine that?! Well…I can’t decide yet…because yes, I miss school as it was before, going to it as a student, but to be a professor? Considering…but not yet so sure. What do you think?

CAREER WISE

If during our younger years, our parents look for the best school to provide us with the best education, now that we are more capable of doing so for ourselves, we still have the same criteria as they do…only the best.

We are the ones to choose which career, may it be in accordance to our parents request, what we have always wanted or what is “in-demand”. And if in that concern, you are looking into a medical career, like that of a dms program, you may want to look into this site where you will find a credible learning institute that have highly trained and experienced educators; varying areas that may be more accessible to your place; and excellent programs that includes internship or hands-on experience in their medical facilities. Core programs for LVN or LPN Nurse, Psychiatric Technician, Radiologic Technician, Phlebotomy Technician, and the likes are offered to cater to your needs.