I want to share this story because of the wonderful lesson it brings to our daily life.
One day the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country; he wanted to show his son how poor some people can be. They spent a couple days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. As they were returning home, the father asked the boy, “How was the trip?”
“It was great, Dad.”
“Did you see how poor people can be?”
“Oh, yeah.”
“So what did you learn from the trip?”
The boy said, “I saw that we have one dog, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our yard, and they have a creek that ahs no end. At night we imported lanterns, and they have the stars.
“Our patio reaches to the front yard, and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
“We buy our foods, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us. They have friends to protect them. “
Then the boy added, Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!”
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. One person’s worthless object is another’s prized possession. It’s all based on one’s perspective. Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks to God for all the bounty He has provided instead of worrying about wanting more.
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Tagged Family Bonding, nice story, perspective, Recreation, trip, wonderful lesson
New Year, Birthdays, Thanks giving, Christmas and the like are events that call for a celebration. These are the times when we organize parties and have fun with friends. Celebrating with friends is nothing compares to the happiness found when we celebrate as a family.
As a family we have to gather in special days to celebrate together. This is a time for us to show our love to each other. This is the time for us to tell how much we support each and everyone in the family in what ever good they are doing. This is the time for us to show how much we enjoy each others company. Most especially, this is the time for us to build each other spiritually. Spending time as a family in special days make our joys complete.
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The yuletide season is perhaps the happiest season in this our predominantly Christian country.
In contrast to the oppressive heat of the sweltering summer, this time the air is crisp and balmy. The weather is generally refreshing and invigorating. It is a pleasant experience to stroll down a country lane at night and view the harvest moon sometimes framed between coconut fronds as it sails serenely trough a cloudless tropical sky.
Christmas lanterns of various shapes and colors hang in the windows of some homes. Their soft glow seems to say that the light of peace and love and goodwill is also shining in the hearts of the people inside.
School is out for the long holidays, and the happy voices of the children at play are heard everywhere. Even their pet dogs seem to enjoy romping around with their young masters. Some parents take their children to the malls and, in spite of the tight money situation these day, they still come home with packages under their arms. These kids will perhaps wear new clothes and sport new shoes when they go to church.
Instead of the usual jazz and rock ‘n roll, the atmosphere is filled with tunes reminiscent of happy childhood Christmasses of the past – “Silent Night,” “O little town of Bethlehem,” “Joy to the world,” “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and other homegrown variety. The carols – belted out of tune by street children with accompaniment of empty sardine cans – evoke nostalgic memories of halcyon days of yore.
We see the symbols of Christmas everywhere – the tinsel of gold and glitter of silver, the jingle bells and happy carols, the well-decorated Christmas trees with a star at the top, the red-nosed reindeer and jolly old Santa, the queso de bola and the other noche Buena goodies, the gift packages tied with ribbons of red and green, and so on. I really Love Christmas.
Every time December comes we always feel this instinct, this expectations that someone would give us something. Well, what else? It’s the season of giving. Not to forget, all of us are excited to receive our bonuses and 13th month pay.lol…
Christmas is coming, its days more to go. Can’t you feel the air of Christmas? The season of giving and sharing is here. Have you started making list of people you will be giving gifts this Christmas? Have you started making list of items you’ll be gifting? Have you thought of the menu you’d prepare this Christmas? Have you decorated your house with Christmas tree, lights, chimes, glitters, and played Christmas songs?
My family doesn’t really find Christmas Celebration on December as a big celebration. Though we believe and celebrate with the rest we don’t really take December 25 as a big day. Why? Simply because we believe that Christmas is everyday. But in tradition, we appreciate the spirit of Christmas that the world is celebrating on the month of December. In fact, my sister-in-law gave a gift to our son. And this is the first gift that Zacharie has received from his Aunt. Well, I know there’s more to come…lol. J
Nowadays family usually has a hectic schedule that often propels each member bustling off in a diverse course much of the week. There are not many circumstances when a family truly sits down together for more than the few minutes it takes to eat a meal (and sometimes not even that long). We would like to prevent such occurrence in the future and while these has not happen to us yet since our son is still young, we now starts to building action plans.
walking in the sunshine
Setting a specific day for family recreation is an action-plan that eventual came into our minds. When the family gets use to it, then it would be a habit or an orientation that will be practiced until our children grows. It’s good to have a family recreation, even very simple recreational activities gives more meaning and can impact development of the family relationship, which keeps the family strong and bounded. Exercising together is one of the activities that may promote family bonding.
Exercise early sunday morning
Yesterday was a beautiful Sunday, a wonderful Sunday to our family. My husband woke up early in the morning and said that we are going to go East Visayan Academy to have morning exercise. And I got ready immediately because it seldom happened that my husband would wake up early in Sunday morning just to exercise. It feels good that the whole family is having fun together especially in first hour of the day, it make our day.
Parents are under obligation to feed and clothe and educate their children. Children are under obligation to serve their parents with cheerful, earnest fidelity. When children cease to feel their obligation to share the toil and burden with their parents, then how would it suit them to have their parents cease to feel their obligation to provide for them? In ceasing to do the duties that devolve upon them to be useful to their parents, to toil, children miss their opportunity of obtaining a most valuable education that will fit them for future usefulness.
Parents are not to be slaves to their children, doing all the sacrificing, while the children are permitted to grow up careless and unconcerned, letting all the burdens rest upon their parents.
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Tagged children's obligation, clothe, educate, Feed, fidelity, mutual obligation, Parental Obligation, serve
Outings invite the use of all the child’s five senses. The child learns about the world through these senses. So he must be encouraged to look, listen, taste, smell, and touch as many things as possible.
Through outings, the child learns to discover and appreciate new things as well as to ask questions about the environment. He becomes perceptive and aware. His outlook widens. The grooups and individuals he relates to increase. Sharpening his senses prepares him for more complicated tasks.
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Going out for walks or rides or visits is a favorite treat among children. It takes them out of the house to discover, explore and learn.
The activity need not be expensive. The outings could just be a walk around the neighborhood, a trip to the market, a stroll to a nearby playground, or part of regular visits to relatives and friends.
To make the walk leisurely and absorbing, you could tell a story or recite a poem. If during an outing, he just wants to sit somewhere, don’t fuss. Just urge him to look around. Call his attention to the trees, their leaves and fruit, the people walking about, the small animals, the dragonflies, etc.
After the outing, encourage him to talk about or draw his impressions on the trip. Attending to the child’s interests, answering his questions, catering to his intellectual requirements are a good way to show your child that you care for him.
Posted in Child's Interest, Discipline, Family Bonding, Family Life, Guidance, Love, Monthly activity, Nurture, Parent responsibility, Parenting, development
Tagged bonding, child learning, child's encouragement, child's five senses, Child's Interest, discovery, environment, exploration, family outing, favorite outing, going out for walk, intellectual development, learning, outing
Responsible parenthood is planning one’s family according to one’s material and spiritual needs. And, notes a pamphlet produced by the Philippines Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Inc.(POGS), responsible parenthood begins even before a couple gets married: “The engaged couple must plan ahead, not just their wedding, but above all, their family life.”
In planning one’s family, a couple should consider the following:
- the number of children they can properly take care of, clothe, feed and send to school.
- proper child spacing to help promote the health of the mother and child.
- their own health.
- their income, whether it is enough to support and raise a family.
- their other needs and dreams.
POGS recommends a small family both for the benefit of the couple and their children. A small family gives a couple enought time for each other and for each child. And it enables them to budget their earnings to meet the needs of everyone in the family.
Posted in Discipline, Family Bonding, Family Life, Family Life and motherhood, Guidance, Ideal Family, Love, Mother and Child Relationship, Nurture, Parent responsibility, Parenting
Tagged benefits for the couple, family, family needs, family planning, number of children, Parenthood, planning, responsible, responsible parenthood
Education begins with the infant in its mother’s arms. While the mother is molding and fashioning the character of her children, she is educating them. Parents send their children to school, and when they have done this, they think they have educated them. But education is a matter of greater breadth than many realize. It comprises the whole process by which the child is instructed from babyhood to childhood, from childhood to youth, and from youth to manhood. As soon as a child is capable of forming an idea, his education should begin. The work of education and training should commence with the babyhood of the child. For then the mind is the most impressible, and the lessons given are remembered.
It is a parent’s duty to speak right words. Day by day parents should learn in the school of Christ lessons from one that loves them. Before reason is fully developed, children may catch a right spirit from their parents.
In the family that we have though we are not perfect, as parent we will do our best to raise our child to be a better person. Though our little boy is still young, we started to teach him about God’s word. We bring him to church services. When we praise and worship God every morning and night, he is with us listening and since he is still in his age that he can’t stay in a long period of time, so we have to cuddle him until we’re done with our worship. We play religious songs to develop his mind even he can’t fully understand the word. While he is in my arms every time I am breastfeeding, I talk to him to be a good and boy obedient to his parents.
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Tagged babyhood, breastfeeding, character molding, child's capability, child's training, childhood, Christ's lesson, christian education, development, education, education for infant, importance of child training, lessons, manhood, parent's duty, right spirit, training, youth
