PARENTING DIARY

DAILY PARENTING LEARNINGS

(Disclaimer: From my own experience)

1. Repetition is key when trying to teach a 2-year-old who wants to outsmart you, he will cave in eventually, often times, you cave in first, BUT you must never give up (or maybe bribing with candy sometimes, helps).

2. Justin Beiber makes 5-year-old girls cry when they learn he has a girlfriend. Luckily, when they find out it's Selena Gomez, they stop crying and burst into one of her songs.

3. A 2-year-old's favorite word is made-up of only 2 letters: N-O

4. Never disturb your little one when he is pooping, it can turn out into a very messy hissy fit

5. Your kids will forget their loyalty to you when a grandparent comes in with: candy, chocolates, toys or the word "let's pasyal" (let's go out).

6. You know you need to monitor your child's TV shows, even if they are supposedly educational, when he always mimics the "villains", followed by a very alarming "MWAHAHAHAHA..."

7. Kids still believe that an ATM or Credit Card is magic and that BDO and BPI (banks) are magical places where parents get loads of cash to buy toys.

8. Check if your child is holding a crayon before asking him to face the wall when he needs to be punished. If you didn't, that's probably the reason why he's not crying or bothered by facing the wall...it's now probably colorful.

9. At some point, overcoming frustration because you just can't win against your kid simply means you look like your about to be brought to a mental institution because you're crying, laughing and shouting all at the same time.

10. Don't promise your kids something you can't keep. They now know how to operate iPads and record a video of you promising them something, they will use it as legal evidence later on.