Baby Einstein vs Brainy Baby

Which one is better? On our experienced these two educational products for toddlers are both good though our baby (Chloe) watched Baby Einstein more than Brainy Baby.
I have notice that she love Baby Einstein during her 4 months to 1 year and 2 months old stage maybe because this educational show showcase puppets and good musical sounds. Believe it or not she learn to say the word tiger (without an R yet tho) and she knows the difference of a cat to a loin and to a tiger. It is slow pace and your toddlers can learn a lot of new things.

For Brainy Baby, she's beginning to like it more during her 1 year and 3 months old stage to present maybe because she's beginning to get tired watching puppets. This show is also good for our babies because now there is an interaction between your baby and the show. Since she knows a to play peek-a-boo there is a part on that show that says peek-a-boo suddenly i saw her putting her hands on her eyes and play it. It shows the difference between YES and NO n which she understands.

For me both are good but be smart when is the right time to show it to your baby. There are also popular educational shows like these one here are they:

Sesame Street (my baby learns to clap with this show)
Barney (sher learns how to play bubbles and how to dance the quak, quak dance (dancing like a duck)
Dora the Explorer
First Impression

My baby is now 1 year and 4 months old. I know she's bright and smart. Be sure that if your child watch this shows spend time with her while watching and teach her what going on with the scene, she will enjoy watching it and she will learn as well.

Understanding Toddlers

Toddlerhood has two contrasting stages that can puzzle parents and caregivers. The first starts in the beginning of the second year, when a baby takes those first wildly staggering steps in an attempt to stand erect while moving unsupported. When he succeeds, joy reigns supreme!

Children are generally very trusting now. They expect adults to save them from unwise or even dangerous adventures, such as climbing up on a chair to reach the sink. Try to have eyes in the back of your head during this period.

The next stage comes in the middle of the second year. Babies begin to use their new thinking powers and may get grouchy as they figure out that parents and caregivers can no longer cater immediately to their every need. Without warning, the rules have changed: a child now has to wait a bit for dinner; an adult playmate may not be available on demand; a parent who has been a constant presence may be back at work full time.

Great Expectations
In addition, the adults in a toddler's life now expect more mature behaviors. We want toddlers to use a spoon rather than dig into food with fingers. We insist that grabbed toys be returned to their rightful owners. And, most annoyingly, we ask that the toys be shared!

Struggling to understand these new rules is hard work for toddlers. Some toddlers become more low key; others become more defiant. Both responses are attempts to cope with the sweeping changes from early babyhood — when any cry brought prompt, tender care.

Emotional Swings
Toddlers' emotions will often seesaw wildly now. On one hand, they want to be on their own and grow toward more assertiveness, self-will, and independence. ("No!" and "Do it myself" become favorite refrains.) On the other hand, they're longing to still be cuddled and protected.

The likely result is overwhelming frustration. For example, a toddler who wrestles with a puzzle piece but cannot make it fit will commonly react by sweeping the puzzle to the floor and throwing himself with passionate sobs into his caregiver's arms.

Balancing Act
So what does a wise adult do during these rocky emotional times? First, offer reassurance, and boost the child's courage to try again. If adults do not provide new challenges in judicious doses, they may dampen the toddler's motivation to grow toward more independence.

In addition, offer toddlers limited choices ("Do you want apple juice or orange juice?"), and be as patient as you can be. Anger and indignation at what parents and caregivers may view as defiance and disobedience can crush a toddler's spirit. Adult fury leads to gray moods and loss of toddler joy.

At all costs, be careful not to shame toddlers. Check your words and take care not to call a toddler "bad" for having toileting accidents, saying "no," or being clumsy. When a toddler's struggle toward independence is ridiculed, scolded, ignored, or punished, the result is often rage or deliberate hurting of others. Make every effort to support your toddler with firm, calm words and gestures. Empathize with this difficult emotional stage. Offer a hug when he dissolves into frustrated tears. If you can't be there, make sure to leave a "blankie" or other self-soother with your child's caregiver.

If you work patiently with your child to face the difficulties in the drive toward independence, he'll learn how to calm himself, wait patiently, and cope with stressful social situations. Just remember that there's no quick fix: All new emotional learning takes time.

What is your favorite moment with your child?

Well for me that would be watching Sesame Street most especially when Snappy approach Elmo and tell him what his favorite song was. Snappy's favorite song though is Row your Boat and when this song play Elmo will ride on Snappy's back as if his back is the boat. By watching this scene my daughter will also approach me and raise her arm so i could pick her up and when the song plays i'll row her until the song stops and after that huhuhuh my back aches but it will be consumed by the laughter and love by my Chloe.

So is your favorite moment with your child? Do this at least every week and your child might love it and we can show them how much they are important to us. We can also make them more sociable as they learn how to play.

Father parenting style

We tend to be more arousing and unpredictable with kids from the get-go. We rock our baby more than moms do, and roll around with them in floor play. Babies as young as eight weeks old notice the difference between a mom's protectiveness and a dad's stimulation.

Our little ones showed special signs of excitement when we approached. They scrunched up their shoulders, breathed more rapidly and opened their eyes wide. And they usually pick us over moms for fun and action more than two-thirds of the time.

Research shows that this kind of daddy-style play builds cognitive skills, and helps children acquire social and emotional experiences that prepare them for school -- how to take turns, how to negotiate, regulate and understand feelings, and how to be a leader. "Kids who learn these early social skills from their fathers do better with peers," says Ross Parke, distinguished professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, and author of Fatherhood.

Being a father is not just being the provider

We fathers usually thought at first that if we married our wives and have our 1st baby we should provide them basic needs. Yes this is true and it will remain for the end of time. But most of us forgot that being the head of the family is not just being the provider. Remember that our daughters and sons and our wives needs our quality time. If you can go home early from work do so this is the way to show to them how much they are really important to us.

Like me, if i'm at home i spend my precious time to my daughter and have our daddy and daughter time. We play hide and seek, peek a boo, watching children shows together and educating her. When home i'm the one who feed her, her favorite oatmeal, yogurt, soup with rice and even feeding her in bottle with milk. It never come to my mind that it will lessen my manhood but instead it makes me complete seeing my baby grow up and learning new stuff and i know i'm part of it because i gave her the time she needs.

So for those who will become a daddy be sure to provide your little princess or prince the time they need. I love my baby Chloe.

Bomb or Methane Blasts

It has been 3 weeks now since the Glorietta 2 Blasts and investigators from NBI, FBI and Australian Investigating team seems to come to the conclusion that the incident was not caused by a bomb or any terrorist attack hence, this is just an industrial fault by the mall management according to their findings. On my own opinion this is not a bomb and i think that the mall is the guilty one.

It's hard to see that Glorietta will fall and might be close for operation for good if find guilty. I have tons of memories with this mall. This is the place that me and my wife first dinned-in, first movie date, first lunch date, first date, my baby girl's first hair cut, my first ear piercing, gimik with my friends and colleagues. I will feel bad if this is the case and i hope Ayala work things out.

Is your baby having mood swing?

Since last week our baby "Chloe" is having her mood swing she always cries most especially if she wanted to have something or to do something that we don't want her to have coz it maybe bad for her. I have read some articles about this issue and these are normal to toddlers ages 1- 3 year of age. And study shows that during this stage of life they develop their personality so we should be very careful for their emotions.

According to the article I have read and heard form other parents that the first thing we have to do is ignore her when she cries about thing that may not be suitable for her to play with. Actually on my part I hate to see her upset but that's the point if I gave her the thing she wanted to play with I'll just spoil her and in the future this maybe bad for the whole family. Even how hard it is to see her cry I will just pamper her and make her stop cry by putting her attention to a different toy or a place.

So if you encounter this you should be patient and be prepared for this is normal to them. This is the part that we really need to understand them so bare with them.