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What Kind Of Parent Are You? Crunchy or Silky?

In my blog hopping activity, I encountered these two words: crunchy and silky. Well, these two words are the big thing when it comes to parenting styles. There are 4 styles of parenting; Authoritarian Parenting, Authoritative Parenting, Permissive Parenting, Uninvolved Parenting and you can read more about it HERE. And based on that link, I would like to believe that my parenting style is Authoritative Parenting:

Like authoritarian parents, those with an authoritative parenting style establish rules and guidelines that their children are expected to follow. However, this parenting style is much more democratic. Authoritative parents are responsive to their children and willing to listen to questions. When children fail to meet the expectations, these parents are more nurturing and forgiving rather than punishing. Baumrind suggests that these parents “monitor and impart clear standards for their children’s conduct. They are assertive, but not intrusive and restrictive. Their disciplinary methods are supportive, rather than punitive. They want their children to be assertive as well as socially responsible, and self-regulated as well as cooperative” (1991).

So where does being a crunchy or silky parent falls? Er, honestly, I have no idea! Well, based on this QUIZ, I am 70% silky, does it make make me a better mom? or a bad mom?

And still based on that quiz and this one, here’s my conclusion on what crunchy and silky parenting are:

I am a little crunchy because I breastfed my kids, actually still breastfeeding my youngest. We co-sleep and I baby wear. I think the result is very accurate, yes, I am more of a silky mom. I can’t leave the house without makeup! hahaha and I can’t live without disposable diapers. Another thing, I can’t live without contraceptives, because if I don’t use one, I’ll end having more kids than I can handle. We’re too compatible that even a touch from husband will make me pregnant! wahaha In all honesty, I do have high respect for people who were able to maintain being crunchy, that takes a lot time! And I have high respect for people who are silky mom like me. At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter at all, crunchy and silky are just labels. In the end, it’s all about you and how happy and contented you are as a mom, of course happiness and contentment of your kids follows.

But I know, it’s fun to see what kind of mom you are no? So go ahead take the quiz but never let that label define you 🙂 Crunchy or Silky, I am sure, for your kids, you’re the BEST MOM in the world. Cheers to us all moms!

American Plastic Toys Girls Cookin’ Kitchen And Deluxe Work Bench

I bought these two lovelies from Walmart a few months ago and last Saturday, 2 boxes of LBC was delivered to us. You wouldn’t believe how my friend (Sati’s godmother) placed all the items in the box. She really is the queen of all packing! Here are the parts of the said toys:

And here’s the finished product after an hour of assembling:

American Plastic Toys Girls Cookin’ Kitchen $40.00

American Plastic Toys Deluxe Work Bench $49.99

I am really glad that these two toys looked exactly the same as it is on Walmart (photos from Walmart):

This is not our first American Plastic Toys, our first was a small kitchen (you can read about it here). Obviously, I love these brand, why? Because it is really cheap and very easy to assemble, not to mention durable! Soon, I will buy the American Plastic Toys My Very Own Shop N’ Pay Market ($19.87) and American Plastic Toys My Very Own Grill ($19.99). Yes, I am a fan! haha

Yes, the toy is really durable, our first one is turning 2 this year and it looks as if I just bought it last week.

As you have seen from the first two photos, there are so many parts. You might be wondering how on earth I managed to set it up just like that. Oh well, Black&Decker helped me a lot (every mom’s must have! haha). And as I have mentioned, American Plastic Toys are easy to assemble. It comes with a very detailed instruction sheet and the parts are labelled neatly:

I am really amazed how American Plastic Toys were able to come up with their toys, I mean, it is really unbelievable how they came up with the parts and how it will look like when assembled. You have to own one American Plastic Toys to really appreciate the craftsmanship behind these toys.

My kids loved the toys, specially, because both has drawers where they can put their smaller toys. American Plastic Toys Deluxe Work Bench also come with some tools such as hammer, automatic screw driver (which they now call decker, an ode to my B&D automatic screw driver haha), some screws, a cellphone (toy cellphone) and a lot more (which I do not know what it’s called). American Plastic Toys Girls Cookin’ Kitchen comes with kitchen accessories (pots and the liked) and also comes with a plastic phone! COOL!

Let’s Ask Diego

We’re often bombarded with questions from our kids right? All my kids are inquisitive, My first born asked (a few years ago) how babies are made? huh?!? We have to explain him scientifically how it was made.. but no. his question is more than that.. he was actually asking how WE ARE MADE, where we came from. Argh! That’s harder.. evolution vs religion? We explained both.

Now with my youngest girl, she’s a non stopper, always curious with her environment. Why is our pee hot? Is it cooked? why is my face round? Why mommy’s boobs is bigger than the others? Why? Why? oh Why?

Eh what if we are the one asking? What are the questions we can ask to our kids? or to a seven year old kid to be exact?

Let’s Ask Diego!

Ask Diego is the newest FB sensation, a 7 year old kid answering questions thrown (I am assuming) mostly by adults, like this one:

Diego’s answer are simple and yet very helpful… oo nga naman di ba? if love each other, then you should be together! I think we adults can a learn a thing or two from Diego’s answers 🙂

You might be wondering who is Diego and why his parents (Paolo Ledesma and Lara Ledesma) created a page for him, this is what he said:

What a sweet little kid!

Here’s another Diego’s answer worth posting:

Ang cute ng mga sagot nya no? hihi

Now, I asked a few friends what they want to ask to a 7 year old kid, or what their kids would ask, and the answers/ questions actually are hilarious! Here are some:

bakit mas gwapo si superman ke batman?
Why did they make one hour into 60 minutes, 50 is a lot easier to remember?
sabi mo mama nasa puso lang natin si jesus diba? Panu siya kasya dun?

And this one take the cake:

naku my 8 years old daughter asked me “diba mommy sabe ni jesus dapat love naten ung mga enemies?” (nag aaral kase sila for there first communion) me: oo naman and she replied eh di dapat love naten si devil… as in ang silent reaction ko “WHAT?!”

Diego, please help us answer these questions!