Some weird things are happening on the blogosphere.. To all my blogger friends: NO I DID NOT STOP FOLLOWING YOU.. and please don’t think otherwise.. I would never want to lose blogger friends here… I have been out the past few days.. I also lot two followers.. or maybe just a glitch.. I miss you all guys.. note: i my not be updating my blog with new post, I am busy reviving and editing my old post.. somebody told me, it can increase your adsense earnings.. and when I am done with it, i will be more than glad to share with you some good and proven techniques on how to increase your adsense clicks.. but don’t think I will be missing your posts. I will read still.. can’t live without the daily (as much as possible) dose of my blogroll..
Weekend Getaway
Well, here are some of our pics last weekend.
Stop over somewhere in Pangasinan
Kids, uber excited to swim
sis Ling, acting as if this is her first time (actually it is)
Kids, enjoying the shore of South China Sea
Zuri, Mico and Avril
Morning walk along the shore.. 
All aboard explorers!
Swimming!
Boodle fight!
Erin and Ling.. well..
Sunset at the beach
Last day.. How To Handle Sibling Rivalry
Sibling rivalry is very normal. My kids fight more than ten times a day. And yet they also cuddle more than ten times a day. One minute, they are best of friends, the other minute they are enemies. Sometimes a simple play pretend will turn our house into a World War zone. The reasons why they fight are very simple. They fight because of toys, on who is to become who. They fight because someone teases the other. They fight on to who is gonna use the computer first. I am beginning to think that even fight on who can annoy me first. That is really annoying and frustrating to watch. My head seems to blow when I hear them fight or argue over simple things.
It is hard to avoid this situation. Kids are kids, and they can always find a reason to fight. Now, what I do when their fighting escalates? At first, I ignore them, but when it seems that the other one is already harming the other, I step in. I talk to them (OK sometimes scream) to let go of each other and separate. When they see me like I am as raging as a bull, they stopped and started saying sorry to each other. When every body’s calm, we make up to it by thinking of a compromise that will work for both of them.
Yes you can never avoid siblings fighting over little things, but you can minimize the fight. My kids fight but I believe that it was just petty fights. They get along really well amidst all that. When they are both not in fighting mood, it so nice to hear them converse and watch them play. They never get jealous with each other. They never get jealous with their youngest baby too, even though Mommy is giving Chico more attention. They seem to understand that they are individual with each special needs.
How do we do it?
Oh well, we employ FAVORITISM.
Yes we have a favorite. Silly? Oh no not. I tell you this is very effective way to ensure the kids that they are being loved equally.. HOW? well we have our favorite first born (or kuya on our language) and we have our favorite second baby (Dico in the Philippines) and we have our favorite youngest baby (or bunso on our language). You try it and tell me how it will affect the kids.
Or you have some advise regarding siblings rivalry? Share it with me 🙂
