The bazaar for kids by kids will be having a Summer edition on 14 April 2012, at The Tents at Alpha Southgate Mall.  Get your child a hand on entrepreneurship by joining this bazaar!

The first Kiddo-Preneur Bazaar was held last December 2011 at the Rockwell Club. My kids joined this bazaar and enjoyed it. They were able to experience the basic business aspects -

So, get your kids to LEARN HOW TO EARN by joining the Kiddo-Preneur Summer Bazaar 2012, now in a bigger venue. The first 35 participants will gets the privilege to go on a guided tout of the Philippine Stock Exchange!

For information and bazaar layout , visit the Kidoo-Preneur Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/pages/KIDDO-PRENEUR

Just by playing Captain Bubbly’s Enjoyable Journey through the Caltex Philippines Facebook page, you can donate to charity. Now, how cool is that, huh?

In this game, players are asked to keep a hot air balloon afloat until they reach a destination while dodging obstacles along the way. Finishing each stage successfully will enable you to make a donation to one of the three charities.

Get the App!
Go to the Caltex Philippines Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/CaltexPhilippines) and click “Like”. After liking the Facebook page, click on the Bubbly’s Enjoyable Journey tabs on the left side of the page. This will lead you to the start of the game app.

Participants must be residents of the Philippines, and fan of the Caltex Philippines Facebook Page.

So, play and donate now!

Visit Caltex Philippines website:
http://www.caltex.com.ph

Follow Caltex Philippines on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/CaltexPhilippines

This is an advertorial post by Caltex Philippines Inc.

Starting tomorrow, Feb 20, the MMDA will fully enforce the motorcycle lane on EDSA. All motorcycle riders who violate will be apprehended.

If you regularly pass this road, you’d have already seen the blue/white lanes and the sign MOTORCYCLE LANE.

What you should know about the Motorcycle Lane:

1. It runs from Monumento to Pasay-Rotonda
2. It is the 4th lane from the right. A study by MMDA showed that the said lane would be the safest for motorcyclists.
3. It is non-exclusive. It is a must for motorcycles to use this lane but private vehicles can use this lane too.
4. If the motorcycle rider wishes to exit the motorcycle lane to turn right/left or make a U-turn, the rider must give a signal 200 meters from before making the turn.
5. Any motorcycle rider apprehended for violation will undergo a 15-minute on the spot briefing.
6. Public Utility Buses are NOT allowed to use the motorcycle lane.

For the MMDA memorandum and table of penalties about the motorcycle lane, visit:
http://www.mmda.gov.ph/TDO/TDO01-12.html

Many may doubt if this will work even after a week’s dry run. Let’s just give this scheme a chance, shall we? It does seem better to contain the motorcycle riders in one lane instead of them weaving in and out of all the lanes.. for the safety of every motorist.

Do you have a child that is constantly objecting to what you tell them to do until you get into a “negotiation” with him? Do you often get worn down and end up giving in?

To me, it often starts with the me requesting something then my child objects to it and would ask for something more. Endless questions and challenges then ensue in the conversation until I get exasperated and then just to get it over with, I sometimes give in.

Giving in is not always bad, especially when the request is a petty one, won’t harm my child or may even promote something good for my child. An example would be when my child asks to have extra 10 minutes of rest prior to doing homework (they usually do homework as soon they get home from school – homework before play rule). Although I try to stick to a strict afternoon schedule, if my child doesn’t have too many homework, extra time for rest wouldn’t be a bad idea at all.

But there are times, and I mean many times, when my child’s request is just too much. Just the other day my youngest son wanted to go with the helper to pick up his middle brother. Since fetching my son from school would mean walking to school, I told him not to go anymore because it was raining and it would be very hard for my helper to attend to him and at the same time attend to his brother. My youngest son pleaded with me, to the point of promising to be good and not giving our helper a hard time (yeah, right!). I stuck with  my decision but had to end the negotiations without my child getting into a tantrum, or in other words a win-win situation. So, I told him that if he stayed with me instead, he can use the time to get extra play time with his video game which he wouldn’t get if he went with our helper; adding too that he won’t get wet from the rain and get muddy shoes. The suggestion delighted him and he gave in. End of negotiation.

Many times too, negotiations with my child end up in a full battle. This happens when he request something which I refuse to grant. We then go back-and-forth with questions and challenges.  But you know how smart kids are. They will test your limits and see how far they can “push it” to eventually wear you down to give in. When this happens then I figuratively take out my sheriff badge and preach “Mom’s word is the law.

Negotiations with my kids usually fall into one of the three situations above and I react accordingly.

Here are more of my sentiments about handling negotiations with my child –

1. Don’t over negotiate.  The back-and-forth talk with your child will just tire you out and may keep you from making the right judgment.

2. Always remember that your child will test your limits.  I suppose it’s part of their development to find out how much they can get from you. But remember, the more they succeed in pushing you to the limit, the more power your are losing over them until they see that there are no limits.

3. Impart to your child the value of respect and trust. You are the parent and the authority. They should treat you with utmost respect. They should also put their full trust in you to know what is good for them or not.

Congratulations to these 3 lucky winners of the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Fun Day Giveaway brought to you by Schoolkid.Ph, Caltex Philippines, Century Resort Hotel, and Tacqueria Mexican Grille.

HOT AIR BALLOON FIESTA FUN DAY GIVEAWAY!!

Using the Third-Party Draw Service of random.org, here are the list of winners:

1st Winner (Grand Prize) : Katherine Clavaton, Paranaque,MM

2nd Winner: Mary Grace Ale, Bulacan

3rd Winner: Beskid Cabrera, Pateros,MM

These 3 lucky winners will receive -

Grand Prize (1st winner):

• One (1) Overnight Superior Room accommodation at Century Resort Hotel in Angeles City, Pampanga with breakfast and dinner buffet for two
• Four (4) Entrance Tickets to The 17th Phil. Int’l Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clarkfield, Pampanga
• One (1) Caltex Star Cash Card worth Php1500
• One (1) Gift Certificate worth Php500 at Las Fajitas Taqueria Mexican Grille in Clarkfield, Pampanga
• Four (4) Schoolkid.Ph foldable fans

2nd and 3rd Winners will each receive:

• Four (4) Entrance Tickets to The 17th Phil. Int’l Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clarkfield, Pampanga
• One (1) Caltex Star Cash Card worth Php1500
• One (1) Gift Certificate worth Php500 at Las Fajitas Taqueria Mexican Grille in Clarkfield, Pampanga
• Four (4) Schoolkid.Ph foldable fans

Again, thank you to our prize sponsors-

Caltex Philippines Website: http://www.caltex.com/ph/
Caltex Philippines Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/CaltexPhilippines

Century Resort Hotel Website: http://www.centuryhotel.com.ph
Century Resort Hotel Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/centuryhotel

Las Fajitas Taqueria Mexican Grille Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LAS-FAJITAS-TAQUERIA-MEXICAN-GRILLE/276353085165

Congratulations to the winners. Have a fun day at 17th Phil. Int’l Hot AIr Balloon Fiesta!

A record of  this Third-Party Draw by random.org can be found in the link below. Type in your email address to be able to validate your entry to the promo. If you do not see your email address in the record it means you have not joined or you were not qualified to join.

http://www.random.org/draws/details/?draw=9023

Thank you to everyone who joined. We will send you a discount voucher at the Schoolkid.Ph Shop! by email.