The Kitchen Mom by dhess

When people asked me about my family, I simply answer them with a smile. I've never been ashamed but always been proud of how my mom did her best to raise me. I'm a product of a broken family,  My nanay got pregnant when she was only 19. She became a single mom at an early age doing the responsibility of a mother and father at the same time. After finishing all house chores and taking care of me, she even went houses to offer comics that can be rented, she never thought twice as she knew that at that point she needed to do something to raise me, help herself and her family. I can still remember her waking up early to help my grandmother in selling breakfast in our front yard. At the age of 5, I can still remember that day that my mom left to work overseas and I was left with my grandparents to look after me. Like most kids who grew up having their parents abroad, I knew the pain of growing alone, looking for the affection a mother can give at times I need it

Mother's carries us in their womb for nine months.They go through a long hours of pain during labour.The gave up their sleep, time and their space but they give their children undying love and support. Sometimes we often do forget to say " I love and "Thank you" to the silent superhero inside our home. This coming Mother's Day is a great way to show our love and appreciation to the awesome woman in our life.  Mother's Day is known to be the second most popular holiday for gift-giving following Christmas as people continue tondedito d this occasion to express their love towards their mothers and mother figure worldwide. This year, you can make this celebration more special by bringing your mom to her favorite SM Supermalls for an awesome day of pampering and treats as SM Supermalls delights shoppers with #NationalSupermoms Day 2018 on May 13, Sunday with a fun-filled activities, deals, and finds in all 69 SM Malls nationwide. Before the

When is the last time you've said " I love you " and "Thank you" to your mom? Mothers went through a long hours of labours. They are the one who influence our lives the most. They showed their undying love and support to their children. Sometimes. . . we forget to say " thank you " to the wonderful woman in our lives. This coming Mother's Day lets show them our love and rewards our moms with what she loves the most. Marriott Hotel Manila says it’s because she always, if not most of the time, gets things right. For this reason, Marriott stages a fantastic Mother’s Day celebration as a rightful reward she deserves. If you agree to this, come on down to this lavish fete at Marriott Café on May 13, and choose either on brunch at Php 2,900 or dinner at Php 2,700. Aside from the sumptuous spread to delight her, Marriott is staging a “Price is Right”-inspired game with amazing prizes from brands she adores. Fittingly named as “Mom is Right”,

Kids this days are more advance and into mobile games, but I always make sure that my daughter Chelsea will always have time to play with her friends without using gadgets. Fun pla y can foster learning and development to our children. Kids can have more playtime fun with their friends as they imagine preparing, serving and delivering their favorite  langhap-sarap  meals with the Jollibee Fun Store toys, now available with every Jolly Kiddie Meal. The Jollibee Fun Store toys feature Jollibee and his Friends, Hetty, Popo, Twirlie, and Yum as they cook Jolly Crispy Fries, flip Yumburgers, serve Jolly Spaghetti, use the cash register, and deliver meals to give kids and their playmates a feel of working at a Jollibee store. After designing Jollibee’s bike with stickers, simply press the button on the launcher to send him on his next delivery. At the noodles counter, a little push on Hetty will make her twist left and right as she serves the sweet-sarap spaghe

Fun play can foster learning and development to our children. while they are playing they creating something, experimenting, thinking and learning. Playing support the children's cognitive development. Now that summer officially started, Let your kids enjoy a fun-filled summer vacation by joining the fun and learning activities at SM Supermalls. Delighting kiddie shoppers with a summer to remember, SM Supermalls invited kids of all ages to the #LetsPlayNowAtSM grand summer kickoff, transforming SM City San Lazaro’s event center last April 7 into an exciting wonderland filled with real-play, entertainment, and fun technology that can help them learn and make friends! Parents can let their kids’ imagination run wild at the arts and crafts and coloring booth. They can discover their inner superstar at the modeling and singing booth. You can have them explore virtual reality with digital and interactive games. Kids can even harness their fitness skills and team pla

Breast feeding has a lot of benefits. Breast milk contain all the nutrients and vitamins that the baby needs in their first six months of life. Breast milk contains an antibodies that protect the baby fight off the bacteria and viruses. Recent studies published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition & Pharmacological Research reveal that a combination of the probiotic lactobacillus fermentum and prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) given to babies over a six-month period significantly reduced the rate of gastrointestinal and respiratory infection in babies between 6-12 months of age. In addition, it was demonstrated that l.fermentum was safe and well tolerated in babies from 1-12 months of age. As a secondary outcome, the consumption of the combination of l.fermentum and GOS  improved the health of  infants (1-6 months) by reducing the incidence of gastrointestinal infections by 71%. Breastmilk is the gold standard in infant nutrition and exc

As a parent, if asked of what makes us happy, we can simply and wholeheartedly answer that it would be our kids. We always want the best for them and what makes them happy also makes us happy. But according to surveys, happiness is actually a powerful combination of a nurturing environment and proper nutrition. With this being said, here are some of the things that you need to remember to create a nurturing environment for your kids. Playtime, game time More on physical happiness and allowing them to be physically fit, it is important to allow our kids to have time to play and experience and create happy memories of their childhood, allowing them to experience biking, playing with friends and other activities will definitely help in developing their bones and muscles. joining them on their playtime will make it a more enjoyable moment for them. Hugs and kisses from mommy and daddy Growing from a loving and nurturing environment to #GrowHappy. at an early sta

 As a parent, the best support that we can give to our kids is for us to allow them to discover their own skills and help them enhance it. together with proper guidance and support, we can give our kids that chance of achieving whatever they wanted to be. Enrolling our kids in talent camps is one of the ways that we can support our kids to help them see and enhance their skills, this can also help them build their confidence and social skills that will definitely give them an edge. Letting them explore on their own is essential to discover and nurture their true gifts. For instance, motivating kids to participate in various activities is a good opportunity to discover their interests. Aside from stimulating their creativity, doing this will also help push children to explore their full potential. To help nurture our child’s gift, PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6 , a venue for children to play and learn, continuously commits into helping the next generation of talents an

One of my struggles as a mom is how to make sure that my pre-schooler finishes her school lunch or snack. Usually, she always comes home with her lunch box untouched. She's been going to school after eating breakfast but I still made sure that I prepared some snacks or lunch for her to bring. Some school has cafeterias or canteen but why do kids hate school lunch? Serving and seeing the same food every day may cause children to lose their appetite or interest in the food that is being served in the school cafeteria. As a mom, we always want the best for kids. That's why I came up with different ideas on how my daughter will focus on her snack box and finish it. Here's the list of my simple 5 helpful tips or suggestions for packing healthy school lunch. 1. Make it colorful and fun - Kindly excuse my funny face. This is my first time to do some art or bento-style for her school lunch.  I used cooked broccoli for hair, nose, and eyes, slices of carrots f

According to surveys, the global organic food and beverage market is expected to reach USD 211.44 billion by 2020. More people are realizing the benefits of organic consumption and that they can still meet their daily dietary needs. With this being said, It's no surprise that going organic has multiple benefits that help us lead more healthy lives. Taking the more natural approach or 'going green' has even been proven to help conserve the environment and improve the lives of farmers. Indeed, the organic lifestyle is steadily increasing in popularity among more Filipinos. With the wide variety of organic produce, you can buy products from rice to dairy that has been produced in an organic way. With the recent launch of an organic milk brand in the market, Filipino moms now have the option to provide their children with better nutrition that will help develop their minds and bodies. Just recently Wyeth debuted the new Promil Organic in a fun-filled and informa

As parents, we always make sure that we give the best for our kids. Being a mother doesn't stop upon giving birth to our children, it is a continuous learning process for us. Sometimes we become overprotective, sometimes we almost neglect them because of work, sometimes we are just cool about everything but for some reason, there is a child who always lost their paths and feels unloved. And with that being said, here are 3 powerful ways to show your love for your child. Give them Your Support We received an invite to attend a Halloween Party.  As a mom, I wanted my Daughter to have the best Costume, excited and confused on what she will wear. I asked her to dress as princess poppy but she declined, She wanted to be a princess with wings and a wand. We decided to look around some malls and even in Baclaran for some costumes but no luck since my daughter ended up not liking the costume or it does not fit her so we ended buying a witch hat and a wand. Still thinking of what

ADP Pharma Corporation is one of the healthcare company here in the Philippines who are dedicated to providing excellent pharmaceutical products.ADP has a wide range of medicines for ENT, OB-Gynecology, ENT, and Cardiology.With this in mind ADP partner with PSO_HNS an organization of ENT specialist. Last sept 28, 2017 ADP Pharma and PSO-HNS signed their partnership to elevate more the importance of  ENT healthcare and improve ENT condition in the Philippines. The partnership between ADP Pharma and PSO-HNS gives the patient better access for high-quality products for patient care and products like Physiomer. PSO-HNS recognized one of the pharmaceutical product of ADP Pharma, Physiomer. Physiomer is made from 100% natural seawater that is used to help patients breathe easily and effectively prevents and treat colds and other complications.It has a complete range of solution adapted according to age and symptoms. It is proven to relieve nasal symptoms. Physiomer Bab

Are you the kind of parent that can't concentrate when your child is in school or in other places? Being over protective has a positive and negative impact in our child developmental and growth. Me, as a mother of a 5 years old who already started going to school I'm always worried about her safety. Most of the time I become over protective to her, which I think is normal for all moms out there especially we read and hear a lot of negative events in the news. Kids nowadays love to explore and discover new things on their own, but as mothers, we also wanted to make sure that they will be responsible for their actions at an early age. Allowing them to play outside is one of the best things during childhood. Making new friends and playing with them will enhance their social ability. Worrying has always been a part of being a parent, we are afraid that our kids may get hurt or lost.  Now we can now breathe and leave all the worries. We can let our kids play and enjo