Mom and Baby Care Through Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond

Time: Saturday, August 20 · 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: 3rd Level Infants' Section, Rustan's Makati

Calling all soon-to-be and expectant moms! Rustan's, in cooperation with Philips AVENT, invites you to this one-of-a-kind event as a pregnancy prep.

Get an AVENT Gift Pack at the event when you pre-register by
* visiting Rustan's Baby Registry
* or calling 713-9435 to 38 and look for Rechelle or Angela
* or e-mailing your name and contact details to avent@ljs.com.ph

To top it all, we're raffling off a Philips AVENT Breast Pump during the event itself!

See you there, mommies! ♥

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How to Bond with Kids at Rainy Season

It has been raining yesterday and kids stay at home.  As mothers, this is a perfect time to bond and be with our kids without worrying about school work.  Here are some several ideas to do during rainy days:

Share Pop-corns

Selecting a nice movie to watch for your kids and you will surely create a nice bonding moment.  Aside from the fact that you can cuddle your children and be under your comforter, it may also be a time for sharing nice values with them.  There are movies which can actually teach them these ethics through showing what might have happened

A Mother's Salt Intake Could Be Key to Prenatal Kidney Development

A new animal study from Europe has drawn an association between pregnant mothers' sodium intake and their newborn's kidney development. Among the most significant aspects of the study's findings is that either too much or too little salt during pregnancy had an adverse effect on the prenatal development of the offspring's kidneys. The consequence of such disruption can lead to high blood pressure in later years.

These are the conclusions reached in the study, "Both High and Low Maternal Salt Intake in Pregnancy Alters Kidney Development in the Offspring," conducted byNadezda Koleganova, Grzegorz Piecha, Annett Müller, Monika Weckbach, Peter Schirmacher, and Marie-Luise Gross-Weissmann, Eberhard Ritz and Luis Eduardo Becker, all with the University of Heidelberg in Heidelberg, DE; and Jens Randel Nyengaard of the University of Aarhus, Aarhus, DK. Their study is published in the online edition of the American Journal of Physiology--Renal Physiology.
Background

Moms Pro Nutrition, Moms Pro TSEK

MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan/ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, Philippines — Marking July as a campaign season for maternal and child health, local governments in Central Luzon kicked off Nutrition Month Tuesday with breastfeeding and good nutrition advocacy programs in Bulacan and Pampanga.

Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado rallied around the Department of Health’s (DoH’s) theme “Isulong ang Breastfeeding: Tama, Sapat at EKslusibo (TSEK)” for the occasion centered at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.

“We aim to uplift the awareness of all the sectors of the society particularly the Bulakenyo mothers about the importance of breastfeeding for the nutrition and development of each child. Aside from that, we also prepared various programs to assure the nourishment of Bulakenyo children,” said Alvarado.

Among the activities scheduled for this month-long celebration are forum and seminars such as the symposium dubbed as “Karangalan ng Kababaihan sa Programa ng Nutrisyon;” the training for “Lingkod Lingap sa Nayon” and “Mother Leaders;” the “Information Forum on Breastfeeding;” and the forum/discussion about the proper caring for cancer patients.

Moreover, there will be nutrition parades, food festival, information forum and cooking contest to be held in the different schools from the cities and municipalities province-wide.

In Pampanga, the Angeles City Nutrition Office (CNO) also launched the breastfeeding program and other advocacy activities.

The event started with a float parade participated by daycare students in different barangays of the city. Each participating daycare school presented nutrition themes as daycare students waved from floats decorated by vegetables and fruits.

Also following the theme TSEK, the campaign aims to arm parents, especially mothers of the importance and the benefits of breastfeeding.

Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/325531/luzon-launches-breastfeeding-nutrition-drive

How to Raise a Vegan Child

How to Raise a Vegan Child
Most families have been raised to incorporate meat into everyday meals. This increased adaptation to a meaty diet raises multiple health concerns like heart conditions, high blood pressure and many others. In order to curb this trend, teaching kids to eat vegetables is a must. Here are some tips how to raise a vegan child.

Start them Young
Starting kids at a very young age lets them appreciate a vegan diet leading them to embrace the vegan lifestyle even when they grow old.

Share your Appetitefor Life
Kids dislike the taste of vegetables mainly because they emulate how their parents dislike it. Showing them by example that you like vegetables, they too will share your appetite for life.

Reinforced Positivity
Reward your children and acknowledge their vegan efforts to uplift the image of eating vegetables and the ideals of a vegan lifestyle.

What to do if your kid is a bully

If your child is being a bully at school, you have a responsibility to teach him or her that the bad behavior that will not be tolerated. Your child has to understand that other people are her hurt by his or her actions, and that it is very wrong to hurt other children’s feelings in an attempt to feel better about him or herself. Try to figure out why your child has turned to bullying in social situations. Chances are, your child is not a bad person. Good people make bad choices. The important thing is that you inform your child about more appropriate ways of dealing with his or her peers and social situations in the future.

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First of all, if you have discovered that your child is being a bully, ask your child why. Listen carefully to the explanation. You always want to be on your child’s side first. While it is possible that your child is in the wrong, you are still his or her number one supporter, and you have to listen to what your child has to say in defense of his or her actions. Listening leads to understanding and understanding can lead to change.