Children's Month Celebration goes FREAK SHOW

October for Day Care Centers mean Children's Month! As practiced, on the third week of the month of October, its culmination is celebrated in different ways. Here in General Santos City, the Day Care Centers under the supervision of the City Social Welfare and Development Office done a series of competition among different Day Cares. Quiz bee, Draw and Tell, Folk Dance among others are the competition held.

As their culminating activity, they usually encourage their pupils to join the sort-of Beauty Pageant( i do not know what they call it). There is nothing competitive about it cause all you have to do is register your child by paying a certain amount and wait if your child's name has been luckily chosen by means of draw lots. In short it is a GAME OF LUCK. 

Now comes the Coronation Day, where you have to dress you kids up like GROWN-UPS! Making them wear those itchy and tight gowns and overdoing their make-up. Add up a disorganized program and the boiling hot weather, expect the kids' TEMPER GO WILD till they end up on your arms, sleeping. Good thing, Hayley decided to wear a comfortable dress to use for the event going away from the norm and we got this HAPPY PICTURE.

contentment

papa's girl

tired baby

retouch

Let them enjoy their 

childhood nice and slowly 

or you'll end up saying: 

WHY DID YOU GROW UP SO FAST?

DON'T MESS WITH HAYLEY

My dear readers, 

if by chance you been following Hayley's Box 

for some time already, 

you probably are aware 

how bubbly this little girl is. 

Sometimes she also gets pretty mean, 

which is alarming and quiet pestering. 

Here I am sharing her infamous

NASTY LOOK!

HAYLEY went to VILLAREAL RESORT

Last Thursday, Hayley and I had the chance to go to a 45-minute ride away from General Santos City resort named Villa Real! If you happen to go to and fro Gensan and Davao from time to time, I am sure you know where this resort is located. 

Far from the hustle and bustle of a busy Metro, Villa Real Resort is located in the hills of Malungon, Sarangani Province. With two large swimming pool, numbers of open cottages and rooms to stay, the place is availably  good venue for group retreat or other functions that you need complete focus.

Going away from the stressful city,

Villa Real Resort is a nice place 

to reflect and be one with nature, 

as you appreciate life at its simplest form.

Hayley got AH1N1Vaccine Shot

Early last year, the Philippines was shook with a viral disease called AHN1N1 or popularly known as "Swine Flu". Thousands were infected by the virus and there were also numbers of reported fatality in the country.

As a pro-active measure, a vaccine was developed to prevent the wide spread of AH1N1 virus. Today, it is widely available and even being given out free.

The Local Government of General Santos thru the City Health Office has been giving out free shots all over the city. Going from barangays to barangays, there first targets are those in the high risk group identified as health workers, doctors, and nurses. Afterwards, it was the children and the senior citizens who benefited with the free vaccine.

Our Hayley is among those who got her free vaccine. She was crying the whole time but at least she is protected.

Haven't got your child's AH1N1 Vaccine? Ask the Health Centers near you!

Protect your child from AH1N1!

School Bluez: Hayley's Nutrition Month Culmination

Last July 29, 2010, Hayley's Day Care had a culminating program for the Nutrition Month. The first ever activity for our school girl, she was her usual hyper self and indeed very ecstatic.


Her class performed the infamous "MAKULAY ANG BUHAY"( I'm not sure with the title), with different kinds of healthy foods as their head pieces.


Meanwhile, the parents had a simple food preparation contest and we are proud that our group won.


More school activities to come!

Hayley's 1st encounter with KRISPY KREME

Just like the hollywood celebrities Tom Cruise, Adam Sandler, Usher, Beyonce and Madonna among others, Hayley's first taste of Krispy Kreme made her an instant fan. From my last trip to Metro, I made sure to bring for the very first time not only a box but boxes of Krispy Kreme - Glazed and Ring Varieties, as my pasalubong.

It was only not Hayley's first but the rest of the family as well. The extra sweet and rich doughnuts got different reactions from the first timers. The not so young were not that in to it, maybe there sense of having a sweet tooth were snatched away by time, while its a different story with the YOUNG. Hayley most especially loves the glazed and the fillings. Do not forget to drink lotsa water after eating a piece of two though.

Here are some doughnut trivia that you will surely love:

THE FIRST DOUGNUTS IN AMERICA HAS NO HOLES, THEY WERE SIMPLY BLOBS OF DOUGH THAT WERE FRIED AND WERE FILLED WITH JELLY OR CRUSHED APPLE FILLINGS

THE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE DOUGHNUT IS CREDITED TO THE YOUNG BOY NAMED HANSON GREGORY, WHO IN 1847, SUGGESTED TO HIS MOTHER TO PUT HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF HER FRIED CAKES TO ENSURE THE CAKE WAS FULLY COOKED IN THE MIDDLE

For more FUN TRIVIA and news on Krispy Kreme visit their Philippine website by clicking here.

School Bluez: Hayley's 1st STAR

On her Second week in school, Hayley received her very first STAR! A star for having a PERFECT ATTENDANCE for the first two weeks of classes. She may be tardy but she never missed a class.

For years, prep-schools, day cares and early childhood education uses REWARD in reinforcing effective learning among their pupils. The infamous STAR is the most over used reward among kids. Getting a STAR is a big deal that is why they work harder. 


For parents, REWARDING means getting a little bit EXPENSIVE. Reward connotes to materials gifts for their children. Some may look at it as SPOILING but as study says REWARDS are generally considered more effective than punishment in enforcing positive behavior.

In popular use, positive reinforcement is often used as a synonym for reward, with people (not behavior) thus being "reinforced," but this is contrary to the term's consistent technical usage, as it is a dimension of behavior, and not the person, which is strengthened. Negative reinforcement is often used by laypeople and even social scientists outside psychology as a synonym for punishment. This is contrary to modern technical use, but it was B. F. Skinner who first used it this way in his 1938 book. By 1953, however, he followed others in thus employing the word punishment, and he re-cast negative reinforcement for the removal of aversive stimuli.

                                                                           -wikipedia-

Furthermore, REWARDS induce learning, approach behavior and feelings of positive emotions. So do not get frugal with rewarding your kids. 


Go HAYLEY. Go AIM for more STARS!