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I Tried Sarah Lahbati's Skin Care Routine | #7DaysOfCetaphil Celebrity Mom Sarah Lahbati doing a demo on how she achieved her flawless glass skin. Last August 20-26, 2018, Cetaphil held a 7-day event featuring their campaign "7 Days Of Cetaphil" at SM Makati where everyone can take advantage of exciting promos and discounts available for all Cetaphil products and learn skin care tips and techniques from different skin care experts and icons for free. I got to attend one of the talks where the featured speaker is no less than celebrity mom and actress Sarah Lahbati... READ MORE

Pampers, Lazada, and Hundreds of Babies in Southeast Asia to  Co-Create Record-Breaking Video for Super Brand Day   A 42-minute virtual #babymarathon and exclusive product offers await shoppers on Super Brand Day on August 29! It’s no secret that babies are unstoppable at play. In fact, they can run the equivalent of a marathon in a week! The only thing hampering their fun: wet, lawlaw diapers. To showcase our babies’ prowess... READ MORE

Thomas and Friends Season 22 is Coming Our Way | Big World Adventures Omni A. Larrosa | #TheClingyFam On August 18, 2018, Richprime Global held the launching event of the all new Thomas and Friends Season 22 at SM North, The Block. According to Wikipedia... READ MORE

How to shop without overspending? | What we got from Baby Company's #CrazyBabySale Omni A. Larrosa - #TheClingyFam When you become a parent, one of the things that excite you the most is being able to catch great deals for baby products. Since we are no longer first time parents, there are plenty of lessons we have already learned and applied in order to make sure that we shop right. Of course, buying things on SALE is the best way to go but getting something on sale should not be the only goal. We  gotta make sure we maximize the SALE offerings by buying ONLY what we need at a price lower than what we used to spend.  Here are some of the things we apply in making sure we get the most out of shopping-at-SALE-prices: Research in Advance. Check out participating merchants. In this day and age, SALE offerings are usually announced via Instagram or Facebook so we can all be given a heads up on which brands are participating and what... READ MORE

BABYZEN YOYO+ Stroller - Detailed Review and Scorecard on its Features and Benefits #TheClingyFam A few months back, we almost lost Zela, our 3-year-old daughter in Bonifacio Highstreet while she was playing. It took 20 minutes before we were able to find her, and that has been the longest 20 minutes of our life and for me, life's biggest lesson. I cannot afford to lose any of our children again even for a second. So immediately, I started finding ways ( like acquiring child-tracking devices)  to make sure we will be more on-guard whenever we are outdoors. A friend of ours recommended that we carry a stroller all the time so that we can prevent Zela from going around when we are attending to her brother Zed (6mos old) or big sister Zia (5). Problem is, our current stroller is too bulky and carrying it sometimes becomes an inconvenience. We have seen the Baby Zen Yoyo+ stroller in some of Iya Villania's IG posts before and got excited about it. Imagine, it is one of the mos...

Simple rewards that create the biggest impact to your kids Omni A. Larrosa When your children do something good, you may want to reward them. Children respond well to rewards and will continue their good behavior if their actions are reinforced with a positive reaction from their parents. [1]  Rewards also create a good memory that will attribute to the good behavior that they have shown. Rewarding is commonly attributed to material things but the truth is, it isn't limited to those. Here are other ways to let your child know that they are appreciated. 1.  Spend more quality time with your child.   They say love is spelled as T.I.M.E. and it is in it's truest sense in the mind of a child. This could be an additional five to ten minutes of playtime before bed or extra time... READ MORE

Preparing for Baby Zed’s first solid food plus Baby Company Haul Omni A. Larrosa - JULY 9, 2018 One of a parent’s most exciting moments is feeding solids to his baby for the first time. I can still remember how Zia reacted on her first taste of mashed papaya over 5 years ago, in the same way, I still can recall Zela giggling when she first tasted mashed potato 3 years ago. Thank God for technology that allowed me to record these moments on photo and video and some of these are even posted on my IG account : @omniamisolarrosa . In a few days, our third child, Zed will be turning 6 months old and once again, Bryce and I are very, very, very excited to witness it and capture it on the vlog! Can’t wait to see and share our baby’s expression as he gets introduced to his first solid food. So as we wait for this moment, we made a rundown of items that we believe are necessary in feeding solids to our baby... READ MORE

 Sharing lives with Filipina Home-based Moms By : Omni A. Larrosa A lot of you know me as a passionate working mom. However, I am also very open about how I dream of working in my own home office someday where I can just peak from the door and see what my kids are doing from time to time. Bryce and I strongly believe that someday, we can just enjoy the company of our kids and travel the world without worrying about everyday expenses. So while waiting for that to happen, we try to immerse ourselves to communities who inspire people that working from home is indeed possible and even go out of their ways to share best practices to those who are already working from home, or planning to do so - like FILIPINA HOME-BASED MOMS (FHMoms) Recently, I got invited by my friend Ruth Ramos to join FHMoms, a group of moms who do several types of home-based jobs. I got inspired with the way Maria Korina Cope-Bertulfo, or simply Mommy MK, the founder of the group, shares techniques on how ...

WHY PLAY? BENEFITS OF KEEPING KIDS ACTIVE Omni A. Larrosa Having a highly digital lifestyle has exposed us to a lot of great changes that make our lives more convenient than how it was before. Digital has exposed our kids in a fast learning environment as they get instant access to any new information. But, while being digital natives have benefits for our children, it has also opened a lot of challenges which affect their growth and development and also, our way of parenting. In our case... READ MORE

BABY ESSENTIALS PART 1  |  Giving Birth: What should be in your hospital bag? I've already given birth three times and all are via emergency CS. Zela and Zed are too excited to see the outside world that they both came out two weeks before due date. None of us expected this so my husband Bryce ended up rushing in packing our hospital stuff. Here are some ways that we can suggest to ensure panic packing does not happen to you. In order to make sure that you are prepared enough for your baby's grand arrival, we highly recommend that you start packing at least three weeks before your due date. These are the things that we have proven essential based on the three birthings we've had in the past 5 years... READ MORE

Six Ways to Get Comfort - #EdenComfortFood Special We often hear people say "I hate stress". But no matter how hard we try, stress is inevitable. It can exist in so many situations that we deal with on a daily basis may it be at work, or even our personal lives. In some cases, stress can be a good indication that something good is going to happen. Think of how a rocket is launched. According to an article released by How Things Fly, a lot of thrust, which means force, needs to be produced in order to push a rocket into space. The bigger the rocket, the bigger the amount of thrust is needed. Same goes with our everyday life. The bigger the vision, the more push is needed to carry it out.  So instead of avoiding stress, let's find ways on how to handle it and get comfort once in a while. Allow me to share some proven ways to get comfort after a long and tiring day: 1. Practice proper breathing. Breathing allows oxygen to flow within our mind and body so th...