Tita Dulce Festin-Baybay

That’s right, Kidsters! There are ways on how not to get angry at our classmates, siblings, elders, helpers, or even at our pets. Another way of saying it is there are ways on how to control our emotions.

Even when I am already this age, I still find it hard to control my temper or not get angry, especially when others really make you lose your patience. A relative of mine who lives in the U.S. and is a military man, sent me an email giving tips on how to control emotions.

Cousin Vikthor Festin calls it “the rules of practicing ‘ugaling langit, ugaling kaaya-aya.” To translate in English, heaven-like manner, well-liked manner. Read the rest…

By Tita Dulce Festin-Baybay
That’s Right

I just came across a write up by an elementary school student from Carmona Elementary School in Carmona, Cavite published  in the year 2006 in their official school and community paper called “The Central Point.”  The title of Joe Mark B. Mercado’s piece is “Lincoln’s 10 ‘cannots’ and I would like to share it with you. Joe says these were the ten ‘cannots’ that the US President Abraham Lincoln followed that made him a successful person. Lincoln’s mother died when he was just 9 years old.  Here they are: Read the rest…

By Tita Dulce Festin-Baybay
That’s Right
That’s Right, Kidsters! When typhoons with heavy rains and strong winds come, what do you do?  Of course there are no classes, so it is best you stay at home and be prepared.

When electricity is cut due to strong winds, try not to open your refrigerators often as you should try to save as much of the coolness inside. You do not know how long the brownout will last. Read the rest…

By Tita Dulce Festin-Baybay

That’s right! Kidsters! Aren’t these words familiar with you? Teacher, may I go out? What do you mean by this? You want to go out to go to the restroom. You are asking permission to step out of the classroom to go to the canteen. Or you are asking permission to just leave the classroom to meet someone outside, like your parents.

Whatever your reasons to say, “Teacher, May I go out?”, the point I want to emphasize is that while you are still in grade school, you must always ask permission with whatever you do. It is because you are still at an age where your parents must know where you are at all times. Read the rest…

By Tita Dulce Festin-Baybay

What is your favorite subject?

Is it math? History? Or physical education?  The reason I am asking is because while you are still in grade school, somehow you can already tell what you are good at and what you like to really focus on today and in the future. Read the rest…