A Guide on Buying Secondhand Books and Toys for Your Kids

I prefer buying secondhand books for my daughter. While brand new items will always be attractive, I try to be more conscious of the life cycle of each item I buy for her. This saves me money and saves my daughter from the pressure of needing to play or read the book “enough”.

Here’s a quick list of why you should try secondhand shopping online!

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Your Teens Are Not Rebellious. They’re Just Asking You to Do This One Thing.

There’s an internal switch that happens when a child enters the teenage years. All of a sudden, that affectionate little kid who used to shower you with endless hugs and kisses and wanted to be with you all the time no longer wants to be kissed by you at school drop-off and just wants to hang out with friends!

It’s easy to dismiss our teen’s seeming distaste for our plans, routines, and attempts to hug them as plain ol’ rebelliousness. But what if, beneath the surface, it’s really just a new way of asking you to fill their love tank?

Here’s how two mamas did it.

Your Teens are Not Rebellious. They're Just Asking You To Do This One Thing.

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Beautiful Baby Names Around the World that Mean “Love”

One of the most beautiful presents we parents can ever bestow our children, with the hopes and prayers that it attracts what it means, is a name synonymous to the word love.

This Valentine’s Day, we share with you these names that mean “love” from all over the world.

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Moms Crave for Connection All the Time. Three Found it in the 2024 Coldplay Concert in Manila.

You’ve never felt less confident and more lost, less seen and more isolated since the day you became a mom. There have been countless times you felt like you’re in the dark and there’s no way out.

You won’t admit to any of this, but it’s the reason you long for at least one strong connection to keep you grounded.

You search far and wide for this much-needed connection, and you find it in places you least expect: in a concert, for example.

Three moms went to the recent Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour in Manila and found what they greatly needed.

Moms Crave for Connection All the Time. Three Found it in the 2024 Coldplay Concert in Manila.

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