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I AM A FRUSTATED MOM TODAY…

You see, this year my husband and I has finally decided to bring our son Aj to school. We already inquired about the requirements, tuition fees and curriculum of the schools near our place. After picking a school we paid the reservation fees and got an application for our son.

On March 30, Aj is scheduled to have his first ever entrance examination at St. Augustine Academy (the school we’ve chosen for him). It is actually a Catholic School that is being managed by priests. My husband is an alumnus which made us convince even more that it is the right school for Aj. Upon inquiring, the registrar said that Aj’s age will be suitable for a Kinder 2 student and they said that he will just have to pass a simple examination for him to enter preschool.

As a first timer we were so excited to hear those words! Well, because for the first time our son will finally be going to school! He will turn five this year and being a kinder 2 student is quite advanced for his age which made us even more excited!

Due to that, we immediately bought him some new crayons, pencil, coloring books and activity book for him to practice.  After that, we gave it a shot and tests Aj’s capabilities.

Unfortunately, at his age, my son is still having a hard time handling a pencil or a crayon. When we tried teaching him how to write and color, he was very attentive at first but after a few minutes he wants to lie down or somehow wants to do something else.

So, we decided to shift and had a little recitation. We asked him about the shapes and animals on the board and he knows every one of them but after each repetition he began to talk out of the topic and sometimes looks outside or do something else. With that I had a gut feeling that he has a short attention span. I assumed he has it because his cousin Joko who was with him that very instant and is still very attentive. Joko is with the same age as Aj

I don’t know if you understand every sentiment I’ve said, but overall, my frustration is basically because of the feeling that my son Aj has a SHORT ATTENTION SPAN, which maybe because he is a very active child or it has something to do with his TV habit. I am blaming myself right now for being a bad parent. I know it’s my responsibility to control and teach him everything he needs to learn but somehow I didn’t do my best to achieve that because I was working. 

I don’t know what to think. I’m a bit confused if my son really has a short attention span or he is just not yet emotionally ready for school.

So you can�t forgive yourself for turning your back on your child at the dinner table to fetch a glass of water. You can still recall his spine-chilling scream as he took the moment to pop in his mouth the wasabe paste on the kitchen.

Mommies can�t completely avoid making bad parenting moves and choices. But we do need to get past our parental guilt so we and our children can function normally. If you are having problems forgiving yourself, especially over a major incident that may have a long lasting impact, here�s what you can do:

���������� Accept your mistake � apologize to your child if it will make you feel better.

���������� Forgive yourself � you did what you thought was best at the time.

���������� Remember the lesson learned from the incident � consider it a learning opportunity and commit to do better next time.

���������� Give a reason for letting go � you can tell yourself that it�s in the past and you can rechannel the energy into more productive pursuits.

As some of you know, Aj was a pacifier addict when he was younger. He never sleeps when his pacifier is not inside his mouth. The good thing was we were able to extinguish him from that addiction before it was too late. Why? Read on and you will see..

Moms, you may want to limit your child’s pacifier use. Studies show that pacifier use is linked to middle ear infection among infants. A report appearing in the journal Pediatrics noted that limiting the use of pacifiers in babies could reduce the incidence of acute otitis media, or mobile ear infection, which can cause severe earache. The study in Finland tracked 484 children and revealed that the children who did not use the implemented continuously had 33 percent fewer episodes of ear infection than those who did. Also, children restricted to pacifier use to when were falling asleep had a 29 percent reduction in the number of middle ear infection than babies who sucked freely.

Before I finish my review about testoripped, let me tell you about my current dilemma with my son Aj.  As some of you knew, this is my second month of being a stay at home mom and since then I can see some of Aj’s behavior that I rarely see when I was still working outside our home. With a little span of time, I noticed that my son seems to be very hyperactive. He speaks a lot, moves a lot and sometimes tends to be dramatic or sensitive. When he wants something and doesn’t get it he either cry, whines or tear a book. Urgh! I’m not really sure if this is normal for preschooler but somehow it slipped my mind that my son might have ADHD or Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (hope not). I haven’t talked to a professional yet and I’ m not planning too this early. I’m also considering that fact that his behavior might have source from over exposure from the television. I’ll tell you more about this on my future post. For now, I have to research first and confirm it to myself what the real problem is. I hope it’s nothing serious.

These are currently Aj’s favorites right now. You see, since he became 4 he got picky with foods. I remember one time that he didn’t eat a single thing one morning (except for his milk) because they weren’t any hotdogs on the table. Quite frankly, I’m too worried about this because as we all now, hotdogs don’t have enough nutritional value in it.  That’s why after finishing some fat burner reviews, I’ll start browsing the web for articles about picky eaters.

Oh well, I’m sure I’ll solve this problem sooner or later.