A-Z of Biblical Parenting

I was able to watch one episode of World Impact with Billy Wilson about Parenting. I took some notes and want to share with you the A-Z of Biblical Parenting.

A- Avoid provoking our children to anger. Col 3:21.
B - Become examples for our children.
C- Care for our children.
D- Discipline our children. Prov 13:24; 23:13.
E- Encourage our children. 1 Chro 28:10.
F- Forgive our children just like the father of the prodigal son.
G- Guide our children. Prov. 22:6.
H - Hug our children.
I - Inspire our children. 2 Tim 1:5
J- Journey with our children.
K- Keep our promises to our children.
L- Love our children. Titus 2:4.
M- Motivate our children. Gen. 49.
N - Nurture our children. Eph 6:4.
O- Offer our children to God like Hannah offered Samuel.
P- Pray for our children.
Q- Quiet our children. 1 Tim 3:4.
R- Release our children especially when married.
S- Shield our children. Hannah makes a coat for Samuel every year.
T- Teach our children. Deuteronomy 6:7
U-Understand our children.
V- Validate our children's dreams.
W- Worship with our children.
X- X-ray our children's activities unlike Eli.
Y- Yearn for our children's salvation like the father with demonized son.
Z- Zoom in on our child's needs.

What Your Hair Says About You

I got short, layered cut hair. It's a bit boyish but I like it because it projects simplicity, which is really me. It makes me move with ease while I work around the house especially when caring for my baby. I don't have to worry about my hair landing on her face.

When is it time to change my hairstyle? I'm not sure, maybe when I feel it's time. Join the conversation at dNeero's about "What Your Hair Says About You?"

When you know it's time to change your style, we bet it's because of how you're feeling ... and don't tell me that that the shaved look in the military doesn't have as much or more to do with fitting in, and it does with functionality. How important is our hair? Do a search for 'hair' in Bing.com (Microsoft's new search engine) and you'll be loaded with 249 million pages ... search for 'shoes' and you'll only get 152 million pages ... it ain't scientific, but it sure is suggestive.

Baby's First Foods

Angeline is now almost 5 months old. She has been eating her first solid foods for the past 3 weeks once a day in small amounts. She had already eaten rice cereal, lugaw (rice congee), pureed camote (sweet potato), and pureed potato. But breastmilk is still her most important primary food.

Here are some tips for feeding the baby her first solids foods according to the Baby and Toddler Food book published by Konemann:

• Rice cereal is the best choice for the first solid food as it is easy to digest. Dilute it with breast milk, cooled boiled water or formula.
  

• The cereal should not be runny and you may have more success by making it quite thick. Half fill a very small spoon and do not give her more than a couple of spoons at these early feeds.

• The best time to try first solids is at the mid-morning feed when the baby is settled and in a cooperative mood.

• Serve food at room temperature. Always check the temperature before serving.
  

• The baby's swallowing has been associated with sucking until now. So she may cough, splutter, spit out at the first try of feeding. Be very patient and give very small amounts each time.

• Do not keep leftover food for the next meal - if any saliva has touched the food, bacteria may grow.

• Once your baby is enjoying cereal, she can try small amounts of pureed fruit and vegetables. Mash the boiled vegetables with a fork or push them through a sieve and then dilute with little boiled water or formula.

• Fresh fish can be given when the baby is over 6 months. Remove the skins and bones carefully.

• Baby has no craving for sugar, salt and cream so think of her future eating habits and don't add extra sweetness or fat.