Daily Digests (04)

Fun Facts in History for Kids
From fashion to physics; from the quite villages of Italy to the wildlife of Australia; from greater-than-life sculptures to the smallest particles known to man. Here are a few of the most interesting kiddie tidbits influenced by some of the greatest minds in history.
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Top 3 Ways to Handle Child Whining
My 3-year old daughter relies on her mom for her milk and bedtime stories, and on me if she wants to doodle on the internet. Typical with other preschoolers, she relies on grown-ups for almost everything - food, drink, toys, bath, etc. She has to get an adult's attention to obtain the...
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Child-Proofing Your Home Safely
As parents, our kids' safety is our number one concern. Recent statistics indicate that unsupervised playing is the number one cause of unlikely incidents in young children. And quite a number of those events occur as a result of kid's normal, healthy curiosity on the things that surround them.
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Top 3 Internet Web Browsers for Kids
Ok, so got yourself the best anti-virus and best firewall solution your free budget can afford. Can you now let your 5-year old use your computer while you pick-up and read the morning papers downstairs?

Not quite. The internet is a good online resource... Read more...


Remembering EDSA Revolution
One of the songs made popular during the EDSA Revolution (also referred to as the People Power Revolution) of 1986 when the late Corazon Aquino became the first female president of the Philippines and the first female president of any country in Asia as well.
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Buckaroo - Fun Family Stacking Game
Kick Up Some Fun with this exciting never-know-when-he's-gonna-buck stacking game! Load up the moody mule for your gold mining trip, but watch out -- he may buck at any second with no warning! Gently saddle him up and load on your gear. Will he remain calm or will he kick up a storm and send everything flying? Read more...


Top 3 Qualities of a Good Kiddie Crayon
When my baby expressed desire to start eating on her own, her clothes, her highchair, and the dining floor soon started to get messy. When she learned how to get toys from her own room, the entire house soon became a mess. When we taught her how to write with real pen and crayons...
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Top 3 Internet Web Browsers
Before the internet started consuming my precious sleeping hours at night, I was an avid BBS user. With my ASCII-based client and at a maximum throughput of 14.4Kbps using my now-Jurassic metal-cased modem, I downloaded all the low-res...
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Toys R Us vs. Toy Kingdom
Toys R Us and Toy Kingdom, two of the biggest names when it comes to toy-centered retailers in the country today. A mere mention would probably bring ear-wide smiles to most kids and plus a couple of swipes to their dad’s (or mom’s) credit card. Read more...


Top 5 Thermometers for Baby
It is no longer recommended, not just for parents, but for the general public as well, to use glass mercury thermometers. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warns the possible risk of exposure to mercury which is considered an environmental toxin.
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Top 3 Mentally Calculating Child Wonders
Ever since the introduction of electronic calculators about 35 years ago, they have become an indispensible tool even in the most simplest of calculation. Meet the few geniuses whose calculating accuracy cannot be matched by any handheld calculator today.
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