Chinese New Year Activity for Kids
The Bacolod Homeschoolers Network held a Chinese New Year activity for our kids in celebration of their Chinese heritage. … Read More Chinese New Year Activity for Kids
Category: Filipino-Chinese
This is a collection of some traditions and customs practiced by Filipino-Chinese families in the Philippines, as seen from the eyes of Mommy Blogger Sigrid.
As a Bacolod blogger, she gets invitations to Filipino-Chinese events which give her close encounters with different families from the community. She gets to observe their customs and practices up close.
Here are some of her articles about the Filipino-Chinese:
- How the Chinese Eat Fish for Good Luck | Chinese New Year
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Why Chinese Mothers Take Serravallo’s Tonic for Postpartum Healing
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Cooking Tips for the Traditional Chinese Birthday Misua Recipe
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Why the Chinese Give Red Envelope Gifts (Ang Pao) for Chinese New Year
Hope you can share them, too.
— Filipino-Chinese, Travel —
Travel with Kids in Search for the Old and New
When you travel with kids, where do you go? In our family, as we travel with kids, we intentionally seek out the old and the new, keeping in mind that we should maximize their learning experience. Homeschooling in Bacolod As part of our homeschooling in Bacolod efforts, my husband and I have always allocated time and… Read More Travel with Kids in Search for the Old and New
Bacolaodiat Festival and Spring Festival Gala for Chinese Cultural Experience
Experiencing the Bacolaodiat Chinese New year in Bacolod City. The kids got into the celebrating with full Chinese costumes for kids. Bacolaodiat in Bacolod City Bacolod City is big on Chinese New Year. And why shouldn’t it? The big population of Filipino-Chinese residents have organized themselves in order to hold the annual Bacolaodiat Festival. Each year,… Read More Bacolaodiat Festival and Spring Festival Gala for Chinese Cultural Experience
— Babies, Filipino-Chinese —
Dealing With Startle Reflex in Infants
The startle reflex or startle reaction “is a response to sudden, startling stimuli, such as sudden noise or sharp movement. There’s a Chinese medicine for that.… Read More Dealing With Startle Reflex in Infants
— Babies, Filipino-Chinese —
Teething Powder from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Teething is such a pain for babies. And it’s also a bane for parents who need to carry their young ones all day and overnight just to soothe them. We need a baby teething remedy that is effective. And with my two daughters, I used only one things — Chinese teething powder.… Read More Teething Powder from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Preparing an Older Child for the Coming of a Sibling
Long before I got pregnant, we already bought a couple of children’s books for Dindin talking about having a sibling. She read them several times, and well, we did not really get a reaction from her. Then we learned last January 1 that I am indeed with child, so we started conditioning Dindin for the… Read More Preparing an Older Child for the Coming of a Sibling