Leodini’s Magical Creations

For disciplining a student for his unorthodox table etiquette, Norman Bergeron has now become the subject of commentaries by annoyed readers.
It’s a distinction that parents would have not conferred to him had he let a Filipino boy be with his usual table manners. Bergeron would have passed into obscurity had he the sense to lace [...]

A parent can keep his family’s happiness level in the stratosphere by being always on the lookout for humor in even the most mundane, everyday routine.
Take answering questions, for example. As we all know kids love to spew questions the way Mt. Vesuvius loved to spew lava. Most of these questions are .simple. They pose [...]

Over the years, my family grew in number, though not in stature. My wife and I contributed five children to the country’s population explosion problem. We always consoled ourselves with the thought that we brought up our children as happy, contented, and adorable young persons.
Now, if you don’t have five children, you may not be [...]

I always believe a lighthearted answer can create fun interaction with the one posing the question.
This doesn’t mean that you will not give him the correct answer. If you know the answer, give it to him. My point is that, answers need not be bland. On the contrary, they should be spiced with wit. In [...]

At one time or another, parents around the world face the ticklish situation of children wanting to know what name to call their sex organs. When kids become curious and ask what in the world is that thing between their legs, most parents resort to using all sorts of euphemism, baby talk, and coded language [...]

There are many ways to entertain children. Entertainment makes them happy. Happy kids, of course, make their parents happy as well.
Over the years, I’ve found that, besides magic tricks, children can easily find happiness in simple treats one can find around the house. When my eldest daughter Murielle was still one-year old, I used to [...]