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In the Land of Undisciplined Children

Posted by: leodini on: March 1, 2007

As a Filipino magician providing family type entertainment and birthday party magic shows in Metro Manila, I belong to several online e-groups and forums. I consider the parent members of these groups my prospective clients. Discussing with them the difficult buy enjoyable task of raising a family keeps me attuned to their needs. It [...]

To Find Happiness, Listen Less to the Experts

Posted by: leodini on: May 14, 2006

The experts are at each other’s throats again. They conduct studies that result in a litany of reasons why the experts on the other side of an issue have it all wrong.
Caught in the crossfire are parents who are at loss whom to listen to or believe in.

Happiness Killer: Link Between Cartoons and Pornography

Posted by: leodini on: April 25, 2006

Watching cartoon shows on television was one of my life’s passion when I was still a child. It is also my children’s passions, among other things, today. SpongeBob and other denizens of cartoonlandia make my kids happy with their antics and humor.
It is not rocket science, therefore, to understand why my kids spend as much [...]

Look What Parents are Doing to Television

Posted by: leodini on: April 25, 2006

Television can be a useful tool to entertain children. Parents who harness its technology correctly can use it to make their children happy.
The trick is to choose the right programs for the children and to schedule the time they spend in front of the TV set. Quality and quantity is the name of the game.

Teach Your Children Not to Be Afraid of the Dark

Posted by: leodini on: April 25, 2006

I know this sounds familiar: your kids refuse to sleep alone in the bedroom. Or you can’t ask them to fetch something from your room when the lights are out in the night. They are afraid of the dark.

Happy Children Can’t Be Found Inside Locked Cars

Posted by: leodini on: April 25, 2006

While we can usually find happiness just by looking at our children’s innocent faces, I know of parents who disregard basic safety measures while watching over their children. Sometimes this disregard to safety is so blatant that it costs children their lives.
Yesterday, while driving to a gig, I spotted a bicycle darting in and out [...]

Today I’ll Break My Rule on Being Happy

Posted by: leodini on: April 24, 2006

As a parent and family entertainer, I constantly think of ways to make children happy. One of the basic strategies I use for dispensing happiness is to keep myself in constant cheerful mood. I find making children (or their parents) happy a simple matter if I am myself happy.
So not so long ago, I made [...]