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Did you know that movement is the most important way for babies to explore and learn about their physical and social environment? The Active Baby Stage – the first two years of life – is a period for developmental achievement and intellectual growth. It is a time of intense exploration of the environment as they attempt to understand how things work. One way you can encourage movement is through the new Yoga Stretchycise routine developed by Pampers. This series of exercises was inspired by baby yoga, which offers quality physical stimulation including flowing postures, holding, movement, touch, voice, and deep relaxation.

Baby yoga is a great way to encourage active physical activity, which is very important at this stage. The Pampers Yoga Stretchycise helps encourage your baby’s development by maximizing body movement and encouraging learning through play. Baby yoga also nurtures the bond between parents and their child. Meanwhile, Pampers’ newest product – Pampers Active Baby – helps encourage movement through its unique stretchy side tapes that follows a baby’s body shape for a more comfortable fit, so baby can play all day.

Learn more about Pampers Yoga Stretchycise and Pampers Active Baby at www.pampers.ph.

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Skin allergies are a more serious problem than you think, especially for young children. According to Philippine allergy experts, there has been an increasing number of allergy-related conditions over the years, and this number is expected to grow due to the Filipino public’s lack of awareness. What most of us don’t know is that skin allergies are actually a reaction of the immune system. Allergic reactions are the body’s responses to environmental substances that may be harmless to some people, but could trigger these reactions to those who are sensitive to this substance. Children and infants, in particular, are sensitive to the harsh chemicals found in perfumes and laundry detergents. As much as 20% of children and babies experience contact dermatitis from these chemicals, because parents unknowingly expose their children to allergenic substances.

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When I was a kid, I thought the worst part of growing up was that I’d be too old to play with toys. I did get older and I realized that age is just a number, and that adults can still very well buy toys if they please – especially since we now earn our own money! So if you’re a kid or a kid-at-heart with a fondness for toys and collectibles, you might want to head to the Power Plant Mall’s Focus on Toys on June 26-28.

Focus on Toys is the first leg of Rockwell’s Focus on Collections series, and this weekend you can expect the mall to be invaded by robots, admire vintage toys and Lego, and awe at the marvel of the Transformers 2 display. On June 27 there will be a cosplay competition where amazing prizes await winners, and on June 28 the 501st Stormtrooper battalion will be marching across the mall.

For more info, log on to powerplantmall.multiply.com & cosplayfusion.multiply.com. See you there!

Make Father’s Day memorable for dad and the whole family by shopping at the Power Plant Mall on June 21! Present any single-purchase receipt worth P1,000 from any store in the mall to the Dad’s Hug Station and receive a free photo giveaway from Vint. You can also participate in the Ultimate Father’s Day Card and Raffle by getting five coupons from the Ultimate Father’s Day Card stamped by stores and restaurants at the mall. Getting all coupons stamped means you’ll have the chance to win one of the three Tangent Retro Radios being given away from Acoustic Dimension!

After shopping, you can enjoy a sit-down dinner with your family at the Concourse Level of the mall while enjoying a concert by the UP Jazz Ensemble. Concert begins at 6 pms. For restaurant reservations, call Mark Dantes at 8981708 local 110. Winners of the Acoustic Dimension raffle will be announced during the concert.

See you there!

By Belen D

At 10AM today, Matthew and I were participants of another Guiness world record attempt–the Synchronized breastfeeding event. Twenty or so other countries participated in this attempt but my friends Nona Castillo and Dr Elvira Henares Esguerra were the organizers of this event in cooperation with World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA).

Despite the storm (continuous rains since yesterday) and the possible floods along the way, Matt and I travelled to Technology Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) building in Taguig this morning and got there at 9:30AM. Fortunately, classes had been called off so there was less traffic. Surprisingly, most of the flood waters had also subsided along C5.

At exactly 10AM, we all breastfed our children while Nona recited a prayer she composed. After one minute, we most probably made a world record! We must have gathered over 40 mothers and children (the minimum number is 25 mothers with children per site) despite the storm.

Matthew gamely breastfed and smiled for the cameras. Matthew and Elvira’s son Larry were running around and playing the whole time while the press people were filiming, taking photos, interviewing us. I got interviewed by Reuters’ Philippine staff. We ate a healthy vegetarian meal prepared by Nurturers of the Earth (Nona’s NGO that promotes indigenous food, which included breastmilk, in order to preserve our environment as well). Although the host of the event, Edu Manzano, and the senators who wanted to be present (Chiz Escudero for example), the bad weather prevented them from travelling to the site. TESDA officials and the media were there (GMA7, Reuters, etc) so we hope to get a lot of media mileage in the news later today or tomorrow.

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