Lana Kristine Flores-Jelenjev
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Lana Kristine Flores-Jelenjev
The Netherlands
January 14, 2009
 
 
A passionate educator, mother and wife are words that I best describe myself. Having been in the field of early childhood education for more than a decade now, I feel I have some insights to share with families, particularly women who are raising their children in a multicultural family.

I graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree on Family Life and Child Development. My experiences include preschool and collegiate level teaching, giving trainings to educators and parents, as academic consultant for preschools, and my current life role now- a devoted wife to my loving husband, a mother to a 16 month old, and soon to a little bundle of joy to add to our family.

In here I write about my experiences as a mother, wife and educator ---all a part of my new life in a new land and with new challenges.



 

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Lana Kristine Flores-Jelenjev
May 2, 2010

I could say that after visiting a couple of Filipina friends who have given birth here in the Netherlands, I am now to some extent familiar to the Dutch birth traditions. Below are three most ...
 
 
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Lana Kristine Flores-Jelenjev
April 15, 2010

For 18 years now, Ang Bata at Kalinga (ABaKa) –Volunteers for Children’s Welfare, Inc. have been pursuing their mission in promoting concern and compassion towards the plight of children living in ...
 
 
Lana Kristine Flores-Jelenjev
April 4, 2010

This is part two of my article on All you need to know when pregnant here in the Netherlands. I hope that the tips I shared can be of great assistance to those who are ...
 
 
Lana Kristine Flores-Jelenjev
March 6, 2010

In just a few months time two good friends of mine are going to be first time mommies. But before they get to that, they are now going through the marvel and struggles of pregnancy. ...
 
 
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Lana Kristine Flores-Jelenjev
January 12, 2010

One of my fondest memories as a child is celebrating Christmas with my family and relatives. I can vividly recall how my cousins, my brother, and I would be going from one relative or ...
 
 
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Lana Kristine Jelenjev-Flores
November 20, 2009

A few days ago, Manny Pacquiao brought glory to the Philippines by winning another boxing title to his name. I was one of the millions who highly anticipated the match and cheered when he won. ...
 
 
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Lana Kristine Jelenjev-Flores
August 20, 2009

Our daughter came up to me one afternoon hurrying from the playroom to the living room where I was attending to her brother and saying “aww my hoofd, my hoofd” (aww my head, my head). ...
 
 
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Lana Kristine Jelenjev-Flores
December 18, 2008

This for me is a recurring question during parenting seminars, not only from first time mothers but parents who at one point had to stop and re-think their parenting styles. Parents commonly ask this after ...
 
 
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Lana Kristine Jelenjev-Flores
January 14, 2009

A couple of years ago I read the speech “A Borderless World” given by Patricia Evangelista, who at age 19 won the International Public Speaking Competition in London on May 2004. In it she wrote ...
 
 
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Lana Kristine Jelenjev-Flores
January 14, 2009

Initially the article I intended to write was about Preparing for Homebirth in the Netherlands. However, like my first pregnancy, I gave birth a week earlier than planned so instead of preparing for homebirth my ...