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Dance Class Day

Once a week, my daughter goes to dance class. Since the dance center she attends is closer to my parents’ house, I take the opportunity to head to their house after picking her up from school. We use this time to hang out with the abuelos and I get a chance to see my parents [...]

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Speak Only When Spoken To?

Baby Girl

Last weekend we had a friend of ours visiting from out of town. He has been a good friend of my husband for over 10 years and gets along great with the kids. Baby girl thinks he’s pretty funny and as is true with most people, she loves talking to him, which is fine by [...]

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Would You Let Your Little Girl Wear These? Wordless Wednesday

Parenting

Heels for young girls at a local shoe store. Liked this? Share with others:

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Latina Moms and #AmaTuCereal: Kellogg’s Breakfast Findings

Latino Culture

Last year I had the opportunity to host a Kellogg’s Love Your Cereal breakfast with friends and family. We learned more about Kellogg’s cereals and had a chance to ask questions directly from a Kellogg’s representative. This year, I’ve once again partnered with Kellogg’s and was part of the Ama Tu Cereal (Love Your Cereal) [...]

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Bilingual Learning with El Perro y El Gato: A Hispanic Heritage Month {Giveaway}

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As you know, I try my best to raise my children in a bilingual environment. I speak Spanish to them as much as possible, as do my parents, we sing songs in Spanish, read Spanish or bilingual books, and sometimes, we also watch cartoons in Spanish. My husband is very supportive in this effort and [...]

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Raising Beautiful Girls: Conversations of Body Image

Baby Girl

A few months ago, one of my aunts was visiting from out of town. She was staying at my mami’s house and they were heading out for a day at a local park since they were bored with staying home. I took the opportunity to tag along so baby girl could have some fun at [...]

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How Do You Recover from Parenting Fails?

Parenting

What do you do to recover from those moments in parenting when you just lose it all? Those moments when the frustration, disappointment, and overall lack of positive energy leave you and you end up in a state of utter insanity with your kids? I despise the person I become when frustration takes over. I [...]

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5 Ideas for Keeping Kids Busy this Summer

Parenting

Photo: Dmitry Kichenko My five year old will be starting Kindergarten this fall. She just completed pre-Kindergarten and since her preschool follows the same school calendar as the public schools, that means she has an actual summer off, just like all school-aged kids. This also means that she’ll be spending a lot of time at [...]