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Dance Class Day

February 3, 2012 By Melanie Edwards Leave a Comment

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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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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: abuela, abuelo, abuelos, baby boy, baby girl, children, grandparent relationship, grandparents, Parenting, special grandparent relationship

Speak Only When Spoken To?

January 30, 2012 By Melanie Edwards 1 Comment

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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Filed Under: Baby Girl, Parenting Tagged With: childhood, childhood rules, children, kid rules, kids, Parenting, rules of the past, speak only when spoken to

Would You Let Your Little Girl Wear These? Wordless Wednesday

November 16, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 8 Comments

Heels for young girls at a local shoe store.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: daughters, girls, heels for girls, heels for young girls, little girl heels, little girls, miercoles mudo, shoes, wordless wednesday

Latina Moms and #AmaTuCereal: Kellogg’s Breakfast Findings

November 11, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 2 Comments

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}

October 4, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 37 Comments

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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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