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How I’m Preparing My Kids for the First Week of School

jennifervasquezAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022

by jennifervasquezAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022078776

It’s that time when summer vacation is winding down, and you and your kids need to shift gears to the school year ahead. In all honesty, it can be stressful thinking about the long checklist you have to get through...

Family

5 Ways to Help Your Kids Feel Less Stressed About Homework

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 14, 2022April 20, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 14, 2022April 20, 2022060339

Sponsored by Paper It starts from the minute they walk through the door. The whining and complaining about homework is something most parents have to contend with on a daily basis. We don’t really blame our kids — we didn’t...

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El Día de Los Niños Celebrations Throughout Latin America

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 30, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 30, 2021015710

Although not much is known about El Día de Los Niños in the United States, it’s an annual celebration throughout many countries in Latin America, that was actually believed to be initiated in Mexico when then President Álvaro Obregón and...

Family

10 Educational Apps for Children and Young Adults with Autism

Nicole YoungApril 20, 2021

by Nicole YoungApril 20, 2021010627

Autism impacts all communities but the Latino community, in particular, suffers from a lack of access to information among other issues that can affect if and when children are diagnosed. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

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78% of Kids Dying from Covid-19 In the U.S. are Black and Brown

Virginia IsaadSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 202008272

The majority of kids dying from Covid-19 are Latinx, Black, or Native American. There are a total of 390,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases among children in the U.S. and 121 have proved fatal, according to a report from the Centers for...

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World Children’s Day is the Perfect Time to Talk About Kids in Detention

Araceli CruzNovember 20, 2019July 15, 2020

by Araceli CruzNovember 20, 2019July 15, 202002143

Today is World Children’s Day and what better time than now to bring awareness to a recent report that reveals that more than 300,000 children are detained all over the world. What’s equally upsetting is that the United States has...

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U.S. Has More Detained Children Than Any Other Country

Araceli CruzNovember 19, 2019July 15, 2020

by Araceli CruzNovember 19, 2019July 15, 20200978

A startling new report by the United Nations shows that the United States has more detained children in its custody than any other country. The UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty, written by UN-linked human rights lawyer Manfred...

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6 Amazing Subscription Boxes Latinx Kiddos Will Love

Priscilla BlossomJanuary 23, 2019August 17, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomJanuary 23, 2019August 17, 202003956

Subscription boxes continue to be popular among our generation, and who can blame us? What’s not to love about receiving a special treat in the mail every month? While these subscriptions run the gamut from beauty products (ahem, Ipsy) to...

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How to Teach Your Kids Life Skills You Don’t Have

HipLatinaApril 19, 2018October 14, 2020

by HipLatinaApril 19, 2018October 14, 20200864

Nobody is perfect. Every parent’s dream is to help their children achieve what they couldn’t. We are acutely aware of the cost of our own failings and don’t want our children to struggle with the same things we do. You...

Lifestyle

9 Latina Moms Tell Us How They Parent Differently Than Their Mothers

Priscilla BlossomMarch 21, 2018October 23, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomMarch 21, 2018October 23, 2020110161

When you become a mother, you often have to look toward other mothers for advice. You think back to the things your own madrecita did, and your abuela, and your tias, and all your friends. Sometimes you reach out to...

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Daycare Waxes Toddlers Eyebrows Without Mother’s Permission

Araceli CruzFebruary 9, 2018October 27, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 9, 2018October 27, 202001414

Most of us assume that children are safe when they’re dropped off at daycare — or any school for that matter. Sadly, our reality today is we place our trust at the hands of the caretakers at schools, hoping they...

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Raising Great Kids Without Over-Parenting

Mariela RosarioApril 2, 2017February 5, 2021

by Mariela RosarioApril 2, 2017February 5, 20210792

We’re starting a new weekly series called Learn Something New! Up this Sunday? An amazing video that just might speak to a lot of mamas out there. What is your parenting style? Do you hover around your kid? Obsess over...