Entries by Mamiverse Team

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Online: The New Modern Generation

It turns out that your kids are doing a lot more than just texting and IMing with their smartphones, tablets and laptops. According to the Internet Innovation Alliance, they’re a generation connected to broadband in a completely unprecedented way, and that connectivity touches nearly every aspect of their lives. They use their phones in place […]

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Food, Family & Love: Four Latina Stories

Editor’s Note: The following article is one in a series of pieces inspired by a celebration of Latino heritage and smart nutrition, brought to you by Beech-Nut/Goya. For us Latina moms, food is about so much more than just what we put into our mouths. The choices we make in our kitchen are often a […]

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The Chaotic Reality of Parenting

Wow. Is it really that bad? A new infographic from StokeBox.com suggests that modern moms are drowning in responsibilities—and oceans of laundry. Plus, they spend about $1000 a year on kids’ clothes, which their little ones outgrow about every 3-6 months. StokeBox is an online network where moms (and dads) can trade, for $5 plus […]

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I Dreamt: A Book About Hope

I Dreamt: A Book About Hope By Gabriela Olmos • Various Illustrators Translated by Elisa Amado Groundwood Books • 2012 • 36 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 978-1-55498-330-8 Ages 5-8 There is much violence around the world, and unfortunately, children are often right in the center of it. This book is about dreams, specifically the dream to […]

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The Twin Sibling My Daughter Never Had

When I became pregnant through fertility treatment, I had something in common with about 30 percent of other women who undergo IVF or IVF with donor eggs and receive two or more 5-day blastocysts in utero. I was pregnant with twins. I suspected this was the case from the outset. I was tracking my hCG […]

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Online Universities: A Cost-Saving Path to a College Degree

The recent recession has adversely affected most segments of the population, but especially Latinos. And while the country struggles to recover, some reports suggest that lack of higher  education opportunities is stalling Latino advancement in today’s economy. Because of the stagnant job sector, more Latinos are opting to go back to college to reverse the […]