The Safe Makers: 13 Ways Moms Can Help Kids Stay Out of Gangs
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
When it comes to keeping our children safe and sheltered from youth gangs, we often feel helpless. Despite our feeling of powerlessness, educators and law enforcement officials agree that effective parenting and being a positive role model…
15 Hilarious Expressions You Know Thanks to Your Latino Grandparents
Entertainment, Featured Stories, Life
September 7 is Grandparents Day and, as always, we’re celebrating! As a culture, Latinos value our grandparents and their hilarious Hispanic quotes. As Tony nominated actress, Olga Merediz tells the American Grandparents Association, “In…
The Saddest Clown: 19 Reasons Why We Still Can’t Stop Reflecting on the Robin Williams Tragedy
Entertainment, Featured Stories, Life
The Robin Williams biography is robust. He was a comic genius and he was an American institution in and of himself. Robin Williams’ death by suicide on August 11, 2014 shook the nation and we’re left with questions, uncertainty and a deep,…
The Art of Battle Picking: 10 Ways to Know When it’s Time to Stand Your Ground
Empowerment, Featured Stories, Health
Win some, lose some and sometimes, find middle ground. Life is a series of compromises, whether it’s a discussion with your spouse about vacation spots, an argument with your kids about bedtime, or a one on one with your boss about the latest…
Sacred Spanish: 13 Ways to Ensure This Generation Speaks Our Tongue
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
According to a 2013 Pew Research Report, Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in the U.S. Seventy-five percent of Hispanics in the U.S. speak Spanish, yet many are not raising bilingual children, and the number of Spanish speakers…
The Scholarly Traveler: 10 Ways to Make Your Family Vacay Educational
Featured Stories, Money, Traveling
Summer is over and school’s back in session. You’re settling into your old routine, your kids are back to homework and after-school activities and it’s almost like summer never happened. So naturally it’s time to think about your next…
9 Breastfeeding Tips That Make it Suck (get it?) Less
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
There's a lot about motherhood that no one ever tells you. People are quick to share the good (how beautiful childbirth can be, how babies are such a miracle, how much love you will feel…) They're not lying, it's mostly all true, but what…
15 Diabetic Warning Signs Every Latina Mom Needs To Know
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
According to the CDC, diabetes affects over 29 Million people in the United States and approximately 1 in 4 people don’t even know they have it. The number diagnosed increases every year, including 208,000 people under the age of 20 who…
All About Figs
Desserts, Featured Stories, Recipes
Seeing figs on sale at the local market is nature’s reminder that we are approaching the last smoldering days of warm weather. I guess that’s why I get sort of excited and nostalgic at the same time. Fresh figs are fragile and delicate.…