15 Ways to Dispel the Cheating Latino Stereotype
Featured Stories, Life, Love & Relationships
There are all kinds of Latino stereotypes—they’re caliente with seductive love making skills and a sexual appetite that knows no equal. Sadly, that supports the other stereotype about Latinos—all that smoldering sexuality means they’re…
19 Facts Every Latina Mom Needs to Know About the Immigration Debate
Featured Stories, Money, News & Politics
Since October, it is estimated that approximately 57,000 Central American immigrant children have entered the United States. Reportedly, 80% are from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala and another 30,000 children are expected to emigrate…
10 Ways to De-Gorge Your Breastfeeding Boobs
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
You suffered through morning sickness and months of swollen ankles to produce that perfect little person. So, here’s your first lesson of motherhood—your body and your baby won’t be on the same schedule.
A few days after giving birth,…
15 Ways to Nurture Your Kids’ Spanish During the Summer
Featured Stories, Honor Roll, School
According to a 2013 Pew Research Center report, Spanish is the most widely spoken language at home in the United States, other than English. It is also the most widely spoken language, besides English, by non-Hispanics. However, Pew Research…
Quick Chicken and Sausage Paella
Featured Stories, Lunch, Recipes
Paella is not usually a quick cooking dish, taking upward of an hour and a quarter-particularly if you make it with Aborio rice, which takes its time. Not so anymore. With the change to long-grain rice basmati rice, and your trusty pal the…
The Mournful Mom: 11 Myths About Postpartum Depression
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), it is estimated that 9-16% of birth mothers display some form of postpartum depression (PPD). While the symptoms of this enigmatic condition differ for everyone, they often include…
10 Plants from the Amazon that Have Medicinal Properties
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
UPDATED August 1st, 2016
One cannot deny the vastness and incredible biodiversity of the rainforest. Part of the reason why there is such a push to stop deforestation in the Amazon is due to the rainforest plants that have medicinal properties,…
YES We Can…But Should We Always? 10 Reasons Why Saying NO Matters Too
Empowerment, Featured Stories, Health
Raise your hand if there are times when just one more request might send you over the edge. We all seem to be overscheduled, overextended and completely overbooked most of the time. Yet when someone we love needs help, we tend to say yes,…
The Choco-Truth: 18 Surprising Facts About Cacao
Diet & Nutrition, Featured Stories, Health
In case you didn’t know, cacao beans are the dried seeds of a tropical tree that are used to make cocoa and chocolate. Dark chocolate is definitely one of our guilty pleasures, but we started to worry a little when we read that we should…