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Keeping Your Child Safe from Predators

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It’s a sickening and enraging thought that my tween son and teenage niece are considered fair game in the sexual exploits of  predators. But as disturbing as the thought of a sexual predator is, the truth is child molesters lurk all around…
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The New Online Latina Mom

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Online Latina Moms are quite comfortable with technology (owning laptops, smart phones and tablet computers) in big numbers. When they go online they prefer to get information via articles, are interested in a Latina point of view, and are on…
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Five At-Home Gel Manicure Kits You Should Own

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If you’ve been getting a gel manicure for years, it can hard to let the habit go. But let’s face it: weekly gel nails are pricey, and we don’t always have the time to go to the salon right when our mani is crying for it. Luckily, at-home…
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Honoring the Iron Lady in Our Lives

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Watching The Iron Lady on the big screen, I was suddenly taken out of the film by a flash of recognition. For a moment, I saw my great aunt Concepcion—known to us as To (my brother and I called her Toe)—come to life before me. Like Margaret…
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Medical Myth Buster: Red Meat and Iron

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Myth: Eat Red Meat for More Iron Bust: Green vegetables—including kale, spinach, and green collards—and beans are a higher source of iron than meat. Moreover, they provide with nonheme iron, a form of iron that is more readily absorbed when…
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The Pregnancy Project: Gaby Rodriguez Takes on Teen Pregnancy

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Just one year ago, Gaby Rodriguez was just like any other high school senior getting ready to graduate: She had good grades, good friends, a cute boyfriend and supportive family in her hometown of Toppenish, Washington. As all…
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Cooking With Your Computer

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Black bean soup—that’s what was on the menu last night. I remembered the onions, the garlic, the oregano… But what was the ingredient I was forgetting? And which of my many cookbooks had the best recipe? I couldn’t remember either…
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Celeb Moms Get into the Baby Biz

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More and more celeb moms are getting into the baby biz. Jessica Alba recently added savvy and socially conscious entrepreneur to her resume with the launch of The Honest Co. The breathtakingly gorgeous, insanely talented, and proud mom of two…
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The Latina Mom Vote: Florida Poll Reveals Support for Obama, Jobs & Dream Act

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With just a few days before the Florida primary election a new survey conducted by Mamiverse shows that Latina mom voters in the Sunshine State are less than impressed by the GOP candidate pool, with more than two-thirds noting “none of…