FAFSA Tips For Parents
Honor Roll, School
If paying for college is one of the most important considerations you have regarding your child’s education, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is your gateway into scholarships, subsidized student loans and a host of…
5 Ways to Nurture Your Child's Positive Body Image and Self Esteem
Health, Parenting
As a mother, you have the power to create a positive environment for your children, where everyone is respected, regardless of weight or body type. Whether you are raising daughters, sons or both, the first step in creating a positive body-image…
How To Find The Best Summer Camp
Honor Roll, School
Despite frigid temperatures and unexpected snow in some parts of the country, now’s the time to start thinking summer—camps that is. Summer camps are one of the best ways to keep kids physically engaged and intellectually stimulated…
The Mane Event
Beauty, Style
Editor’s Note: We winterize our cars, but not the driver. Time to take care of mami, and winter is the perfect time to detox and refresh. This Detoxing From Head to Toe series will help you do just that.
The first thing you need to know…
Mompreneur Spotlight: Celebrity Chef Melissa Guerra
Money, Work
Melissa Guerra is a celebrity chef, cookbook author, and owner of an award-winning Latin American culinary store in San Antonio. If you’re looking for the best pan de polvo recipe or an authentic mortar and pestle hecho en Mexico, Guerra’s…
Spotty Nails: What Does it Mean?
Health, Medical News
MEDICAL MYTH: White Spots on Fingernails Mean Vitamin Deficiency. What does it mean, really?
BUST: Though a popular belief that white spots on one’s fingernails mean a calcium and zinc deficiency, those visible little spots on your…
SOPA. PIPA. What's at Stake? MUCHO
Money, Technology
What's the big deal, you say? Sopa is delicioso and cute babies have pipas. So how bad can two little Internet laws be?
Well, in Washington, D.C., SOPA stands for the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill that the House of Representatives is voting…
In Defense of Books, Not Banning
Life, Opinions
The new Arizona mandate to end the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American studies classes this week had school officials boxing and carting out of classrooms books that deal with oppression, race and ethnicity, including those…
I Want to Party Like...My Parents!
Empowerment, Health
In Proust’s novel, Remembrance of Things Past the narrator is transported back in time with the taste of the soft cookies called Madeleines dipped in tea. For me it is hearing the laughter of adults at a party.
My parents threw great…