Safety Tips For Sharing Your Child's Photos Online
Money, Technology
It’s another ordinary day, scrolling down Facebook’s newsfeed, eyeing the pretty pictures. Oh look, there’s a photo of little Luz peering her head out of a SpongeBob costume. And oh, Anita’s sporting her new headset of braces at school…
Top Must-Know Family Friendly Vehicles!
Automotive, Money
I have a friend who swears she will put it in her wedding vows that she will never, ever drive a minivan. In fact, if her future husband even suggests it, the marriage is off and she gets everything. I personally think she is brilliant, fantastic,…
A Child's Education Begins at Home
Bilingual Tips, School
I didn’t mean to become Mommy Maestra. I sort of fell into it when my husband and I found ourselves in a bit of an educational dilemma.We’d recently moved to rural North Carolina from Texas after my husband accepted a new job. With two…
Dealing With First Day Jitters As a Teacher
Resources, School
First day jitters? I spent hours preparing for my first day of school: choosing just the right outfit, sorting and re-sorting my newly-purchased supplies, carefully honing my greeting, researching the course curriculum—and sweating buckets!…
Latinos Bridging the Digital Divide
Honor Roll, School
Gone are the days when the only supplies students needed were pens, pencils and paper, when doing a research paper meant a trip to the stacks of the local library, and a visual presentation meant poster board and glue sticks.Today, school…
5 Facts About Dyslexia
Resources, School
According to The International Dyslexia Association, “dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and…
Fun Craft Projects for Kids
Resources, School
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. —Pablo Picasso
400 guests.
More gifts than we could fit in our car.
Dollar dance money bulging from the silky drawstring bag.
All of it is a blur.…
I'm Not the Nanny, Says This Latina Mom
Health, Parenting
We were at a Manhattan water park when it happened. I was with my then 3-year-old daughter, Luna, playing in a sandpit on a foul, chilly morning beneath clouds that looked like ripped paper. It was no day to be outside, but living in a city…
My Perfect Son Has Autism
Health, Parenting
“He can’t talk, but I think he is a genius!”
“Really? How so,” she asked, hesitantly.
I could hear my voice quiver as my nerves drove speed into my words. I felt the need to compensate for each concern I had about my son’s…