How to Sneak Some Exercise into Your Children's Activities
Fitness & Exercise, Health
Getting your kids out and moving this summer is more than just fun for them—it’s vital to their health. And summer is the perfect time to get your little ones up and out of the house, even if you have to sneak activity into their day.
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Style Icons We Love
Style, Trends
Some women just have “IT”— a magnetism, an innate confidence, and a unique flair that shines through every aspect of their lives. These women could make a burlap sack look like haute couture. They’d belt it, throw on a pair of heels…
Mamiverse Guide to Cabo San Lucas
Money, Traveling
My friend called me recently and instead of saying "hello," she greeted me with those five words every new mami has uttered in desperation, "I. Need. To. Get. Away." That's exactly how she said it. A period after each distressed word. She…
How did Zumba Become Such a Fitness Craze?
Fitness & Exercise, Health
Zumba, the booty-popping, hip-thrusting, arm-waving dance exercise craze that has been sweeping the planet, was pure happenstance or a “happy accident,” as Zumba founder Alberto "Beto" Perez refers to it. Beto was ready to lead his step…
Are Women's Magazines Depressing You?
Empowerment, Health
As you guide your grocery cart toward the checkout line and past the magazines, an impossibly toned bikini-clad beauty catches your eye. The headline reads ‘Christina Milian’s Amazing Post-Baby Beach Bod!’ You want to keep pushing toward…
Toyota Prius: A Review
Dollars and Sense, Money
“I wish they had this car when you were growing up,” my mother tells me. She’s talking about her new Prius. And she is in love. My mother raised us children in the era of THE BIG FAMILY TANK. She started with a station wagon in the late…
How To Negotiate With Your Kids Without Giving In
Health, Parenting
Life with kids often involves negotiation, whether we like it or not. The negotiation between you and your children can actually be an empowering experience for them if you structure it properly. Take, for example, this scenario: You are diligently…
How to Attain Truly Effortless Beauty
Beauty, Style
Watching an episode of the Real Housewives of the O.C. (or Beverly Hills) is mesmerizingly entertaining; but it can leave you yearning for just one housewife who isn’t always perfectly coifed, displays anything below a C cup, talks with…
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…