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Early Puberty in Girls: Are Chemicals in Our Food to Blame?

I experienced early puberty. My breasts developed when I was 5 and my menstrual cycles began when I was 7. By age 9, I was fully grown to adult size. Back then in Puerto Rico, nobody could explain why I had an early development. However, I…
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How to Make Studying Fun for Your Kids

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When children hear the words: It’s time to study, they think they’re being hauled off to experience some kind of punishment. What they don’t know is that studying can be fun, interactive, and can happen on a daily basis without them…
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Save Money on Kids Clothes with Hand-Me-Downs

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My friends often call me frugal, especially when it comes to my kids’ clothes. My son was born when my daughter was 15 months old, as was my quest for figuring ways to pass clothes between them. As soon as I learned that baby #2 would…
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Diego Rivera: His World and Ours

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Diego Rivera: His World and Ours Written & Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh Abrams • 2011 • 34 pages Hardcover ($16.95) ISBN: 9780810997318 Ages 7 and up Diego Rivera was one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. Known…
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The Latino Children’s Literature Movement

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Last month, something happened that ignited a movement among a small group of Latinas. Motoko Rich, a writer for the New York Times, wrote an article sharing what so many of us Latina moms already knew: Our Latino children don’t have sufficient…
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How a Mom of a Child with Special Needs Handles Stress

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Parents of kids with special needs tend to experience more stressful situations than typical parents. As a mother to two children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome, I’ve encountered all sorts of isolation and stress while raising…
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Our Little Roses Ministry Helps Poor Girls in Honduras

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Our Little Roses Ministry (OLR)in San Pedro Sula (Honduras) is a loving home for 73 orphans—poor or abused girls who otherwise would have no place to go. There are no governmental social services or funds for Honduran children who become…
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Children’s Book Awards You Should Know About

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It’s award season, and while many of us are glued to our TV screens to find out who’s won a Golden Globe or been nominated for an Oscar, let’s remember that this is also book award season. From the Caldecott, to the Newbery, to the…
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Childhood Sexual Development Guide

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Although we may not like to think of our children as sexual beings, they are. Children are born with the equipment that will later make them able to reproduce. As such, their bodies have been designed to be sexual, and sexual development…