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Why I Love Being Bilingual & Want my Kids to Speak 2 Languages-MainPhoto

Why I Love Being Bilingual & Want my Kids to Speak 2 Languages

I’ll admit it: I’m love the fact that I am bilingual. And when I say I’m bilingual, I don’t mean that I can speak two languages, more or less fluently. I mean that I am fully fluent in English and Spanish, and that I speak, read and…
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Mamiverse Guide of Rome for Families With Kids

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I live in Italy, and I’ve spent a lot of time in Rome. Now that I’m a mother, I tend to look at things differently than I did pre-parenthood, and that includes how I look at travel. Rome is one of the most historic, fascinating cities…
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How Children Can Help Parents Learn Spanish

After 28 years as a language instructor I can tell how people learn best. While it’s true we all learn a bit differently, when it comes to acquiring information and retaining it we are all pretty much the same. We remember with visual aids…
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Why It’s More Fun to Travel With Your Adult Kids

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Family vacations change as your kids get older. You go from taking your toddlers to amusement parks and zoos to enduring decidedly unamused teenagers sulking in the backseat of the minivan. But when your kids are older, you may just find that…
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The Beauty of the Dominican Republic in Images

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[lbgallery ids="46358,46360,46361,46362,46363,46364,46365,46366,46367,46368"] (All photos by Phillippe Diederich)
7 Secrets to Avoid Being an Overscheduled Mom!-MainPhoto

7 Secrets to Avoid Being an Overscheduled Mom

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Alarm clock, shower, sleepy kids, breakfast, commute, school, work, doctor’s appointment, the big work meeting, parent-teacher conference, that guilty feeling because the tooth fairy forgot to show up, after school activities, karate, yoga,…
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Celebrate Florida 500 in the Florida Keys!

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We’ve partnered with Ford Motor Company to share with our readers our adventures celebrating the 500 years of Florida and the state’s Latino influence.  This is the third and final post of the series. All #FamiliaTravel stories aim to…
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20 Rules for Parents of College-Bound Kids

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There’s a lot of preparation needed as your child readies to leave for college, and not all of it involves tuition payments and picking out a bedspread for her dorm room. As the senior year of high school gets underway and the rush to campus…
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Three Latinas Discuss Their College-Bound Dreams

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Editor’s Note: The following article is one in a series presented in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and designed to help parents prepare to send their kids off to college, brought to you by Colgate. What’s it like to be the first person…