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Teen Pregnancy: What To Do?

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According to statistics, almost one million teenage girls become mothers every year. And DoSomething.org reports that in 2008, “the teen pregnancy rate among African-American and Hispanic teen girls, age 15 to 19, was over two and a half…
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Disney Social Media Moms Celebration the Mamiverse Way

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I’ve just returned from Disney Social Media Moms Celebration in Orlando Florida. After a wonderful Mother´s Day Breakfast and chocolate-covered farewell on Sunday, once home I confess I took a 2-hour nap to recoup. That was my gift to myself…
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How a Video Monitor Can Help Loving Fussy Babies

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I am home all day with my lovely little girls who are both under two years old. Raising two under two has its perks—we’re getting all the diapering and sleepless nights out of the way all at once, but it has significant challenges that…
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How I Celebrate My Mom on Mother’s Day

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One of the things I am most thankful for about becoming a mother is that it has helped me appreciate my own mother all over again. You see, growing up, we always butted heads. There was the typical stuff—her being super strict and me thinking…
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Open Adoption: When Child Wants to Meet His Birth Mother

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Aren’t you scared that he will want to meet his birth mother one day? I am sometimes asked this by well-meaning acquaintances or people who have reached out to me because they are interested in adoption. When I hear that question, what I…

Puppy Saved by Heroic Doggie Mom!

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In honor of Mother’s Day, we bring you this priceless vid of a Golden Retriever saving her puppy from a swimming pool. Happy Mother’s Day to moms of all species! For more fantastic MamiTV videos and content, visit Mamiverse! Read Related: Heroic…
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Smuggled, an Indie Film Celebrating Immigrant Mothers

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The award-winning film, Smuggled written and directed by Ramón Hamilton, brings to life the sacrifice immigrant mothers make to provide their children with better opportunities by leaving their own countries for the United States. The film…
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Mother's Day Gifts for Moms-to-Be

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When does one officially receive the coveted title of Mom? Is it after the baby is born or is it when you become pregnant? I think to many women, you are “mom” from the moment you get that first positive result on the pregnancy test. Let’s…
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Teaching Our Boys How to Treat Girls & Our Girls to Have Self-Respect

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It was Valentine’s Day and I had just picked up my 11-year-old from an extracurricular activity. I asked how his day had been, and specifically, how his Valentine's Day had gone, and he proceeded to tell me the following: A classmate (a…