When it comes to empowering our girls, it is always good to have resources and tools that can help us nurture them. That’s why I’m delighted with the newly released bilingual children’s book “BE BOLD! BE BRAVE! ¡SÉ AUDAZ, SÉ … Continue reading
As a multicultural mom, helping my kids develop a strong identity and self-esteem is very important to me. As we know, identity and self-esteem are closely intertwined as they shape the way you perceive yourself and how you define yourself. … Continue reading
Ever since I moved to the United States back in 2004 the words journalist and journalism started to have new meaning. At first, with my very first job as a Latina journalist at a local, weekly paper in Grand Rapids, … Continue reading
A book is one of the greatest tools we have as moms for teaching our kids about the world around them. Developmental experts and neuroscientists agree that developing empathy through reading is not only effective but also highly necessary as … Continue reading
It is no secret that culture is at the center of my life and that I’m instilling my Latino culture and traditions to my children as a way to pass on our values and the connection to our heritage. However, … Continue reading
Fábulas, metáforas, dichos, décimas. Those who know me will agree they are all part of my conversational speech in Spanish. Growing up with my grandmother, hearing Dominican sayings was as routine as the morning smell of lemongrass tea made from … Continue reading
As the summer is winding down, I am reminiscing about all the amazing things that happened during the last three months. My first-ever visit to San Antonio was one of the highlights of this summer for me, as the city … Continue reading
Growing up in the D.R., I experienced firsthand the trials and tribulations of everyday life in a developing country: power outages, lack of food and water, diseases that are almost unheard of in first-world countries, among many other things. These … Continue reading