We’re glad to let you know that our first installation of Week of Mamás Blogueras was a huge hit, thanks to the beautifully inspiring posts written by Tati, Jen, Violeta, Mónica and Carrie and to the comments you all took the time to make. A light bulb went off in our heads enlightening us to the fact that there are many parents in the blogosphere writing about their challenges and victories, as well as sharing how-to’s and advice on theirRead More ...
Sorry…this giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner-Jennifer Short. Although we are – THANK GOD – past this stage at our house, some of you might be thinking about starting potty training or maybe are in the middle of it right now and if you are Latina, you might be able to relate to the following story. Besides, I’ll be going through it all over again soon, as I am four months pregnant with my second child!! So, IRead More ...
Warning: Your kid will jump, dance, twirl, move her arms all around, ask for more (and más and more…) and make YOU sweat like a vaca! I’m not kidding here. This thing is addictive. ...
We hope you enjoy our weekly round up of all things bilingual and bicultural: 1) Immigrants’ Children: An NPR occasional series – Immigrants bring many things to the U.S., but their lasting contribution to the country has always been their children. NPR’s series Immigrants’ Children looks at that legacy, telling the stories of those children and examining the issues they face. I can’t wait to read or listen to more of this interesting series. The one about the Germans inRead More ...
Our first Week of Mamás Blogueras comes to an end with this entertaining and endearing post by Carrie Weir, Cuban-American blogger, entrepreneur and mamá to a precious girl. Stop by Carrie’s blog-Bilingual in the Boonies-for a good dose of her unique sense of humor and a peek into this Latina’s bilingual life. ...
Week of Mamás Blogueras has turned out to be much more enriching and inspiring than we ever imagined. We count ourselves lucky to have grouped such an amazing and talented group of blogueras. Today’s post by Mónica is no exception. She´s done a great job introducing herself, so I’ll let you read it from her own words. I do want to add that the Latin Baby Book Club was one of the first blogs we found while doing our researchRead More ...
Week of Mamás Blogueras is going strong and we couldn’t be happier with the stories these amazing women have posted. If you missed the first two entries in this series, you can click here and here to catch up. Today’s post is by poet and writer, Violeta García-Mendoza. Violeta and her husband adopted three children from Guatemala and have made a commitment to raise them bilingual and bicultural with strong connections to their heritage. So much to admire about thisRead More ...
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We are two Latina moms – best friends since college – who are extremely passionate about ensuring our children not only speak both our languages, English and Español, but that they also grow up proud of both their cultures, Latino and American. Over three years ago we realized there's was a lack of information available for parents raising bilingual + bicultural children, so using our background in media, we launched SpanglishBaby.
