About: Ana Flores

Last week we brought you a super popular giveaway: an Old Navy $100 shopping spree! I gave you an idea of what you could use the dough for when I shared what I was able to get for my kids as we prepare for our trip to Peru — where it’s summer — on Friday. Luckily, I was able to take advantage of the huge sale Old Navy is having on its kids and baby clothing too which means IRead More ...

In the past couple of weeks there have been two studies released related to Latina mamás which have been of particular interest to us here at SpanglishBaby for the insights they’ve revealed related to how ingrained our culture is in our daily lives regardless of our acculturation level. Just this past Monday, BabyCenter released The Hispanic Moms Acculturation Study, which is part of their larger 21st Century Mom Insight Series. The study interviewed 2,479 Hispanic moms — from recent immigrants toRead More ...

Yes, that´s right. We´ve hit the dreaded speech development wall.  My girl, Camila, turned 3 years old in August.  She´s been making sounds and talking up a storm as soon as she discovered she could. She has never been the calladita type.  She´s loud, full of energy and always has something to say.  Problem is, only a handful of people actually understand what she is saying. She is up to speed with the amount of words in her bilingual repertoireRead More ...

A mom needs all the help she can get to get her preschooler to brush her teeth. Music and songs always drive the message home with my girl, so this animated video from Kids Concept has been fun and motivating to get her to brush, brush, brush those dientes! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmhF_u-kReM&feature=channel Do you have a favorite video, song or book to get your kids excited about brushing their teeth? W2DU658K5373 ...

I’ve always been a sucker for old photographs, letters, diaries, lists — anything that will somehow give me an insight into my and my family’s past. My parents were pretty good about saving stuff like that in an old wooden trunk which has seen better days and is currently in my sister’s possesion. So I was absolutely ecstatic when just a few days ago my mom handed me a small brown envelope with something I’d never seen before — orRead More ...

Still looking for an original way to impress your loved one this Valentine’s Day?  How about putting together a simple, tasty, aphrodisiac meal that will fulfill him enough to leave him hungry for more? Our amigas at the Muy Bueno Cookbook blog have set you up with such a plan–a fresh appetizer, a sensual drink and a mouth-watering dessert.  They’ve even made it easy–just for SpanglishBaby readers–by putting the recipes in cards for you to download and print onto heavyRead More ...