About: Ana Flores

Back-to-school has been a major theme in our country this week. Today we want to explore another educational option that’s available for our niños: Heritage Language Schools. You might not have even heard of them, like us, or have no idea how to find one in your area. So, we’ve prepared this to introduce you to the basic concept of Heritage Language Schools, why they’re an excellent alternative for parents raising bilingual children and how you can get motivated toRead More ...

Any child who’s ever had a pet can relate to how difficult it can be to give it the ‘right’ name. My daughter, Vanessa, has only had the chance to name a couple of fish; and she’s still so young that she interchanges a few names, depending on her mood. So, some days the red fish is called ‘pescadito‘ and other days it’s ‘Abcb’. I don’t know if she’ll ever get to name a pet dog, though, since we alreadyRead More ...

Why did I not know about Latin Baby on-line boutique two years ago when friends and family were showering me with gifts for the upcoming arrival of our girl?  I would have been such an original if I´d set up my baby registry with them, a site that celebrates our hispanic culture and traditions. My registry would have included these for sure: Del Sol Quilt–OK, I know they´re pricey, but so one-of-a-kind. I would have settled for one! Ellaroo RebozoRead More ...

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdKQoc72gZ4&feature=related Last week V-me launched a new parenting series of mini-episodes in Spanish called Las Aventuras de eebee which is hosted by a superstar Latina we all know well-Thalía. Thalía, whom we know mostly as a pop singer and from her successful roles in Mexican telenovelas, became a mamá two years ago and now is sharing screen time with an adorable and colorful baby puppet called eebee-”the baby’s baby”-in entertaining vignettes that help parents of infants aged 6 months andRead More ...

This is definitely not your traditional Spanish music for kids.  Not at all.  These are some tunes that will get la familia entera dancing with ritmo y sabor.  This is a CD you’ll be asking your daughter to play más y más. Dan Zanes and Friends’ ¡Nueva York! is the first all-Spanish album the family musician has created and also his personal favorite.  With eleven of his CDs released to date, that’s a huge statement for Latino music. The fiestaRead More ...

Since we´re all out enjoying as much as possible the very last official days of summer, we decided to give the Experts a break today…yeah, and us as well! Considering we just launched a new sister site, SpanglishBabyFinds, with a banging two-weeks of giveaways and that Roxana gave birth to her baby boy last week, well, we feel the need to relax and regroup to keep bringing you fresh and exciting material, stories and finds. We hope you´re having aRead More ...