What is the Best Age for Kids to Enter Kindergarten
The school year is upon us, and many moms are asking an increasingly popular and perplexing question: Five or six? No, we’re not talking about what time mami gets off of work. We’re talking about which age is best for starting a child in kindergarten. In the past, conventional wisdom suggested it was best for [...]
´Twas The Night Before The First Day of School
On the night before the first day of school (in many Southern states we start on the 20th of August this year) I lay in bed awake, recapping on the resolutions I made on the first day of summer vacation. Back then I had a plan: I was going to teach my kids formal Spanish [...]
7 Science Apps for Your Kids
Looking to sharpen your kid’s science skills? Try out apps that teach everything from handy anatomy to useful geography. Below are seven of my family’s favorite educational apps for iPad. But most of them are also available for iPhone. Happy learning! GEOGRAPHY 1. Stack the States (FREE-.99¢) for ages 6 and up Learning about the [...]
7 Rules for Effective Family Bonding
When was the last time you just sat and talked with your child or your spouse? In today’s busy world, more and more families are throwing away valuable opportunities for spending quality time together. Without a commitment to carving spaces for bonding moments, families can slowly grow apart. How can a family prevent this from [...]
10 Back-to-School Must Haves
Already have that back-to-school shopping list ready? Before you head out, take a moment to look at our top 10 school essentials and compare. For extra savings, be sure to take advantage of the tax-free shopping weekends in your state. 1. Backpack ($34.95-$84.95) This year, take the time to invest in a sturdy backpack for [...]
Controversial Nuns with an Agenda (to Help)
Nuns are often stereotyped into two categories: the pious virgin praying for mercy at the altar or a ruler-wielding tyrant with vinegar breath and a frightful dark habit. In truth, today’s nuns are some of the most progressive, hardest working and bravest souls within the Catholic Church. Many dress in layman’s clothes, shop at Target, [...]
How to Support the High Schooler in Your Life
With the start of school around the corner, mamis are making all sorts of to-do lists in their heads: school supplies, bus routes, and extra-curricular activities. And while all those things matter, the most important thing to take into account is that we as parents need to be good role models for the high-schooler in [...]
How Failure Makes Us Stronger
I’ll never forget the crushing loss my son’s basketball team suffered last year, at the hands of a school that seemed to be made up of gigantic, mutant, bearded sixth graders. The other guys, clearly jacked up on nuclear waste and steroids, motored up and down the court like monstrous machines, and scored almost into [...]
Our Day with Michelle Obama: Experience of a Lifetime
Earlier this month, the First Lady spoke to six Latina moms about the key issues impacting today’s families. Here, four of those wise Latina moms reminisce about their day with Michelle Obama and share what they said, she said, and all they wish they had said. EDUCATION Monica Olivera: A homeschooling mom and publisher of [...]
Preparing Your Child for Middle School
It probably seems like it was yesterday that you walked your child into kindergarten that first day, which was probably harder on you. Now, your child is preparing for another major change—the transition to middle school. This transition can often be as frightening as the first day of first grade. Tweens are not only dealing [...]
