Visiting St. Augustine, Florida With The Kids
St. Augustine, Florida reminds me of the South of Spain, where my two daughters were born. It’s hardly surprising, since the city was the first settlement in the United States, established in 1565 by the Spanish. It is now celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Florida by Ponce de León, and will be [...]
How to Find Summer Childcare
With summer break around the corner or already here, many parents face the dilemma of making childcare arrangements. There are no school schedules to work around, fewer extracurricular activities, no homework that you have to help facilitate—just you and an open schedule to fill. It seems like by the time you get the hang of [...]
Gay as the New Normal
Sometimes parents’ dreams for their children are deferred or redefined. One of those instances is when parents have to face the reality of having a gay son or daughter. For Fela Rodriguez, an elementary school teacher, knowing that her daughter was gay represented a shock that took her years to overcome. “She almost killed me,” [...]
Beyond the Beaches: Enjoying Miami’s Museums
I recently had the opportunity to experience Miami like a tourist. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, Miami’s varied and plentiful museums offer visitors another way to appreciate the Magic City’s history and culture. When you think Miami, images of beautiful beaches and people-watching on Ocean Drive automatically come to mind. But I got to see another [...]
Mom-Tested Tips for Surviving Summer Vacation
For some families, summertime is something they eagerly look forward to because it means family vacations and field trips to all those places they don’t get to visit during the school year. But for others, summer vacation brings with it a high level of stress and dread over how to keep the kids busy and [...]
Discover Your Local Museums
I know for many of us visiting museums can be boring. It all goes back to those field trips in elementary and middle school, when we had to visit museums and write a report about what we saw, what we learned. I think it’s the same reason some people don’t like to read; they were [...]
Dolphin Assisted Therapy for Kids with Autism
The sun glistened on the water as if a child had sprinkled glitter on it. It would be a hot day but a hint of the early morning cool breeze still lingered in the air. A very faint smell of fresh fish and sea enveloped us as we walked out of the building. We stepped [...]
On National Teacher Day Imagine the Life of a Teacher
National Teacher Day is marked on the Tuesday of the first full week of May, which is also Teacher Appreciation Week. This year, National Teacher Day will take place on May 7. This is a big deal for me, not just because I’m a teacher, but because I love and respect my son’s teachers. Being [...]
How to Help Your Child with Special Needs Talk About School
When your child with special needs or disabilities is about to turn 3 years old, the State Early Intervention program will help him transition to the school system, if you want him to go to public school. Your child may start pre-school the very day he turns three and it can be an exciting step [...]
The Best PBS Apps for Your Kids
As more and more Latino families turn to technology devices to access the Internet, it’s important to know which apps are available, and which ones are safe and beneficial for your child. So we’ve done the legwork for you, and have found apps that are actually fun and educational. We’ve started by focusing on early [...]
