I think we can all agree that being a first-time mom is not an easy job and there are plenty of learning experiences. Now that my son is three years old, we have officially potty-trained him.
If you're a toddler mom, then you've probably heard several times from your pediatrician that it’s time to say goodbye to the baby bottle for …
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I’m Mexican … of course my mother had me do the cuarentena after giving birth. La cuarentena, which translates to quarantine is usually a trad…
Today I am writing about passion. About Latino Journalism. From La Opinión, CALÓ News, HispanicLA, The Sun to El Informador del Valle de Coach…
When toddlers start identifying colors at the age of two, that's a big milestone for their cognitive development. They can, however, name diff…
Being the oldest sibling and a first-generation Latina hasn’t been easy. My parents immigrated from Escuinapa, Sinaloa, Mexico to Boyle Height…
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My biggest lesson about parenthood is that you will get sick a lot while your child is sick. As a first time parent there’s no doubt that duri…
Looking back, I didn't know a lot of things about motherhood when I was pregnant. As a first-time mother I thought I would start morning sickn…
It is very likely that our toddler’s first word wasn’t their first name but actually Mama or Dada and there’s probably other milestones in my …
There is a saying that says parents always have a favorite child, but what if the roles are reversed and it is the child who has a favorite pa…
My mom didn’t make tamales. She was the youngest of 11 and told me her older sisters and mom kept her out of the kitchen, so she didn’t learn …
I never had an official “coming out” moment growing up. I had already moved out of my home by the time I openly started to identify as queer a…
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New California law will allow adults aged 26 to 49 to qualify for full-scope Medi-Cal health coverage, regardless of immigration status, start…
It was during a mandatory program I attended during the summer of my junior year that I met Cal State Fullerton Professor of Chicano Studies, …
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During your baby’s development, he or she will eventually be ready to transition from breast milk or formula to solid foods.Introducing your b…
I feared I would not get into a University of California (UC) which I had dreamed of attending. I always had hopes and dreams of attending a s…
This is your first Father’s Day celebration. Watching you become a father to Levi has given me the opportunity to see all the things I love ab…
