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Kids don’t come with a manual, so us parents have to wing it. Our parenting style is mostly determined by what we’ve learned from our own parents, cultural and religious beliefs, and advice from others. As parents, our job is to protect, teach, and guide our children but how we go about doing it has Read More
Ana L. Flores and Roxana A. Soto have written a book which is truly an asset for any parental figure looking to raise bilingual, or even multiple-lingual, children. Their book, “Bilingual Is Better,” houses a wealth of knowledge. Soto pens a succinct history of the four largest groups within the Latino community in the U.S., Read More
I have three children; a 17-year-old daughter and two boys, ages 9 and 8. When they were infants, I used to lean into to their bassinets when they were sleeping just to make sure they were breathing. I watched them like a hawk through the baby and toddler stages and made sure every cabinet, door Read More
In many circles, Latino parents are known for being strict disciplinarians who rarely spare the rod (or la chancla). But a new study shows that overly strict parenting can backfire. The research, published in the Journal of Adolescence, found that parents who are extremely controlling are more likely to raise children who engage in delinquent Read More