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Being a Good Mother: Who’s better than you?

Antonia S. — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:01:02 +0000

The subject of being a good mother is a tricky one. As if parenting weren’t challenging enough, every year now a book comes out to tell us who is doing a better job than American moms. Last year it was Tiger mom, with her best-seller “Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother.” It is the story […]

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Mother’s Day Poem: Creative Love

Antonia S. — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:32:14 +0000

Mother’s day poems are about celebrating mom’s love, work and endless creativity: Mother, you channel life. From creative wombs, countless designs. A princess, a queen with power born. Nature and merit secure your throne. Mother, through you the source of love is endless, and pushing forth. Why through great pain, producing life. Nurturing goddess, you […]

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Latino parents and education: debunking the myth

Antonia S. — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:10:54 +0000

I received a call the other day. It was an old classmate from the Dominican Republic whom I talk to from time to time after reuniting via Facebook. She says she has read some of my articles and wants me to write about education in the U.S.: how underfunded the system is, bullying, cases of […]

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Of cold dinners: A mother’s work never ends

Antonia S. — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:53:11 +0000

When my mother came to care for me after labor, she wouldn't stop giving unsolicited motherly advice. She made sure to tell me what her mother told her, that...

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Yoga for pregnancy

Antonia S. — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:22:36 +0000

I have practiced yoga every week now for close to five years and my routine is very much a part of my life. Once expecting, I got some yoga for pregnancy DVD’s, and I believe practicing them have made a big difference in the way my pregnancy has progressed. Yoga is a great mom-to-be exercise […]

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