web analytics
The Treasured Memory
April 30, 2012 – 7:08 am | 21 Comments

A Favorite Bedtime Story
I often wonder about what my children will remember from their childhood.
Any sweet memories I have of being little all involve my abuela. My grandmother is the one who raised me and …

Read the full story »
casa + cultura

The sabor of Latino living.

dichos + del alma

Inspiration and reflection.

el buzz

News and pop culture.

foto + video

See us. See yourself.

the habla habla

Our stories.

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: family

Parenting Alone in the Suburbs: I Left My Village in the Bronx
September 21, 2010 – 4:38 am | 3 Comments
Parenting Alone in the Suburbs: I Left My Village in the Bronx

By Angelica Perez-Litwin
Hillary Clinton’s popular phrase “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child” became an instant reminder of the power of family and community in raising children. But to us, Latinos, that was …

Finding the Mami Perspective
September 17, 2010 – 7:52 am | 4 Comments
Finding the Mami Perspective

Editor’s note: This essay is one of a 3-part series of parenting essays in this week’s Tiki Tiki.
By Monica Olivera Hazelton
The other day, una amiga shared this New York Magazine article with a group of …

Relinquishing Control
September 15, 2010 – 7:22 am | 7 Comments
Relinquishing Control

Editor’s note: This essay is one of a 3-part series of parenting essays in this week’s Tiki Tiki.
by Tracy López
Before I had children, I was laid back, relaxed, a “go with the flow” type of person. …

Del Alma: No Way to Be a Perfect Mother
September 14, 2010 – 7:40 am | One Comment
Del Alma: No Way to Be a Perfect Mother

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one”
– Jill Churchill
Today’s del alma is inspired by this week’s parenting essays on the Tiki Tiki.
“Motherhood brings as …

Parenting Series: Joy, Control and Perspective
September 13, 2010 – 8:40 am | 3 Comments
Parenting Series: Joy, Control and Perspective

There are more than 600 comments on the New York Magazine article titled “All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting.” Imagine why:
From the perspective of the species, it’s perfectly unmysterious why people have …

I blinked.
September 13, 2010 – 12:28 am | 21 Comments
I blinked.

Ed. Note: This is the first in a three-column Parenting series on the Tiki Tiki this week. Click here to learn more about upcoming posts.
I don’t know if you know this about me, but I …

Capturing the Moment
August 9, 2010 – 11:25 am | One Comment
Capturing the Moment

My family of origin consisted of Papi, Mami and six of us kids. I was am the youngest of this brood.
Here I am celebrating my 4th birthday. New dress, clean curls, birthday cake and a …

Ask La Comadre: My Husband Doesn’t Share His Feelings
June 29, 2010 – 4:02 am | One Comment
Ask La Comadre: My Husband Doesn’t Share His Feelings

Dear Comadre,
I am an American-born Latina married to an American man. I hold nothing back, he holds everything back. After nearly 20 years of marriage, I am a little cansada of asking him how he …

Baby Steps
June 28, 2010 – 12:12 pm | One Comment
Baby Steps

As I walk up to my bedroom each evening, I am greeted by these:

And I always stop and look at each one. Always. Every night.
Because I don’t want to forget.
It’s probably as a result …

A Dance With My Father
June 17, 2010 – 4:31 am | 3 Comments
A Dance With My Father

By Loly Perez-Hinojosa,
My father, Luis, was a tough, hard working, wise and spiritual man with a great heart, soul and spirit. Every once in a while, he did blow his Cuban temper, but it was …