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New survey shows Latina moms online to be tech-savvy and politically aware
Published on 23 Jan, 2012 at 12:13 in Life Issues, Parenting, Women | Viewed 443 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — Jobs, education and healthcare — in that order — were ranked the top three important issues by Latina moms online in a new survey released today by the web site Mamiverse. The Mamiverse Study of Online Latina Moms and New Media, done in partnership with the research firm MediaFix, surveyed more than 1,000
Over 20,000 Latino children waiting to be adopted as National Adoption Month winds down
LatinaLista — November is National Adoption Month. As of Sept. 2010, according to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) report, there were 408,425 children in the foster care system. Latino children comprised over 84,000 who were in the foster care system in 2010; a little over 11,000 were adopted. It’s reported
Online exhibit celebrates the voices of mothers from around the world
Published on 21 Nov, 2011 at 15:41 in Global Views, Parenting, Women | Viewed 167 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — It is reported that among the vast majority of the world’s languages, the word for “mother” begins with the letter M. This simple bit of trivia underscores how the experience of motherhood is an uniting force for women everywhere. To showcase the unique perspectives of mothers from around the world, a special advance
Children of LGBT immigrant parents face undue challenges because of archaic and discriminatory laws
Published on 17 Nov, 2011 at 1:18 in Children, Life Issues, Parenting | Viewed 100 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — It has been shown — through public opinion polls and political debates — that the definition of marriage varies from person to person. Some believe it can only be between a man and a woman. Others are open to same-sex marriages. Regardless of how marriage is defined, the definition of a loving home
Groundbreaking report finds over 5,000 children of undocumented immigrants kept in foster care system by ICE
Published on 2 Nov, 2011 at 21:59 in Immigration, Palabra Final, Parenting | Viewed 65 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — Immigration enforcement is not an issue that can just be reduced to the black and white rationale of being the “law of the land.” Though it’s true that immigration enforcement entails finding people who are in the country illegally and deporting them back to their native countries, it’s much more complicated than that.
Latino parents now have bilingual online toolkit to recognize and help with their children’s learning disabilities
Published on 1 Nov, 2011 at 23:18 in Children, Education, Parenting | Viewed 122 times | No Comments
LatinaLista – While all Latino parents want to see their children succeed in school, not all recognize the signs that point to learning disabilities. Even worse, they may not know where to find information that can help them and their children — especially Spanish-speaking parents. This week, the National Center for Learning Disabilities made their website’s
Spotlight Nonprofit: Helping kids cope with divorce
Published on 21 Oct, 2011 at 17:07 in Causes, Children, Nonprofit, Parenting | Viewed 58 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — Family separation caused by parents divorcing are usually the hardest on children. Sometimes separation within a family leads a child to act out their frustration, anger and loneliness in ways that aren’t always appropriate behavior. Yet the remaining adult in the household is barely equipped to handle the change in the family, let
Guest Voz: Helping Latino parents develop strategies to talk to their kids about sex
Published on 21 Oct, 2011 at 17:02 in Guest Voz, Health, Parenting, Youth | Viewed 77 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — The issue of Latina teen pregnancy is not new. Yet, it is something that is getting renewed attention because of several consequences of teen pregnancy: teens tend to drop out of school; they hold down menial jobs and, on average, the children of teen parents don’t fare any better than their parents. More
First-of-its-kind Halloween safety report shows twice as many kids killed walking on Halloween than any other night of the year
LatinaLista — Halloween is only 11 days away and as any kid knows it’s much more than just dressing up in costume — it’s all about the trick-or-treating! Unfortunately, it’s reported that Halloween is a deadly time for trick-or-treaters. Twice as many child pedestrians are killed from 4-10 p.m. while walking on Halloween compared to
Guest Voz: Women’s delegation to get the word out about the harm of Georgia’s immigration laws
Published on 28 Sep, 2011 at 22:30 in Children, Guest Voz, Human Rights, Immigration, Life Issues, Parenting | Viewed 75 times | No Comments
LatinaLista – A delegation of women leaders from over two dozen national human rights organizations traveled to Georgia to spend today and tomorrow speaking out against the recent anti-immigrant laws passed in that state. The women, part of the We Belong Together delegation, plan not only on speaking out against the inhumane bill but listening too.
