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
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
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
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
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 [...]
