One in five children in the United States has a learning difference.
Roughly 6.1 million children have ADHD.
Yet as a society we still expect every child in the classroom to fit a particular academic and social mold. And when...
I’m beginning to realize that people in the olden days were on to something when they said children should be seen and not heard. I’ve come to this conclusion after witnessing a scientific miracle of sorts: my daughter never stops...
This is a cruel world, no doubt about it. Arguably one of the more difficult times to raise children. Instead of sugar-coating, we tend to grab for the armor. Protect them. Shield them. Teach them how to defend themselves....
This post is a paid partnership between Alamo City Moms and Alamo Colleges District. The text and images were provided by Alamo Colleges District.
College can seem like a daunting task but for Janice Castillo, she was determined to create...
Mi bebé,
Hoy me quedé viéndote dormir, has crecido demasiado rápido y el tiempo se ha ido entre mis manos. Muy pronto, el bebé que acurruco en mi pecho se transformará en un pequeño niño que andará caminando por todos...
Recuerdo que cuando era niña, mi mamá lloraba todo el tiempo. No estoy diciendo que mi mamá era una persona perpetuamente triste, pero muy fácil se le salían las lágrimas en momentos tristes y felices por igual. Nos gustaba...
As communities come together, celebrating life, love, and gratitude as one, acts of kindness are more important now than ever. Below is a random list of ideas that can be done while safely practicing social distancing and is for...
Confession: I can be a bit of a control freak. It comes out at the most inopportune times. Often I’m in the middle of trying to convince someone to do something my way when I realize I have to...
It’s hard to believe it's already been a month since 'snovid.' The extreme cold, power failures, and water outages are almost a distant memory now. If someone told me that San Antonio could reach lower temperatures than Alaska, I...
"One can only give one's audience the chance of drawing their own conclusions as they observe the limitations, the prejudices, the idiosyncrasies of the speaker." —Virginia Woolf
I do not know you or your situation, so I do not mean...
As a little girl I remember Christmas always being a day I greatly looked forward to. I would spend days upon days dreaming up the greatest gifts to fill my Christmas wish list. I scoured magazines and intently watched...
Among several other types of cancer, September is ovarian cancer awareness month. That’s something I wasn’t aware of until four years ago, when my mom was diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer, which is a rare form of ovarian cancer....
This pandemic has been going on for longer than anyone expected, and it made the world switch to a whole new reality of virtual everything.
We’ve all done it––Zoom meetings, virtual happy hours, and FaceTime family game night. We’ve been...
Our Favorite Things Party is a highlight of being on the ACM team—think Oprah, but all local, small, San Antonio businesses! Hotel Estancia del Norte hosted a fabulous event, complete with Don Strange specialty foods, a beautiful space to...
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MTFBWY – Decoding Star Wars
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…
Well not that long ago, and not really that far away, a youngling watched Star...
