January 22, 2019

How to help our kids cope with FOMO in the Social Media Era

January 22, 2019/ Yo Mariana

I really miss those days when the guilty pleasure of snooping social events only happened once a week during breakfast, while reading the section of the Sunday newspaper. Now, thanks to the invention of social media (although I have to admit that it’s very useful for many things) that snooping has become a daily, addictive and constant activity in our lives. Events, celebrations, promotions, first days of school, trips, news, and a good article here and there, swarm in my cell phone practically all day.

August 22, 2018

A year after Hurricane Harvey: A look back and tips moving forward

August 22, 2018/ Yo Mariana

Today exactly one year ago, Houston lived one of the largest natural disasters in the history of the city and even of the whole country and. It’s been 365 days of tireless struggle for thousands of people who still fail to recover. We all have a story to tell, many of them accompanied by tears. However, today we realize that we are stronger than we thought, and that we are a city much more united than we imagined.

May 09, 2018

I’m a mom that’s proud of educating her kids with contradictions

May 09, 2018/ Yo Mariana

I'm strong but many times weak. I'm a warrior, but sometimes I need for my prince to come rescue me on his galloping horse with his unsheathed sword. I have patience, but sometimes I lose it, and it takes me just a couple of days to find it again.

October 11, 2017

Red Ribbon Week: A Drug-Free Future for our Children

October 11, 2017/ Yo Mariana

"She gets her hair from her mom, her eyes from her dad, and her drugs from her grandma's medicine cabinet" This phrase really struck a chord when I first heard it in the Red Ribbon's Week 2017 campaign video. It talked about how one person can make all the difference in a child's future and I couldn't agree more.

September 05, 2017

How to help our kids cope emotionally after Hurricane Harvey

September 05, 2017/ Yo Mariana

Desperation, exhaustion, uncertainty, questions without answers, worriedness and fear are just a few words that my children used to describe this last seven days of our lives. Yesterday was the first day we were able to walk back home to find out that miraculously our house was not flooded as it was the case with thousands and thousands of homes in Houston.

May 16, 2017

A Day in my Battle against Postpartum Depression

May 16, 2017/ Yo Mariana

May is the mental illnesses awareness month. This post is dedicated to all the people out there suffering every day and every minute of their lives one of these terrible and deadly diseases.

October 31, 2016

The soul’s tremors

October 31, 2016/ Yo Mariana

Here I am, standing outside an old building trying to open its door with a key they just gave me. It seems like yesterday that I felt my father’s cold hands clutching mine. In my head, the certainty that he was dead. In my heart, sadness and denial.

September 15, 2016

An Independent Independence

September 15, 2016/ Yo Mariana

For me, September 15 signifies joy, colors and pride that are accompanied with tequila. Naturally, when I shout “Viva Mexico!” from afar it stirs up a lot of nostalgic feelings, too.

August 04, 2016

The Amazing Journey of Raising Bicultural Kids

August 04, 2016/ Yo Mariana

When I told my kids we were going to see a castle in Mexico City this summer they couldn’t believe it. The city they’ve visited numerous times held another incredible adventure for them.

June 02, 2016

Kids' Framed Art - A Very Simple Way to Showcase your Kids' Masterpieces.

June 02, 2016/ Yo Mariana

I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t believe another school year is almost over. I’m ready to welcome summer with open arms and to finally see my kids be free, with no homework, afternoon classes or projects to finish.

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