How to make a calm down bottle
A calm down bottle is a simple tool to redirect kids in the midst of a meltdown or a tantrum...
Articles by Jeannina Perez
It’s National Breastfeeding Month & I’m Fired Up!
It’s National Breastfeeding Month and I am fired up!! Why? Everywhere I turn moms and babies are under attack...
Join the Movement for Childcare!
By Nina Perez I had my 20-week ultrasound last week for our first baby and my partner have never been more...
Top Five Nontoxic Easter Tips!
There are easy, affordable, nontoxic alternatives for everything from egg dyes to Easter sweets. Easter Egg Dye: Did you know that...
Let U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth Breastfeed on the Senate Floor!
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is about to make history (herstory!) as the first U.S. Senator to ever give birth while in office!...
How to Talk to Kids of All Ages About Difficult Subjects
By Caroline Knorr One of the toughest jobs of parenting is talking to your kids about difficult subjects. It’s hard enough...
UPDATED! Birth & Maternal Health Resource Book Launch
We at MomsRising are excited to share our first Birth & Maternal Health Resource Book with you! It’s for partners, legislators and...
Five Things to Know About Handing Over Your Heart and Pre-K Drop-Offs!
A first time drop off to childcare or pre-k can be rough for everyone involved, from kids and parents, to...
Things I wish my employer knew about maternity leave
By To-wen Tseng With a newborn, the days are long but the years are short. My baby turned ten weeks this...
Things I wish my employer knew about maternity leave
By To-wen Tseng With a newborn, the days are long but the years are short. My baby turned ten weeks this...
We need a legislative solution for DREAMers and TPS holders NOW!
DREAMers, along with temporary protected status (“TPS”) holders are fighting for a legislative solution that will allow them to continue...
4 healthy Valentine’s Day theme parties for school (and home!)
Written by and reposted from School Bites Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays, and not because of chocolate, roses...
How Your Parenting Style Resembles Our Political System
By Lina Acosta Sandaal I was embarrassed that I had welled up to the point where my nose and my eyes...
Join Our Facebook Live Panel Discussion on Raising Bilingual Kids!
For many of us, our language is intimately tied to our culture, how we connect with our loved ones, and...
#iPumpedHere and there
By To-wen Tseng According to a study published in the journal Women’s Health Issues, 60% of pumping women don’t have basic workplace accommodations...
10 ways we keep Spanish alive in our home
Here are 10 things one bilingual mom and her family decided to do to keep language alive at home.
Celebrating Bilingual Awareness Month: Bilingual From Birth
By Rebecca Parlakian My friend recently posted a video of Alice, her eight-month-old, sitting at the kitchen table babbling to her...
5 Ways To Introduce Activism To Your Kids With #MomsReading
Our kids are listening. And with all of the toxic rhetoric that seemed to dominate the conversation in 2016 ,...
Easy, Healthy Holiday Side Dish: Brussels Sprouts with Grapes & Walnuts
Side dishes don’t often get the the attention they deserve during the holidays. Personally, I love side dishes and often...
What Spanking May Be Teaching Your Children
**This blog post originally appeared on the MomsRising blog by founder/program director of Stop Parenting Alone Lina Acosta Sandaal. Spanking is a topic that can...
Top 10: Chinese American Children’s Books (ages 2-14)
This blog post originally appeared in the Pragmatic Mom Blog (Best Chinese American Books for Kids) and later posted to the MomsRising...
Five Ways to Help Your Children Succeed in School and Life During the Holiday Season!
As part of our #MomsReading efforts, we discuss book suggestions and activities that parents and care providers can use to...