Thoughts On America As The Future Mother Of A Non-White Baby

Thoughts On America As The Future Mother Of A Non-White Baby

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

So I neither have children, nor am I pregnant. Despite these minor details, I do hope one day to make babies and race through my own familial bliss. But as […]

White Babies In Minority, Latinos Growing On Both Coasts

Mary Mata

The big news this morning is that white babies are now in the minority, while non-white babies make up the majority currently being born in the United States. We’ve written […]

All The Reasons I Don’t Need To Have Children

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

The biggest mystery to me is that evolution children go through when they are still babies. I do not even know how to hold them. I usually hold them like […]

Father’s Day & Learning To Love My Father

Mary Mata June 17, 2011

“Tu no has sido adulto, pero yo si fui niño y adulto.” You have not been an adult, but I have already been a child and adult — that’s what […]

Adding Folic Acid To Corn Masa Could Prevent Birth Defects

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the March of Dimes.] Fortifying corn masa flour with the B vitamin folic acid could prevent more serious birth defects of […]

Mother Of Arnold’s Latino Son Speaks

Mary Mata June 16, 2011

Guatemalteca Mildred Baena recently gave an interview to Hello! Magazine and posed for a photo with her son by former employer/lover Arnold Schwarzenegger. She spoke about a few different topics: […]

Who Are We Celebrating On Father’s Day?

Mary Mata

Celebrating father’s day is an established tradition in many countries, including my native Mexico. But this Father’s Day I thought it would be important to remember that there are many […]

Confessions Of A “Mister Mom”

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

Los Angles, California — I get up at 7 a.m. and make coffee. By 7:30 a.m., my wife is looking for her keys to jet. By 8 a.m., my 10 […]

Latino Youth Consume More Media Than Whites

Mary Mata June 10, 2011

A new study from Northwestern University, “Children, Media and Race: Media Use Among White, Black, Hispanic and Asian American Children” found that Latino and African-American youth consume about 4.5 hours, […]

Do I Have A Problem Child?

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

Question: Hi Martha, I have three children, and one of the girls is always restless and can never sit for very long. How can I cure her of this? When […]