Disclosure: This is a sponsored post & giveaway. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Having children at the beginning of the digital revolution has allowed me to make mistakes with my first child that I valued when I had my second. A friend came to me recently with questions regarding her oldest who received a smartphone for her recent birthday. What apps should she get? What is safe for a girl her age? How can I give her privacy while safeguarding the music or videos she watches? Continue Reading
Sarah & Teen Driving – Getting Your Teen There Safely with Allstate #GetThereSafe #Ad #DiMe
Disclosure: This is part of a sponsored safety campaign with DiMe Media and Allstate Foundation. However, all opinions expressed are my own. I have been very fortunate with my teenage daughter. She is a sweet, young lady who does well in school, is kind and loves to participate in sports and other after-school activities. One thing that worries me is teenage driving! She's almost 15 years old and has asked us for her first driving lesson. With that in mind, I have been preparing her by Continue Reading
Stepping into Prom Fashion w/ Macy’s and Beauty Fashion Vlogger Lindsey Hughes #MacysProm #ad
Disclosure: I am a member of the Everywhere Society and Everywhere has provided compensation for this post about Macy's Prom. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own. It's no secret that my "babies" and I are stepping into uncharted waters. My daughter is now a teenager and formal dances have already begun. If you keep up with my on Facebook you may have remembered how I went shopping with my teen in search for a formal dress. we were looking for something age Continue Reading
JCPenney-Empowering Girls Through Soccer and Academics #JCPFanaticas #HispanicHeritageMonth Ad
This is part of a sponsored collaboration with JCPenney and Latina Mom Bloggers. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Once upon a time before Mommyhood, I was a student athlete. I didn't just play a sport, I was a very successful, competitive athlete. My teenage daughter knows about my "glory days" but other mom's probably have no clue. Why? Because I know the pressure that comes with being a teen athlete. Every parent thinks their the coach, referees make bad calls and every child Continue Reading
Keeping Your Teen Connected with the AT&T Pre-Paid Samsung Galaxy Express #GoPhone #Spon
DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored. All products mentioned and reviewed on this page are compliments of AT&T. All opinions of the products are my own. I have been a AT&T mobile phone customer for over 10 years. One reason I chose AT&T, aside from being the nation’s most reliable 4G LTE network is convenience and low price. So when my teen first requested a mobile phone i simply added an additional line with no data. The phone was simply "just for emergencies". Once my teenage Continue Reading
Celebrate My Drive- Promote Safe Teen Driving + A $50 Gift Card Giveaway #ManejaConCuidado
This is part of a sponsored collaboration with State Farm and Latina Mom Bloggers. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Having a teen is hard enough but adding a teen driving is almost unthinkable. According to the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance risky behaviors while driving such as not wearing a seat belt, texting while driving or riding in a car driven by someone who had been drinking is higher among Hispanic teens. No matter how mature I *think* my teen is Continue Reading
Help Your Teen Get Lost in a Book: 5 Summer Reads for Teens
Post contains Amazon Affiliate links which earn me a few pennies for every gazillion books sold through my personalized link. My daughter is diehard book lover! She loves to read and I love to watch her get lost in a novel. Get your teen reading when you select some of these hot titles on Amazon right now. Today my teen is sharing her Top 5 Summer Reads for Teens. Whether you are looking for romance, adventure, suspense, mystery, or a great series, Amazon has a wide selection of YA and Continue Reading
Learning To Let Go: The Color Pink
My daughter's 13th birthday is approaching and my thoughts keep going back to her younger days. The days where we would spend hours in her room play with Barbies, baby dolls and miniature doll houses. I go back to the days when she would have me and her daddy play dress up with her. The days when she loved the color pink. That little girl had hat boxes full of big frilly hair bows and matching bracelets. Ebay was fairly new back then and I would order custom made dress to go with a specific Continue Reading
One Direction: This Is Us Movie Screening Passes #NOLA
Have a One Direction Fan in your life? I know I do! My teen is obsessed a HUGE Directioner. It is no surprised that we are anxiously awaiting the U.S Movie release of One Direction Movie: This Is Us August 30th in 3D. The One Direction: This Is Us in 3D Movie spotlights the young boy band & allows die hard fans to see the world through the eyes. A perfect mix of live concert footage plus fun behind the scenes antics of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis gives fans a chance to see the Continue Reading
Wordless Wednesday – Beauty Product Hoarder
I should be ashamed of myself! The picture above is my tween daughter's nail polish bin. I snapped a quick picture to illustrate that she doesn't "need" anymore nail polish, but in retrospect, the picture is making me feel inadequate about my parenting skills. How much nail polish does this "almost" 12 year old need? I'm not going to beat myself up over it. When in Rome....get a pedicure by the tween daughter. Continue Reading