If you’re a first-time mom and you want to make memorable moments with your baby in the tub, you’re in the right place. I’m mom to 4 daughters, and I was clueless and anxious the first time around – 21 years ago! I didn’t have any prior baby experience and I remember taking a baby …

Motherhood is full of unknowns and we all do the best we can to deal with the curve balls that are often thrown at us. Yeah, that was a baseball reference – I am Dominican, after all. But I’m serious though. We don’t know what we don’t know and when our child is not feeling …

I recently transformed my most personal stories into a TEDx talk titled: “What Dying Taught Me About Living.” I delivered this talk live at the TEDx MCPHS live event on March 18th, 2023, at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in the city of Boston. The event was themed “What’s Your Story” and …

I’m so grateful that I was invited to a private advanced screening of the new Barbie Movie and I loved every second. So, I decided to share a collection of the best Barbie Movie quotes for inspiration and fun. Some of these Barbie Quotes may be a bit spoilery, so feel free to skip to my …

Did you know there’s a right way and a wrong way to praise a child?  It turns out that the type of praise we use could either make or break our children. Therefore, as positive moms, we must learn how to praise a child. We want to learn the right way to praise them so …

Many people think that being a positive mom means you’re always happy. In fact, trying to “stay positive no matter what” is one of the common pitfalls of motherhood. However, true positivity comes from validation. As positive moms, we validate our own emotions and model this for our children. One parenting strategy that can help us …

We all need positive parenting solutions. Don’t we? Temper tantrums, sibling rivalry, stressful situations, negative behaviors from an explosive child, loud cries of sensitive children, mealtime madness, chore wars, homework hassles, bedtime battles, the rolling of the eyes, the slamming of the doors, and ultimately losing control – and your marbles – during a misbehaving …

Elisha and I met in Pennsylvania for a special event: She was about to deliver her TEDx talk at TEDxYouth@Berwyn. The TEDxYouth Berwyn theme “Small Actions, Big Impacts” explored how our decisions create ripples beyond what we may expect. The talks answered the question: “How can we take small steps to create the change we …

I was probably about 5 years old when I first heard about Jesus. He wasn’t a topic of conversation in the slum where I grew up, but whenever I saw my grandma, she told me about how Jesus died for me.  “He loves you,” she would say. I didn’t believe that anyone loved me, and …

I recently traveled to Georgia to support my second-born daughter, teen entrepreneur Elyssa Fernández, who was speaking at the inaugural TEDx Alexander Park event this year. Her talk, The Litmus Test for On-Screen Representation, is now available to watch on YouTube, and I want to share the transcript and video with you. The event was organized by seasoned TEDx …