Diana Limongi
MomsRising
New York, NY, United States
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Grandparents: The Unsung Heroes of the Child Care Crisis
Having grandparent care should be a meaningful choice - one that is done because it works for the whole family. NOT a forced last resort because of our broken child care system. → Read More
Through the Night: A Documentary That Shows Us a Glimpse of 24 Hour Child Care
Through the Night, a documentary by filmmaker Loira Limbal, an Afro-Dominican filmmaker and DJ, is a documentary that shares the story of a 24 hour child care center in New Rochelle, NY, Dee’s Tots. → Read More
Book talk on Child Care Crisis in NYC: Join Us!
When I had my first baby, I was working outside the home, and I had to take an unpaid leave which put a dent in our family savings and resources. When it came time to go back to work, we were lucky enough to have family support for child care. → Read More
8 Tips for Healthy Summer Eating
The summer is well under way—kids are out of school, the days are long, and hot. Just because we are having summer fun, doesn’t mean we can’t make healthy eating choices. → Read More
10 Easy Tips to Be Heart Healthy
It’s American Heart Month and we teamed up with the American Heart Association and food blogger and recipe developer Diana Rodriguez to chat all about being heart healthy. Last week’s tweet chat was all about Latinas and Heart health. → Read More
10 Tips to Reduce Added Sugar for the Whole Family!
On the first #FoodFri of the year our guests Stanford pediatrician Anisha Patel MD and healthy food advocate Jennifer Tyler Lee shared their knowledge and tips to help → Read More
Popular Food Myths Debunked by CSPI
This week’s #FoodFri chat was all about debunking the myths on popular foods that are currently trending. → Read More
Tips and Tricks to Add More Fruits and Veggies to Your Diet
Struggling to incorporate more fruits and veggies in your diet? Here are some easy tips and tricks to add more fruits and veggies to your diet. → Read More
#IPumpedHere … Where have you had to pump?
The lack of adequate pumping spaces in workplaces and society in general is a real issue for nursing moms. MomsRising, a nonprofit group that works to improve the lives of women and children in the United States, has started a campaign called #IPumpedHere to raise awareness and demand changes on this front. → Read More
Parents Share Why Bilingual is Better #BilingualRisers
*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: Since May, mamás poderosas have been participating in MomsRising's campaign, #BilingualRisers. Through their personal blogs, Instagram and MomsRising's blog, they have been sharing snippets of their lives: daily routines, books and other resources they use, challenges, triumphs and… → Read More
Dr. Fabrice Jaumont offers insight on dual language program creation in NYC
Dr. Fabrice Jaumont is the Education Attaché at the Embassy of France in NYC. In that role, he has played an instrumental role in the creation of French dual language programs in New York City and has also helped parents interested in opening programs in other languages navigate the DOE system. You've been responsible for an explosion in French dual language programs in NYC. What are the key… → Read More
A Bilingual Lifestyle Has Made Us a Better Family
Note: This is guest post by Aileen Passariello-McAleer, co-founder of MamaLingua for The BilingualRisers campaign. → Read More
Let's Celebrate Bilingual Education!
MomsRising/MamásConPoder just wrapped up celebrating National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month and we want to continue celebrating the benefits of bilingualism in May, and we're hoping you will help us! → Read More
Bringing baby home: Tips to help everyone adjust
In less than a week I will be giving birth and bringing a new baby girl home. As I’ve already mentioned, the whole “there’s going to be a new baby in the house” has brought tremendous anxiety to our son, who’s five, and as a result, to us. → Read More
Second-time moms need help too—5 ways you can help!
Many people think that only new moms need a lot the help, but the truth is that moms who are pregnant the second or third time around may need more help than first-time moms! Pregnant moms that already have kids don’t only have to deal with all… → Read More
4 things I didn’t expect for my second pregnancy
I had a pretty good pregnancy the first time around… so I expected the same thing the second time around. Now, I know what they say, each pregnancy is different… but I was thinking, since the first time was pretty good, that’s where I was setting my standard; the law of attraction if you will. → Read More
Mama shares the ups and downs of motherhood with cartoons
Motherhood is full of ups, downs and surprises. Sometimes we cry tears of happiness, tears of frustration… what’s clear is that we can always use a laugh, and a way to cope with the roller coaster that is motherhood. A mama from NY who is a cartoonist and goes by AZURE does just that. → Read More
Birthing with affirmations and without the epidural, can I do it?
I have been thinking a lot about natural birthing, you know, the no-drugs kind of birthing. I’m intrigued but it, but it also scares me a bit and I know I’m not the only one. → Read More
Toys that you loved that your child will too!
One of the nicest parts of being a parent for me is being able to create and pass down traditions. There are cultural traditions like food and holiday traditions, but there are other things like books and toys. → Read More
15 Easy kid-friendly DIY ornaments
The holiday season is here and many of us are busy decking the halls, trimming the tree, buying and wrapping presents and moving (or forgetting to move) the Elf. I always love getting my son involved in the holiday decorating! It’s a great time for us to bond and make memories. → Read More