Ana Veciana-Suarez
The Star
Miami, FL, United States
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Opinion: Why are my grandkids so fascinated with toy influencers?
But surely one of the more unsettling behaviours I’ve witnessed in the past few years is kids’ addiction to YouTube videos of other kids unboxing toys and then playing with them. → Read More
Ana Veciana-Suarez: Reflecting on the past while living in the present isn’t so bad
This month marked the 25th anniversary of my first husband’s death, a cataclysmic event that changed my life forever. Even now, so many years later, → Read More
It’s that time of year: Thermostat wars are breaking out all over
Summer’s heat is upon us, and that means offices are freezing, particularly for women. But a study in the journal PLOS One found that women perform better in math and verbal skills in warmer temperatures. → Read More
A new mom thought her cancer was a death sentence. This new therapy saved her
Alessandra Valerio was on vacation in Montreal with her family when piercing abdominal pain landed her in the emergency room. She and her husband, both doctors, suspected gastritis. → Read More
Texas high school implements dress code for parents, reminding us that appearances matter
A Houston high school principal’s dress code edict for parents has sparked a flurry of condemnation, including accusations of sexism, elitism and racism. The school is 58 percent Hispanic and 40 percent black, with three-quarters of students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch. The principal is African-American. → Read More
Technology has made us trade our privacy for convenience: opinion
For a while now The Hubby and I have been debating the purchase of a voice-activated smart speaker, not because we need it but because so many people we know have one. → Read More
Technology has made us trade our privacy for convenience
For a while now The Hubby and I have been debating the purchase of a voice-activated smart speaker, not because we need it but because so many people we know have one. Whether it’s the Amazon Echo or the Google Home or the Apple HomePod, I don’t want to miss out on what is certainly the future of home living. → Read More
Men get by with a pocket; women require purses
Without my purse, I feel naked, vulnerable, at the mercy of who knows what. Men don’t get that need — or devotion — to handbags. They traipse through life footloose and fancy-free, with no more than a couple of possessions in a pocket. → Read More
Tweens may not need you now, but they’ll come around one of these days
My oldest grandchildren at 11 1/2 are well-ensconced in that spot I call The In-Between: not yet teenagers but not quite little girls either. It’s a quicksandy kind of place, with shifting allegiances, evolving friendships and more than a few bouts of drama. → Read More
Making the case for face time over FaceTime
I’ve learned that nothing replaces old-fashioned face-to-face meetings. Sure, there’s FaceTime and Skype, but sorry, tech enthusiasts, that just doesn’t cut it. A person’s face on a screen is a substitute, not the real thing. → Read More
Enclosed rooms protect our authenticity
In the past few years, everyone I know who has embarked on a house remodeling project has knocked down at least one wall. Gone are the partitions separating the dining area from the kitchen. Bedrooms and bathrooms are the last rooms left standing in our drive for exposure. → Read More
The arrival of a new baby never gets old
It doesn’t get old, does it? I’m an abuela again. What a joy. What a delight. → Read More
Hispanics are more likely to get diabetes. And that’s not good for their hearts
Hispanic Americans have a greater risk of getting Type 2 diabetes, which has been linked to cardiovascular illnesses. A diet rich in complex carbohydrates may be a contributing factor to high blood sugar. → Read More
‘Baby Shark’ is a source of division in this country
Our country is divided not into Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, rural voters and urban ones. No. The true division in my world, the line that separates the “us” from the “them,” can be blamed on one song: “Baby Shark.” → Read More
Post-holiday quiet isn’t always welcoming
Another holiday season successfully celebrated means one sure thing: I won’t see some of the people I most love for many weeks, or at least until I board a plane and fly across states to visit them in their own homes. → Read More
‘Most of us take for granted that we can read.’ For those who can’t, this is a lifeline
Project Literacy for Every Adult in Dade (LEAD), under the auspices of the Miami-Dade Public Library System, is helping people to learn how to read. → Read More
Toys with small pieces should be outlawed
Ana Veciana-Suarez: I hate toys with small pieces. They should be banned. Banished. Embargoed. Outlawed. They are the bane of adults everywhere. The toymakers who design them are sadists. → Read More
Move over, book club. Dream groups are taking over.
Dream groups are a real thing, just like book clubs and wine groups and Bible study. → Read More
How far should debate over ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ go?
Has the pendulum swung too far? So far out of the park and over the horizon that we have lost our minds and our focus? → Read More
All work and no play makes adulthood stressful
I’ve forgotten the joy of play. So it’s time to unwind and de-stress, to recover the little girl buried under the hard shell of maturity. To unearth the child within, if you know what I mean. → Read More