Viva la Mami - Latina Motherhood, Modern Parenting, Latina Well-Being
Viva la Mami - Latina Motherhood, Modern Parenting, Latina Well-Being
Jessica Cuevas | Latina Mami Mentor
158. How to Raise a Bilingual Child Without Losing Yourself
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Apr 16, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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In this VLM Spotlight episode, I sit down with Cynthia Contreras, a wife, Latina mom, and bilingual reading specialist. What started as a chat about raising Spanish-dominant kids turned into a beautiful exploration of identity, healing generational trauma, and what it really means to show up for our children while still showing up for ourselves. Cynthia shares her journey from being the only Latina in her Wisconsin classroom, to becoming a first-gen college graduate, to intentionally building...