If you already have children when you get married, you get them involved in your special day to create a united family unit. This is especially important if your children are from previous relationships and you are blending families. Many couples struggle to think of ideas to involve their children in their celebration. If you’re…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
When Mixed Race Marriage Was Illegal: What They Don’t Teach in History Books
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark case that made mixed-race marriages legal. It’s hard to imagine that mixed-race marriages were illegal until quite recently. What is the outcome of making mixed-race marriages legal? Anti-miscegenation laws or miscegenation laws are laws that enforce racial segregation at the level of marriage and intimate relationships by…
Cover Reveal for I’ll Always Come Back to You
I’m thrilled to be doing the cover reveal for I’ll Always Come Back to You by Carmen Tafolla and illustrated by Grace Zong today! It’s a sweet rhyming picture book and the mother in the story is a mail carrier. I think we all appreciate our front-line workers because, in the thick of the pandemic, we…
Visiting Wesleyan University
Visiting Wesleyan University Our takeaways from Wesleyan University tour: Open curriculum Test optional (SAT/ACT) 5 year Masters’s program in STEM with 5th-year TUITION FREE! 2 cross-curriculum majors with different requirements Some students have 3 majors Optional to fulfill general education requirements other than 32 credits in 4 years though major course requirements are specific Housing…
Segregation in California Schools: What They Don’t Teach in History Books
What amazes me the most is that I grew up in Seal Beach, California, one town over from Westminster, where Sylvia Mendez and Aki Munemitsu both lived. When Aki and her family were forced to leave their farm during WWII and live incarcerated at internment camps, a banker helped her family lease their land so…
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): Introduction to the Approach in Healthcare Education and Practice
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a really important idea in nursing that is a key component of exceptional patient care. EBP in nursing is an integration of research evidence, clinical expertise, and a patient’s preferences. This problem-solving approach to clinical practice encourages nurses to provide individualized patient care. Evidence-based practice describes a wider, more encompassing discipline, as…
Why Nursing is Still a Fantastic Career Choice in 2021
Nursing has always been a popular career choice and even in 2021, it still is. Despite COVID-19 taking over the nation, nurses worked tirelessly day and night to help those in dire need of medical attention. Nurses require compassion, resilience, and integrity. If you believe you have what it takes, take a look at why…







