![Grace Bastidas, Headshot](https://www.parents.com/thmb/WTYeMdVpoz55uGI1TLIRwxGT3tI=/500x500/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-Grace-Headshot-3149-89beb770011144de9f895a3f83d5ead9.jpg)
Our goal is simple: to empower and inspire as we bring you closer to your people, bolster cultural pride, and encourage you to honor your traditions every day.
Welcome to Familia by Parents.
What does familia mean to you? For me, this term stretches beyond the nuclear family to embrace all those people (grandparents, compadres, primos…) whose love and support I lean on to navigate parenthood. They are my village—mi gente—helping me raise kind, compassionate multicultural kids. That’s the same spirit we hope to embody with our new community: Familia by Parents.
We’ll amplify the voices of Latine caregivers as we dig into the topics you care most about: bilingualism, identity, multigenerational living—the list goes on. Our goal is simple: to empower and inspire as we bring you closer to your people, bolster cultural pride, and encourage you to honor your traditions every day. I hope you’ll come along for the ride.
-Grace Bastidas, Editor-in-Chief of Parents
New Beginnings
![Student standing in front of the class reading](https://www.parents.com/thmb/7XoDQ57xXhZzqKy6JC_fAx7qypo=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Bilingual-Schools-d927b6b70e0b4431853f2f8ed8b247a5.jpg)
![Tween girl shows off her colorful nails](https://www.parents.com/thmb/K_J-_v6A3OWJjiK8PR5YcqOtC9Q=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Nails-98f0566e345b44f199a4009793d8bb0a.jpg)
![Tween girls at a sleep over](https://www.parents.com/thmb/M2_2zzCLrh2znnRT09-6Cw7h9rw=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Sleepovers-173d6df059074d15a127ccf7a3cf6f26.jpg)
![Teen holding a camera](https://www.parents.com/thmb/-V5c_6-bhZTctycbdjyXLUb9LIU=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-LosFotos-268401746ae4465bbca9b62e0f2d27b8.jpg)
![Tween Boy putting his lunch in his book bag](https://www.parents.com/thmb/hVmjfKAH3Go9UvGcWBS-BfT6B0M=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Lunches-4e872bf8960c4b6fafcb5f8fe5ef09a2.jpg)
Finding Themselves
![Teen girls taking a selfie](https://www.parents.com/thmb/wOf8C1dBHCSVnuYDWusy_BMBv9o=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Confident-Teens-d03f9615d42340dc92eea149418fbebc.jpg)
![Mom hugging teen son](https://www.parents.com/thmb/f89_idyjlLmZHH-t8GKO8TmNaDU=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Teen-Mental-Health-1f35226274094778877484fc34147aac.jpg)
![Teen girl sitting by a campfire with her dad](https://www.parents.com/thmb/alXPDM9RmeozCCH-WjLO5ok-t00=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Fall-Equinox-83f1f039584b4454a60362fde198339a.jpg)
![Tween Girl walking and talking with her mom](https://www.parents.com/thmb/jJ8ANgzbM873AmLbIqE7_uZSFfk=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Body-Acceptance-0bb5b3713dc3482c8660b809a09b8178.jpg)
![Teen reading](https://www.parents.com/thmb/qqWT2RCupUVVDIelC4d56A5GML0=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-BTS-Introverted-Teens-845b0bd9985347eaa01bd246830472c5.jpg)
Embracing Change
![Mother and her two daughters walking outside](https://www.parents.com/thmb/5fXowSOGTlfGyatgHKfADfWLJLA=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-2060796408-ec810cbf3e5f4439ad316b997716353c.jpg)
![San Juan, Puerto Rico](https://www.parents.com/thmb/rB_-ahJ3k5tJHOfW_VqbVm1vFlg=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-174927173-41397800241a4e8294091f9868d35274.jpg)
![Latine Book Covers](https://www.parents.com/thmb/vwBq5_vAxN4mwlBVlS_I3T6-JMg=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-Summer-Books-1-44a3d241fd5e46dca58ad633e2df96d8.jpg)
![Siete Foods - Garza Family](https://www.parents.com/thmb/X-L3abE9v61MRjcngpjZbLim3dE=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GarzaFamilyPhoto_Current-b37cd27bc2dd4291b9d0e1986b9e08c2.jpg)
![Mom takes a break from work to while her children color on the floor](https://www.parents.com/thmb/xkTupR1vb8VKeSXq5WOM_RXhWTo=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-1333590325-1f778b1ca3094668a465f55ce86d019d.jpg)
![Afro-Latina grandmother, mother and child sit on a couch looking at a family photo album](https://www.parents.com/thmb/JcQwvBvNjl-5AaaKrsuR7v0osOE=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-1359550134-d4383178feb740dfa685eebad5bf8f5b.jpg)
Rooted in Heritage
![Dad and daughter at a Latine cultural center](https://www.parents.com/thmb/5YzjxBWGq9zSOyBfNZHnLqJ_aZk=/771x514/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-1487218876-283a4e2ebc844813890b8ff3caa54f20.jpg)
Cuídate
![Robin Arzon and her children](https://www.parents.com/thmb/nWRgqjxrEZCwRqi1LyAdJhDuVDw=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-Robin-Border-Cover-beca90c23a5f420eba346f52a980404d.jpg)
![Woman smudging with sage](https://www.parents.com/thmb/-PvRWzjZbmnZSLXKNbdzlB6UdOM=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-1198613869-5b37228e338b4557b0ec8bd106c92547.jpg)
![Father hugging son](https://www.parents.com/thmb/AE0NeLoJBkEAUFzMZAjs6Rkkg3I=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-623294850-bb4d6f3dac3545baa5cd39de7844d71c.jpg)
![Multicultural high school students and their Latine teacher](https://www.parents.com/thmb/cJ0UJpDmFq8qurs6Vtjd8HXo9RE=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-1214950294-97da7e6849ce47b6b657a21ffe33cb58.jpg)
![Woman holding a plate of arepas](https://www.parents.com/thmb/C9XWJJNnJibD3YRSk2H4oG8hGxE=/500x333/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Familia-GettyImages-1302887805-6a708b332a604ecaaa676694c83a9e76.jpg)