In many Latinx families, two household items strike fear into the heart of anyone who sees them: la correa y la chancla. In English, this is the belt and the slipper, and Latinx children are often ...

Most Latino parents still believe in physical discipline of children. That puts them in step with many Americans. But is it time to put down 'La... For Latinos who grew up under the reign of "La ...

Mexican parents are like no other. From the power of la chancla to the unspoken authority of tu papá, we’ve known up to know better than to mess with our old-school Mexican moms and dads. And why is ...

There are many legends, horror stories, and characters that Mexican children grow up fearing. There is “El Cucuy” -- aka the boogieman, “La Llorana” –- a story of a scary lady who drowned her own ...

It can be too easy to reach for la chancla. I’m talking about the flip-flop or slipper deployed as disciplinary tool on errant children that now serves as a trope of Latino parenthood. La chancla has ...

"La chancla," or more specifically the flip-flop thrown or otherwise used by a no-nonsense Hispanic mother to discipline unruly children, has real power. Not only can just the sight of one tame any ...