For Latinos who grew up under the reign of "La Chancla" (the flip flop), the idea of corporal punishment is not a foreign one. Many of us, from the moment we could speak in full sentences, already ...
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 ...
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 ...