*This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and Latina Bloggers Connect.     Recently I was having a conversation with my mother about when my siblings and I were growing up and she commented that times have certainly changed since she and my father were raising us.  Mom went on to say that today's modern families have a lot more issues to deal with than the families of yesterday.     In her opinion, today's parents have so many more factors that they have to consider when protecting their children including the Internet, advances in technology, and other external influences related to music and the media.  "One thing that hasn't changed," she concluded, "is the importance of instilling family values, regardless of what your family dynamics are."     I would have to say that I agree with my Mom on many of these points.  The question then becomes, "What is the definition of today's family?"  My husband and I certainly consider ourselves a modern … [Read more...]