How to Help Your Quinceanera Have Her Best Life

Why will making a mistake change a Latina’s life forever? Do you know the important secret to ensure your Quinceanera will be the Princess she deserves to be? And not have a life of the victim who lost out, because she made the wrong choices.

The news is blasting the latest scary statistics of the increase in teen dropouts and teen pregnancy. The numbers are increasing every week. Click here for the ABC news story on teen pregnancy.

Teen pregnancy is an epidemic!
Teen dropout is an epidemic!
Don’t let it happen to your daughter!

The secret to making sure your Quinceanera doesn’t fall victim of some boy who says, he ‘loves her’ just to get what he wants. She needs you to be her mentor. A mentor is a trusted guide.

Your daughter needs you more than ever before to listen without judging her. She needs guidance as to what are her best choices for her now and for her future. She needs to be guided as to what is the right choice and what is the wrong choice and why.

She needs someone who loves and accepts her for who she is.
If you don’t feel comfortable to discuss the challenging subjects such as sex and school and friends. You need to seek out another caring adult who you daughter feels comfortable with. Someone who will listen to her fears and hopes with compassion.

In my Quinceanera book, I discuss how to communicate with your daughter about her challenges and the choices she makes.

The section for parents…’Parent Talk’ is a guide for parents’ of teens and how to handle their new role.

Now is the perfect time when you’re planning your daughter’s Quince celebration to develop an even closer mother-daughter relationship that will grow forever.

You need to make sure your Quinceanera completes her high school education and doesn’t become a teen mother.

Giving your daughter a beautiful Quince Celebration is wonderful, but what your daughter also needs is a MOM who will listen to her and who she can trust.

This is the time for the Latina to have the life her ancestors wouldn’t have been able to have.

All the best,

Priscilla

Quinceanera's Diary - The Day Before

Do you remember how you felt the day before a big celebration? Did you feel the excitement of the moment? Or did you feel too much stress that it was overwhelming?

Check out Lily's blog the day before her Quinceanera Celebration. It's short and sweet.

Go over to My Quince Diary and read her thoughts and feelings the day before her very special celebration. Tomorrow she will accept taking on her new responsibilities of becoming a young woman.

If you have the time, please leave her your good wishes. I know she would love hearing from you.

All the best,

Priscilla

Quinceanera Diary 12 days to go

A mom phoned the other day. She said her daughter was so busy with after school activities she had no time to help her with the last minute details for her Quinceanera celebration. Is this happening with your daughter? I recommend you read Lily's - 'My Quince Diary' ...of the 12 days before her big day.

Every word that Lily shares is authentic. Her words are filled with love and pure excitement.

Does your daughter share the same real emotion about her Quinceanera with you? If not, it might be a good time to sit down and review all the positive things that are happening. Only talk about the good things. Then give your daughter a hug and tell her how much you appreciate her and how proud you are of her.

Tell her how much you're looking forward to one of the most important days of her life.

Look into her eyes and enjoy the blessed moment you are sharing with each other.

Hit this link to read Lily's - My Quince Diary...day 12.

All the best,
Priscilla
P.S. If you haven't purchased my popular book for the Quinceanera and her parents. Quinceanera Book - Check it out now.

Today's Quinceanera Miracle Is The Honored Sponsor

Have you been concerned whether you can afford your daughter's Quinceanera Celebration? Are you worried that you might not being able to make your daughter's dreams come true. The ones she has had since she was a little girl?

Thank goodness for the Quinceanera tradition of having honored sponsors. When the costs are divided up the Quince celebration can become a reality today. As a mom or aunt or friend of the Quinceanera I recommend you do a few of the following things.

Tips for planning a Quince Celebration:

1. First meet with your immediate family to discuss a budget for the Quinceanera celebration.
   
2. Then set up a list of each item you feel is required for the Quince celebration.
3. As a guide when you're developing a budget, I recommend you break down into categories and place the items into the correct areas listed
4. The amount you spend on food and beverage depends on whether you are having the party catered or at a hall or hotel. If the party is going to be held at home and sponsors are donating the food, the percentage will be much lower of the total budget.
   
5. These percentages should be used as a flexible guide.
   

• 52% for food and beverage.
  
• 18% for Photographer and/or videographer
• 4% spent is usually for Flowers
• 3% for cake
• 6% for Quinceanera dress and accessories
• 3%-18% for music
• 3% for Invitations
• 5-10% miscellaneous item

During these difficult economic times the Quinceanera tradition of having honored sponsors has made it possible for many families to be able to still have their daughter's Quince Celebration. It's tradition for honored sponsors to join in with the planning and sharing in the financial costs. That's what makes the Quinceanera tradition so meaningful. That's what our ancestors did. During good times and bad times our ancestors shared in making sure every Quinceanera in the community had her rite of passage celebration.

Quinceanera's #5 Secret For Saving Money

Teresa phoned me and asked me to share the fifth secret with her, since she had an appointment with a reception hall manager. She and her daughter thought they liked this hall the best, but the price was a little to high for her budget. She said she was afraid to ask for a lower price, because the manager wasn't a friendly type of person. Teresa said she felt nervous about going to the meeting.

I was happy Teresa had phoned me, since I knew I would be able to help her feel confident about herself for the meeting with the reception hall manager.

First - I asked Teresa to please take the phone and sit in a comfortable chair. The next thing we were going to do was to help her get rid of her fears. The fear and worry she had regarding her appointment with the reception hall manager. I recommend you follow the same process anytime you feel afraid to do something or you are overwhelmed with fear. I had Teresa follow the following steps:

• Take a deep breath and exhale - repeat this process at least 3 times.

• On your third exhale... smile ;-).

• Take another deep breath and smile again ;-).

• Now think of the meeting with the manager or anyone else - see that person smiling ;-) back at you and thanking you for everything. Feel the positive outcome and both of you are happy.
  

• Take another deep breath and as you exhale smile ;-) again. Focus on the good feeling inside of you ...that the meeting went well and you are very happy with the outcome.
  

• Life is what we make it. When you feel confident with yourself the other person will see your inner strength and not try and take advantage of you.
  

• If your negative feeling returns... repeat the same process. (You can modify the process if necessary - your deep breathing and exhaling combined with a smile changes how your brain works. The process changes the messages sent to your brain from negative to positive. And you will feel relaxed. That's how you can change your attitude of inner peace and with inner self-confidence). The more often you practice this power of positive - inner confidence the happier and healthier you will be. ;-).
  

Now... for your meeting with the reception hall manager or anyone else you have an appointment with.

• Tell the manager you and your family really liked the facilities or services and you would like to have your daughter's Quinceanera party at the reception hall, but you and your family feel the price is too high for what you had budgeted for,

• You will probably be asked what can you afford? THIS IS WHERE YOU ANSWER WITH ANOTHER QUESTION...

• Ask...WHAT IS YOUR MOST COMPETITIVE PACKAGE???

• Don't say anything...LET THE MANAGER TALK!!!

• Sit quiet and let the manager talk...the more the manager gets into the salesperson's mode the more money will be knocked off the price. A price as low as they can and still afford to get your business.
  

• Remember the manager wants your business as much as you want to have your daughter's Quinceanera fiesta there.
  

• Keep your positive attitude and listen. Don't say anything until you think the manager has given you the lowest price possible.
  

• Another insider secret: "Walking power"* - If you aren't still happy with the price you were given.
  

• Get up and start to walk out ...with a smile... let the manager know you were hoping for a lower price than what you were given. Let the manager know you are going to your second choice on your list.
  

• The manager will probably ask you what price you had in mind? You can then share the price you would be happy with and see it they will give it to you.
  

• Always be friendly and upbeat. Managers want to work with people who are easy to work with not complainers.
  

Good luck and things to remember:

1. Have a positive confident attitude.
2. Don't share your price or budget early on.
3. Let the manager know the price quoted was too high.
4. Answer the manager's question with a question ..."what is your most competitive package?"
5. Be quiet let the manager do all the talking...until you are given the final price.
6. Then use your = "Walking Power"*.

You can make it happen...getting your best deal.

Wishing you all the best,

Priscilla
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