By Catherine Vega, Los Tweens Contributor Your tween meets with her friends at the mall every weekend but all of sudden she is disengaged and uninterested. The volleyball practice that she loved just became boring to her and she would rather spend the day in bed sleeping. Sure, she could be dealing with a bout… [Read More]
Raising Tweens
Tween & Teen Giving: A Holiday Lesson for Life
If I remember anything from my parents it was watching them give when I was younger. They gave of their time as church ‘marriage counselors’ for young married couples, led the homeless ministry at our church and always supported recently arrived immigrant families in countless ways. This holiday our Los Tweens & Teens team had… [Read More]
VIDEOS: Futuro 2020 Campaign- We learned Parents MUST be Involved
The first round of our Los Tweens & Teens campaign with the Hispanic CREO Futuro 2020 program draws to an end in 2013. We have learned MUCHO in the process that can help parents and kids better communicate to achieve stronger academic success TOGETHER. Our Mami Ambassadors have talked about: The importance of clear communication… [Read More]
How Microsoft is Solving Your Parenting Tech Problems
Disclaimer: Los Tweens attended a product demo and has been offered a tablet for review use. All opinions expressed are our own. We talk over and over again about how difficult it is to parent in the age of technology. There is nothing easy about parenting a generation of children who don’t know what it’s… [Read More]
Tips for Intervening in Your Child's Education – Teacher Meetings
The Futuro 2020 program has a goal to help parents drive the educational success with their children and change the low graduation levels still found across many Latino and minority communities. When speaking with other parents, the Los Tweens team has found that strong communication between the parent, teachers and the student can almost immediately… [Read More]
Getting Ready for Thanksgiving with Party City
Los Tweens received the Party City products shown below for review. However, all opinions expressed are our own. Can you believe it? Thanksgiving is already here! With all of the family and friends we have, Thanksgiving is no small event in our homes and preparation isn’t either. From shopping to turkey prep, it’s a week… [Read More]
Signs of a Stressed Tween
During my tween’s annual visit, the doctor asked my daughter if she was stressed. It struck me as a great question. Coming off a week where volleyball and basketball practices overlapped, a presentation to her Girl Scout troop and two big tests, my tween answered ‘yes’. As they discussed the reasons, I sat astonished that… [Read More]
Is your Teen's School registered for Celebrate My Drive?
This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Latina Mom Bloggers and State Farm. However, all opinions expressed are my own. When I was a young tween- about 9 years old, my father was a regional safety director for a large telecommunications company and used to have with him entirely too many driving safety videos…. [Read More]
Tweens & Teens- Their Future is NOW
Together with the Univision Network team, Los Tweens & Teens strongly believes that education is the key to the success of future U.S. generations. Throughout the week of October 6th we’ll be sharing videos and information about the #EsElMomento and encouraging you to share as well. Join us! This is part of a media campaign… [Read More]
Education – Communication and Engagement
Los Tweens has partnered with Hispanic CREO’s Futuro 2020 campaign to bring you a series of posts and videos on parental involvement, education reform and celebrating children’s achievements. Throughout the Fall of 2013, we will be sharing with you more information on ways that you can be involved with your child’s education – from… [Read More]
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