As I worked with our team for the American Latino Heritage Fund on researching the unique history and landscape of Shenandoah National Park we discovered an interesting rarity- a Latina National Park Ranger! Enedina Gasaway- Mexico-born mother of adult children- found her passion later in life in Shenandoah’s amazing environment. Introduced to the area and… [Read More]
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Hmmmm- Tweens & Cell Phones
Ayayaya.. A marker of the tween years is the beginning of peer pressure. From clothes to electronics, tweens want the latest and coolest craze. We – los padres – allow them to indulge or draw the line to teach our children that what they want isn’t what they need. Most of the time no one… [Read More]
Missy Franklin: New Queen of Swimming Takes First Individual Gold Medal – ABC News
Missy Franklin: New Queen of Swimming Takes First Individual Gold Medal – ABC News. college essay writing services Why are we posting this story? Because we feel that Missy Franklin is such an inspiration for all- but young kids in particular. She always has a smile and seems genuinely supportive of her fellow swimmers and… [Read More]
American Latino Heritage Road Trip- Days 3 & 4- Shenandoah National Park
Exploring Junior Ranger programs – Get your ‘familia’ there! Days 3 & 4 of our American Latino Heritage Road Trip wasn’t focused specifically on sites that had Latino influence but more on how Latinos and multicultural families can and should plan to experience and enjoy our national parks. When you consider that among the top… [Read More]
Days 1 & 2 of the 2012 American Latino Heritage Road Trip
Los Tweens & Teens Covering the Mid-Atlantic Region An Awakening at Antietam & Gettysburg Latinos and the Civil War isn’t always the first combination that comes to mind when thinking about our nation’s greatest conflict 150 years later. Having grown up in this country and completing enough school projects on the Civil War would suggest… [Read More]
Merida and Her & Mum – A Princess Lesson for us All
Brave Review I’ve been excited to see Disney/Pixar’s new movie, Brave (view my previous post). I was thrilled for Pixar’s first female main character and that she turned out to be a unique princess outside of the more standard Disney princess past. I went into the theatre expecting a great learning experience for my tween… [Read More]
Surviving Summer with Tweens – Brave Activity Sheets
how to loss fat I made an awful mistake! I forgot to sign up the kids for summer camp. I figured having them home wasn’t going to be a big deal. The tween can basically entertain herself and my preschooler has a gazillion of toys. We have a backyard. They’ll find something to do…right? WRONG!… [Read More]
How Mothers Can Help Their Tweens Embrace Their Feminine Superpowers at Puberty
As LosTweens & Teens continues to broaden its Editorial focus, we’re introducing various Series that are important topics for our parents. A new contributor joins us to discuss the ‘sensitive’ topic of developing hormones- an issue we all will face. The story is being reproduced en Español so stay tuned for more. We hope you’ll share your… [Read More]
Celebrating a 10th Birthday with Travel & Style – Day 1
Tenth birthday parties are a big deal! They have completed an entire decade of learning, growing and succeeding . Oh, and let’s not forget that we parents deserve a big pat on the back too (preferably that is followed by a glass of champagne). We’ve spent 10 years doing a lot of work ourselves. It… [Read More]
TWEEN BIRTHDAYS- Part Dos
‘To Party or NOT to Party?” – that WAS the pregunta! Part II- We did it! How it went and what we learned So much for the ‘gringo’ being the sensible one! My husband- a.k.a. ‘el gringo’ as his all-Latino friends call him for growing up in South Florida’s Hialeah community- enjoyed the super fiesta… [Read More]
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