“Yes! Yes! Yes!” “Go! Go! Go!” “Noooooooooo!” These are the sounds I wake up to early Sunday morning. Thinking that something had gone horribly wrong, I jump out of bed, rush downstairs almost trip over the dog as I rush to rescue whichever child has just been horribly injured. I turn the corner into the… [Read More]
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Providing Care for the Elderly – Challenges, Lessons and Resources
By Katherine Doble-Cannata how to increase penile size My grandparents, Yeyo and Yeya as we affectionately called them, spent over twenty-years as care-givers for my great aunt and uncle. While there was definitely an unstated feeling of repaying a debt to the people that had provided a home for their daughter for over 10 years… [Read More]
Summer 'viajes' with Tweens & the American Latino Heritage Fund Roadtrip
The Los Tweens families are on the move this summer exploring different areas of the country exposing our ‘tweensitos’ to new culture, American history, and more while spending some quality bonding time! How are you exposing the chiquitos to new ideas this summer? Please share! Check out our Facebook page for the latest photos and… [Read More]
"Oldies But Goodies" – Classic Movies to Watch with your Tween
By Sebastian Cannata, “Dad” Contributor It’s summer and a fun season to make time to actually watch something together. When I was a kid, there weren’t 24-hour kids-only TV stations, animated movies being released weekly and PG-13 didn’t exist. We watched movies and TV shows with our parents, often times peeking through their fingers. I became a pretty big… [Read More]
How can the Olympics Help Inspire our Tweens and Teens?
HTTP://WWW.MORTGAGEREFINANCEE.COM/ The Countdown to the 2012 Olympics is On! On June 20, Los Tweens and My Los Tweens attended the kickoff event for P&G and Orgullosa’s partnership with Olympic Gold Medal Wrestler Henry Cejudo and his mom Nelly Rico. Their goal is to raise $500,000 for the P&G/Team USA Youth Sports fund that supports athletic programs across… [Read More]
Family Game Review: Wits and Wagers
“Wits and Wagers” by North Star Games HTTP://WWW.CUSTOMESSAYWRITINGSERVICESS.COM/ Be sure to check out the Facebook Contest information below! It’s a predictable chain of events. After a big family dinner, the kids take out a board game and beg everyone to play. Abuela will always say yes. Abuelo will always say no. Eventually after the kids… [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]
Father's Day with Los Tweens – Dia de los Padres
Remember the TV shows where the only interaction a father had with his child was the pat they gave them on the head while making themselves a cocktail before sitting down to read the paper? My dad was similar except he didn’t have a cocktail and was usually reaching for the remote control. Times have… [Read More]
Healthy Sunday Brunch- Warning- it's in Spanglish!
It was a busy work week and I spent more time than usual away from the kiddies. So we took Sunday late morning to create a brunch together and attempted to practice more Espanol.. chaaaaaa- that’s not easy at this age! Well- the result was a yummy brunch with a Spanglish narration.. bueno– at least… [Read More]
SeaWorld Makes A Splash With Los Tweens- Video
Celebrating 10th Birthday with Travel & Style- Party II online currency trading Our Los Tweens families visited SeaWorld recently following a special invitation from the Park’s communications team and the great people at Visit Orlando (@VisitOrlando) and we are so glad we did! We enjoyed a personalized tour by SeaWorld’s extremely well informed marine life… [Read More]