The options for strollers when my tween was a baby weren’t many. You had your standard blue, pink and maybe a green and they all looked the same. We reused the stroller for my middle child but threw it out after that. So, you can imagine my shock when I was pregnant with my third… [Read More]
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How Changing Diapers Helped My Kids Bond
When Carmen, our third child was born, I sunk into the baby haze. Sleepless nights, never-ending days, piles and piles of diapers and constant feedings similar to a 24 hour McDonald’s drive thru. Maddy, my tween, bonded with her baby sister at birth. It was pure amor on both of their parts. Jonathan, my… [Read More]
Self-Confidence Not Surgery
As I watched a major national news program on a recent morning, my interest was piqued by a story of a 14 year old girl who was being bullied at school because of her large ears. Wow, pobrecita! Her mother seeks out a non-profit which funds cosmetic surgeries. Que!?! Aren’t moms supposed to tell their… [Read More]
Special Finding in Shenandoah National Park
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]
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]
Preparing for the New School Year – Tips from a Teacher
; By Kathryn Nuñez, 5th Grade Teacher As you cross out the days on your calendar, it’s becoming painfully clear to us teachers, parents and students that the first days of school are fast approaching. As summer is nearing its end and the adventure of a new school year begins along with the managing of… [Read More]
Is Your Tween Being Bullied?
Bullying is not always easy to detect in our children. Children who are bullied or threatened at school may deny or minimize their bullying experiences for a number of reasons. For example, they may want to preserve a perceived friendship, maintain participation in a social circle, or fear that if their parents become involved, they… [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]
Getting la Familia into the 2012 Olympics: Facts and Athletes to Watch
“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]
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]