Moms of Tween Girls.. Hola Madres! ¿Has visto lentejuelas reversibles? Have you seen reversible sequins? Does your tween have a comfy and cute sweater for Fall? The girls of My Los Tweens are sharing with us the latest fashion trends! Be ready.. if the twen girl in your life hasn’t asked for one of these yet-… [Read More]
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Britto Elevates Baby Gear to Art
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]
Hagerstown, Maryland- Entry to Antietam and many Civil War Historic Sites
Tweens & Hotels- what do they like? Los Tweens Reviews Homewood Suites by Hilton Traveling with tweens is quite fun, but planning is the key to success. We started exposing our girls to new places when they were very young- driving to parks, traveling within our city and state, etc. As part of the Los… [Read More]
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]
Arming Tweens with Winning Smiles
“Have you brushed your teeth?” “Did you brush your teeth?” “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.” “When was the last time you brushed your teeth!?!” Reminding the kids to take care of their teeth feels like a full time job in my house. But when we received the new Crest… [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]
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]
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]