Here’s the scene.. The camp director marched out to the playground yelling my name. Huffing and mumbling under her breath, she grabbed me by the arm and dragged me inside the lunch room. Lunch had long been over and all of the tables were empty. Except, there was one person still there staring at the… [Read More]
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Shoe Made For You – Therafit Review
Cristy and Katherine review Therafit Shoes. Cristy’s review: I LOVE THESE SNEAKERS! First statement should be- I hate sneakers. If you know that, you know my mind set. I detest white sneakers and I particularly hate that my feet get hot and they’re often too heavy which bothers my back. When I heard about… [Read More]
Parents are KEY to Encouraging STEM Careers
An interview with Ford Motor Company’s Liz Elser On a recent trip to Kennedy Space Center (full post coming soon), Cristy overheard a tween girl asking her father to “Plllllllllleeeeeeaaasssseeee” buy her an astronaut uniform. His response, “Those are for boys!”. This scene is exactly why Los Tweens began the Celebrate Education/Educacion #CelebrateEDU series. … [Read More]
Sharing Passover to Open Tween Minds
Our Los Tweens team was invited by our amiga Jeannette Kaplun of Hispana Global to join her for an annual Passover celebration presented by the Latin American committee of the Miami AJC. It is a beautiful celebration of liberty and so many traditions that help retrace the history of freedom from slavery of the… [Read More]
Why Parents Should Let Siblings Argue
by Veronique De Miguel for Mamiverse Sibling relationships can turn from love to hate and back several times a day. You can hear them playing happily in the backyard one moment, and the next thing you know they hate each others’ guts! It’s a normal occurrence of childhood. We parents try to mediate and help them… [Read More]
From Toddlers to Tweens: Potty Training
When I was chosen to be one of Pull-Ups Madrinas del Baño, the irony of the situation wasn’t lost on me. I’ve been potty training for ten years. Si, diez años! Yes, ten years! Potty training doesn’t stop after that first tinkle. Actually, it’s just starting! I believe there are three levels of potty training:… [Read More]
Pros and Cons of Giving Kids Cell Phones
By Alisa Valdes for Mamiverse A study by the American Academy of Pediatrics says that three-quarters of all American teens have cell phones. Research by the academy indicates that most of these kids are getting these phones in middle school and, increasingly, even earlier than that. The widespread use of cell phones by children raises… [Read More]
[Review] Is the Kik App Tween Appropriate?
My tween daughter has been chasing us around for months begging to download the Kik app on the old iPhone she inherited from my husband. Kik Messengers is a free text messaging app for smartphones. If you ask my daughter, EVERY tween has it – except her of course! While I haven’t conducted a… [Read More]
Tween Boy (or Girl) Valentine's Day Card Print Out
My tween son has always had the generic store-bought Valentine’s Day cards because I just couldn’t figure out what was “cool” for boys on Valentine’s Day. Heck, I even have trouble trying to figure out what to give my husband. But this Valentine’s Day, I made it my mission to sit down with him and… [Read More]
Celebrating Black History Month is Important for Children
By Frederick J. Goodall for Mamiverse Last February, I asked my older kids how they were commemorating Black History Month at school. Both children gave me blank stares. “My teachers haven’t even mentioned it,” said my 10-year-old daughter. “What’s Black History Month?” asked my 8-year-old son. Although I was disappointed by their responses, I was not… [Read More]