Para leer la versión en inglés, favor pulsa AQUÍ. Como padres de hijos atendiendo la escuela primaria, a veces quieres huír cuando escuchas las palabras ‘la feria de ciencias’ durante una visita de apertura al nuevo año escolar o de sus niños. Está bien, todos hemos pasado por eso. Esta vez les animo a abrazar… [Read More]
Tween Education
Sleep and School Start Times – Parents Guide
Since my daughter turned nine, she has added another hour that she could sleep until. Now, at the age of 12, she will sleep undisturbed until noon. I’m worried for her 17 year old self. While my tween’s increasing ability to sleep-in has become a joke in my house, biologically she’s a normal child. Studies… [Read More]
Tween Book Recommendations
Our amigas over at Mamiverse have a great list of book recommendations for the entire family including an ENTIRE section for tweens and bilingual books! Here are just a few of our favorite Mamiverse book reviews for tweens: How Tía Lola Ended Up Starting Over By Julia Alvarez Random House • 2011 • 145 pages… [Read More]
Let's Celebrate Tween School Year Success
No es facil! It’s not easy being a tween. There’s growing peer pressure, increasing school work, science projects, the looming threat of puberty and those nasty chores that we keep begging them to do – no es fácil! One of the ways that we make it through the year in our homes is by celebrating successes… [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]
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]
Saving Lives and Having Fun – For the Family
Our good friend Jewel (check her out at Jewel’s Fab Life) recently invited us to a great event for the entire family, One Beat Summer Bunker Blast! Sadly, we won’t be able to attend but we hope you can! And keep checking back with us as we are working on a special piece for tweens…. [Read More]
Teaching Our Tweens to Be Proud
There are concerns regarding the opportunity for our children of diverse cultures in the United States to grow up learning history that mirrors their situations as it does to learn about European history so engrained in our culture. Because Tweens – children between the ages of 7-12 – are developing their self-confidence, study habits, global… [Read More]
Encouraging Tween Reading
By Katherine Doble-Cannata, Co-Founder & Publisher It was easy to encourage 4 year-old Maddy to read. All I had to do was say, “It’s time for bed,” and instantaneously six books would appear in her hands. Right around the time she hit the tween years, the demands of school work, busy extracurricular activity schedules… [Read More]