Los Tweens is proud to share with our readers this holiday drive to brighten the holiday season for immigrant children who are spending the season alone in U.S. detention centers. Imagine your tween being threatened and surrounded by violence so heinous that it is unsafe for them to travel even to school. … [Read More]
Volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters or donate today I am blessed to have had wonderful mentors since childhood. My parents always were available to guide me and I had fantastic grandparents who always had something to tell me! But when I think about mentoring I picture people who didn’t have an obligation to guide… [Read More]
How to involve your Tweens in the kitchen Several years ago, I shared ways to entertain tweens on Thanksgiving and one of the ways was to involve them in the kitchen. There were simple ideas like having them mash potatoes, top the sweet potato casserole and mix pie filling. This year, I want to take… [Read More]
American Girl store opens in Miami’s The Falls Mall, Miami to much anticipation Just in time for the holidays, read below for a full DOLL GIVEAWAY! Maybe you think ‘tweens’ and then ‘American Girl’ and wonder if they’re too old for the dolls? Our visit to the grand opening proves otherwise. More importantly, what we… [Read More]
If you are reading Los Tweens the chances are that you are an involved parent who has regularly discussions with your children. Unfortunately, the reality is that not all tweens have someone that mentors them. That’s why we are such strong supporters of Big Brother Big Sisters Latino Bigs. Littles (children being mentored) are less… [Read More]
One of my favorite pass times with my tween daughter Maddy is doing our nails together. She is constantly bouncing between school, after-school and weekend sports and hanging out with friends so I cherish the moments that we spend together. Plus, it gives us time to do a “girly thing” just the two of us…. [Read More]
President Obama’s re-election means daughters Sasha and Malia, who entered the White House as bubbly 7 and 10 year old tweens, will be leaving it as full-fledged teens. When the girls moved into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue four years ago, many speculated on how the pressure of being in the constant eye of the media… [Read More]
This election day, our Los Tweens decided to share what they would do if they were president…perhaps they’d do a better job than the elected officials or maybe not! Katherine Doblelostweens.com/
by Kathryn M. Núñez (5th Grade Teacher) As the first round of report cards begin to make their ways home, parents are probably worried about whether or not their child has performed above or at minimum at average to their grade level. They hope that the marks reflect their child’s efforts and worry about… [Read More]
It’s always a good sign when the tweens walk out of a movie humming a new song and giggling. That’s just what happened at the end of Disney’s newest movie “Wreck-It-Ralph”. The girls even asked to stay through the credits because they wanted to see more! The plot of “Wreck-It-Ralph” is pretty simple. Ralph is… [Read More]