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]
Chinese New Year family traditions and history extend as far back as 4,000 years!! For centuries parents and kids spend this time celebrating the festivities such as the New Years Day Celebrations, Chinese Lion Dances, a Dragon Parade, and lots and lots of firecrackers!! But like with many holidays come many preparations. Everyone in… [Read More]
Meeting Ted Rubin provided affirmation for “Los Tweens” I had the pleasure of meeting Sr. Ted at the Blogalicious conference this past October. It was my first time attending and was a wonderful opportunity to meet so many blogger friends I had established in the digital world. When I met Ted- a social media guru… [Read More]
By Katherine Doble-Cannata Our tweens don’t know what it is like to be in a world without the internet. “I’ll google it,” is a phrase my tween will often say when she asks a question and isn’t satisfied with the answer or wants to learn more. The access to vast amounts of information is… [Read More]
As part of our cultural background, we must help children understand sacrifice and leadership. Few people exemplify these characteristics like Rev. Dr. King. We honor him today by allowing some of our Girl Scout Tweens tell us in their own words why he remains so important today. Happy Birthday Dr. King- we continue to… [Read More]
By Katherine Doble-Cannata “You can’t talk about your problems online. What happens at home, stays en la casa.” This was the reaction one of my female family members had after learning about the concept of Los Tweens. Of course, how could I dream of sharing online the challenges of being a parent. I… [Read More]
TweenversationsTM, hosted online chats for parents and kids, will be coming soon to our Los Tweens and My.LosTweens community! Mamis, Madres, Moms, Abuelas, Tias, hermanas, Padres, Papis, dads and los chicos, Los Tweens, TODOS get ready to chat with us about your adventures, community, thoughts and more. To sponsor a Tweenversation, email Cristy,… [Read More]
A Parent’s Challenge to Stress the Importance of Education with their Tween By Jorge Hernandez Can I stay home today? These are the first words I hear every morning when I wake my seven year old son Dariel, for school. He started second grade this year and although his grades are wonderful and he’s received… [Read More]
By Katherine Doble-Cannata I had a blast at Thursday’s Being Latino/Hispanicize Mi Best Buy Twitter party – sharing my Tres Reyes traditions, learning new ones and getting a lot of great information from Best Buy and Xbox ! Here is a recap of some things I learned and thought other tween parents would like… [Read More]
When my tween, Maddy, was three year’s old, we spent an entire day baking and decorating gingerbread cookies. I still remember her big smile as she swiped pink frosting on a gingerbread “woman” – she decided they weren’t going to be an men except for maybe one daddy gingerbread. Since then, we have spent every… [Read More]