Raising Tweens

Raising Tweens

Nominate Your Florida School to be a "Ford Safe Driving Zone"

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We are proud to partner with our “Safety Driving” partner, Ford Motor Company, for this initiative. Multitasking is part of today’s busier-than-ever society but the practice can actually be deadly while behind the wheel. With the constant increase of demands, the temptation to split our focus is stronger than ever, creating a new and very… [Read More]

Florida PrePaid Open Enrollment- A Plan for the Near

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DISCLAIMER: The Florida PrePaid College Board is a Promotional Partner of Los Tweens & Teens. However, as always, all views are 100% our own.  We believe in Education. It’s that simple. Our Los Tweens & Teens content creators team consistently develops content that helps you guide your growing kids from a variety of education angles… [Read More]

Teens & Tweens: What Makes "Generation Z " Unique?

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Generation Y, those born from the end of the 70s to the mid-90s (currently between ages 20-40) present some common characteristics with the super-connected so-called Generation Z, who are those born in the mid-90s until 2015 (currently between 0 – 20). According to the U.S. Census (March 2015), Generation Z confirms the biggest percentage (25.9%)… [Read More]

[VIDEO] The Metropolitan Museum of Art Launches #MetKids, a Digital Experience for and by Tweens

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s leading art museums with its main building at Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, wants to make art as accessible as possible to kids and families. Developed for 7-12 year olds, #MetKids launched in the museum’s website on September 10th with 40 videos and more than 125 featured objects, fun facts, and project ideas drawn from… [Read More]

Bachata Singers Leslie Grace and Henry Santos will Host Fundraiser in NYC to Benefit More Than 6,000 Tweens & Teens in the Dominican Republic

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The Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring (DREAM) Project is an amazing nonprofit organization thats focuses on early childhood education, high quality primary education, holistic youth development, as well as cultural enrichment to thousands of unpriviledged youth in the Caribbean island. The “dream” started in 1995 when a group of Dartmouth College students came down for a semester… [Read More]

[Ask Lina] What's the best way to handle sibling conflict?

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“Ask Lina” is a special editorial series where we invite you to send us your parenting questions in the comments below and our teen & tween emotional expert, Lina Acosta Sandaal, gives you tips that will help you navigate these crucial “in-between years.” —————————————————————————————————————————————– As a parent of siblings, I am lucky that my daughter… [Read More]