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]
Raising Tweens
Who's 'Really' Reading Your Tween's Emails?
Does your tween have an email account or are you considering allowing them to create one? Between the ages of 7 and 12, children become proficient readers, writers and technology users. It has become almost a given that tweens have email addresses. And while parents may have put in place the proper safety nets to… [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]
Benefits of Raising Bilingual Children
by Elizabeth Heath for Mamiverse.com In our day and age, raising a child to be bilingual is seen as a positive step, as it will help him communicate with more people and be more desirable in the job market. But increasingly, research is showing that bilingual kids are cognitively more advanced than their monolingual peers. In… [Read More]
A Lesson on the Court – Teaching Tween Girls Confidence
A group of tween boys jostled and joked with each other as the male coaches tried to calm them down. I’m standing outside of the group with my tween daughter. “Mami, I’m the only girl. I don’t think I can do this.” I could hear the nervousness in her voice and could tell she was… [Read More]
Los Tweens and Ford Partner to Empower Latina & Multicultural Tweens
Los Tweens is proud to announce its partnership with Ford to support the Celebrate Education/Educación (#CelebrateEdu) series. In conjunction with the Ford Latino team, Los Tweens will be brining its readers advice and positive role models to encourage the celebration of educational and extra-curricular achievements of children ages 7-12. Articles will include interviews with female… [Read More]
Tween Friendly Super Bowl Party
Super Bowl parties are easy, right? All you need is a few snacks, a large TV and a big couch. Ahhh, clearly you don’t have children. Parents know that just when you’re settled down to watch the big game, the kids are going to come running over to complain that they’re bored, hungry or both!… [Read More]
How to Deal with a Tween Mood Swing
Tween temper tantrums are just as real as the toddler ones. In my opinion they’re caused by hunger, lack of sleep, changing friendships, stress from school, the changing seasons, the placement of the moon in the relation to the earth, the number of dust particles in the air…almost anything seems to trigger a tween… [Read More]
Day Trip Tips for Families
When our recent vacation plans fell through, we decided to spend the week at home enjoying down time with the family. As the vacation week wore on, I had completed house chores, wrote blog posts and hosted dinners para la familia. There had been very little relaxation. But when my husband suggested a day trip,… [Read More]
Importance of Remembering Martin Luther King
About a year ago when we were first starting the site, Cristy asked the girls in our Girl Scout troop to share with us why it's important to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With an iPad in hand, Cristy recorded their responses and this great video was made. The video only made it… [Read More]
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