When I was chosen to be one of Pull-Ups Madrinas del Baño, the irony of the situation wasn’t lost on me. I’ve been potty training for ten years. Si, diez años! Yes, ten years! Potty training doesn’t stop after that first tinkle. Actually, it’s just starting! I believe there are three levels of potty training:… [Read More]
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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]
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]
Why a Father's love is so importante
I’m very fortunate to have a father who expressed care from a young age. It’s often assumed that mothers show their love and dads have a harder time. One of my favorite Valentine’s memories is a coin bank that my ‘Pa’ gave me when I was about 9. It was the ‘little shop of… [Read More]
Tween Boy (or Girl) Valentine's Day Card Print Out
My tween son has always had the generic store-bought Valentine’s Day cards because I just couldn’t figure out what was “cool” for boys on Valentine’s Day. Heck, I even have trouble trying to figure out what to give my husband. But this Valentine’s Day, I made it my mission to sit down with him and… [Read More]
Celebrating Black History Month is Important for Children
By Frederick J. Goodall for Mamiverse Last February, I asked my older kids how they were commemorating Black History Month at school. Both children gave me blank stares. “My teachers haven’t even mentioned it,” said my 10-year-old daughter. “What’s Black History Month?” asked my 8-year-old son. Although I was disappointed by their responses, I was not… [Read More]
Immigration Reform: Don't Forget the Children
By Katherine Doble-Cannata, Los Tweens As the debate over immigration reform develops, one segment of the immigrant population has been significantly missing from the conversation: the children. Unaccompanied children risk the long journey to the United States to escape abuse, violence, exploitation, and in hopes to reunite with family members. But once they reach they… [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]
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]
Simple Brownie Bites Recipe
I was still feeling under the weather this weekend and guilty about not helping chaperone a Girl Scout field trip when I devised this simple twist on classic brownies to lift my (and the girls’) mood. Brownie Bites are an easy to make, no fuss and portable sweet treat perfect for field trips and… [Read More]
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