Entries by Los Tweens

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Sharing Passover to Open Tween Minds

UPDATED January 12th, 2018 Our Los Tweens team was invited by our amiga Jeannette Kaplun of Hispana Global to join her for an annual Passover celebration presented by the Latin American committee of the Miami AJC. It is a beautiful celebration of liberty and so many traditions that help retrace the history of freedom from slavery of the […]

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Keeping an Eye on Children Recovering From Colds

UPDATED November 15th, 2017 Recently I had a bout with cold-induced Asthma with my daughter. Since I wasn’t previously exposed to the process of watching your child not be able to fully breathe, the episode really scared me. I’m sharing this story to inform parents that even when their kids appear to be recovering from […]

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Understanding Kawasaki Syndrome

  UPDATED November 15th, 2017 Mother’s Day, 2009—My husband is in Maryland visiting his very ill grandmother. My toddler is with my mother.  Our plans for brunch were canceled. I’m in the emergency room of the local children’s hospital with my tween Maddy. The pediatrician had called an hour earlier to follow up on our […]

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Family Bonding in the Kitchen

UPDATED November 16th, 2017 I have a special place in my heart for all things Abuelos and for allowing children to learn, grow and respect the elders in their lives. Sometimes it’s easy to take grandparents for granted as either always being there or just to help you watch the kids. But taking the time […]

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Fishtail Braid Tutorial by Los Tweens

Have you or your tween gotten into the braid craze yet?   From kids to celebrities, braids seem to be everywhere.  While its a fun trend to play with, I always think of braids as a more casual hairstyle. I’ve become a huge fan of the fishtail braid which offers a sleek and more sophisticated […]

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Let’s help American Cancer Society Prevention Study!

Amigas.. The American Cancer Society needs our ayuda! My familia has been touched entirely too much by cancer and I want to help others in any way PREVENT this horrible disease in its many forms. We CAN make a difference to reduce cancer for our childrens’ generations. The ACS is recruiting participants for Cancer Prevention Study-3 […]

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Honoring Eva Mendes, Mujer Vanidades

Believe it or not, la belleza Eva Mendes and I have a lot in common.  We were born in Miami.  We are of Cuban-American descent.  And, we spent last Thursday night in the same room! Ok so, we don’t have that much in common but I did get the chance to meet her.   The star […]

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Celebrate Florida 500 in the Florida Keys!

We’ve partnered with Ford Motor Company to share with our readers our adventures celebrating the 500 years of Florida and the state’s Latino influence.  This is the third and final post of the series. All #FamiliaTravel stories aim to share our fun quest to educate our tweens year round. Disclaimer: Los Tweens received a Ford […]

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Why You Should Insure Your Kid’s Tech Gadgets!

Blood rushing to your head.  You’re not sure whether to cry, scream or do both.  But no matter what you do it’s not going to fix it.  If you’ve ever broken, lost or had one of you or your tween’s tech gadgets stolen, you know what I am talking about.  So when SocialMoms approached us […]