About: Ana Flores

Last week we launched the SpanglishBaby Forums as a place for you to connect with other parents who are also raising bilingual and/or bicultural children. There’s already been some interesting activity going on.  From local event announcements, to parents seeking others for local playgroups, to moms reaching out for advice and others who just want to share their story and make themselves available to you. We feel the beginnings of an amazing and much needed community! ...

From all the reading I’ve done since the creation of SpanglishBaby, it seems to be that one of the biggest issues parents who are raising bilingual children eventually face is that their kids won’t answer back in the minority language – particularly after they start school. Although I really can’t envision this being a problem for us, I know I’m delusional – especially now that we live in Colorado! As I’ve mentioned in the past, I helped raise my nowRead More ...

Pocoyó-El Gran Tobogán httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsjSsiQxfrY&feature=PlayList&p=CFB6D64AF3847FF9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=20 We are obsessed with Pocoyó…we truly are.  We actually have a little ritual we call “La Hora de Bailar” where we put on El Baile de Pocoyó and our little dictator of a toddler makes both papá and mamá stand up in front of the screen, holds both of our hands and has us jumping and dancing with her and Pocoyó.  You could call it cute;  I´m not so sure. ...

Another week, another roundup of great stuff related to all things bilingual, including a summer reading list that you will love! 1) Census Bureau Estimates Nearly Half of Children Under Age 5 Are Minorities – The U.S. Census Bureau today released national population estimates showing that our nation is becoming older and more racially and ethnically diverse. The estimates found that nearly half (47 percent) of the nation’s children younger than five were a minority in 2008, with 25 percentRead More ...

SpanglishBaby is growing, thanks to you! Part of our mission from day one has been for this to be a place where you can connect with other parents that are also raising bilingual and bicultural kids. We feel so lucky that we’ve been able to make new friends through our blog and to read all the thoughtful comments you leave. Now it’s time for you to connect with each other and share the wealth of information you have! ...

I recently went through my running list of possible names for our second child – to be born in September – with my husband. I’m sad to report it didn’t go very well – although I was not surprised. He didn’t really like most of them. So we’re kind of back to to square one. For some – especially within the Latino population, naming their child might not be a very difficult task for they have no problem choosing theRead More ...