Join Us for Our First SpanglishBaby LIVE Google+ Hangout
February is a great month not only because I get to celebrate another year of life, but because it also marks SpanglishBaby’s anniversary. We’re on our fourth year now and in our constant effort to offer even more resources for parents raising bilingual and bicultural children, we’re super excited to announce our very first SpanglishBaby Live Google+ Hangout. WHAT: An opportunity for you to ask questions and discuss topics on bilingualism LIVE with Ana, myself and one of many experts onRead More ...
Money as a Barrier to a Bilingual Life
Today, I’m writing about something that most of us don’t talk about: MONEY. Personal finances. Status. Just typing the words makes me cringe because they are such taboo topics in this first world, competitive country. None of us likes to admit that we might be down on our luck, or that we can’t afford to keep up with the Joneses (or los López, as the case may be). This constant pressure is something we can get over when we’reRead More ...
Week in Links for #BilingualKids — Feb. 3
The magic words “make them learn English” from The Economist — Immigration reform was huge this week and with that came talk of whether undocumented immigrants on their path to American citizenship should be required to learn English. As long as they’re not prohibited from speaking their native language, the author says, and I couldn’t agree more. “The solution to this apparent conundrum is very simple: bilingualism. It’s a healthy thing that Americans have historically been too suspicious of.” The U.S. needs toRead More ...
Watch: Dia del Amor y la Amistad Valentine’s Day Video from Music With Sara
Our amiga Sara and her friends have done it again! They’ve put together the most adorable and catchy bilingual tune with accompanying video. Check it out below and share the amor with your children, friends, teachers and anyone whose corazoncito can be strung to this bilingual beat. ¡Feliz día del amor y la amistad! Check out all the Valentine’s goodies we have for you here and visit Music With Sara for more cool music en español for our kids! Oh,Read More ...
Create Your Own Conversation Hearts in Spanish for San Valentín
January is over and Valentine’s is right around the corner. As I’ve said before I’m not a huge fan of this celebration, but I do think it’s a great time to do fun things with my kids. So I loved the idea of creating our own messages in Spanish on the large conversation hearts by Brach’s pictured above. I figured that it’d be not only fun, but it’d be a great Spanish vocabulary lesson for my kids. First, I showedRead More ...
A List of Libros for Valentine’s Day
Whether you call it Valentine’s Day, Día de los Enamorados or Día del Amor y la Amistad, February 14th is almost here. I’ve never been a huge fan of this day, but ever since I became a mom I take it as an opportunity to talk to my children about love, family and friendship. And what better way to do that than through books! Some of the ones on this list are strictly about Valentine’s Day, while others are just aboutRead More ...
