What Does Real Health Mean to You?
Disclosure: This post is Sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross. One of the things I adore about my life in social media, both as the co-founder of SpanglishBaby and the founder of Latina Bloggers Connect, is the opportunity to work on campaigns that allow me to go beyond my normal comfort zone. Although the topic of raising bilingual and bicultural kids is always front and center on this blog, we often get a bit personal where it comes to the real issuesRead More ...
Celebrate the Uniqueness of Your Neighborhood Toy Store
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA). Sometimes I think that when my daughter and I visit our favorite neighborhood toy stores she must feel the same way I do when I walk into a local book store or unique boutique: welcomed, at ease and with an urge to just hang and “play” with all the books or items that feel were hand-selected just for me. It’s no different with kids in neighborhood toyRead More ...
Is Language Enough When Raising Bicultural Kids?
The arrival of the newest member of our family is on the horizon, and I have anxieties just like any expecting mom. However, most of mine have nothing to do with balancing time with each kid, getting through sleepless nights, or making sure the baby is eating well. Strangely, I am most concerned about culture. Although my son and stepdaughters can be considered bilingual, I am not sure they could accurately be called bicultural. My husband’s family expresses Salvadoran andRead More ...
New Spanish eBook From PlayTales: Teha el Viento {Giveaway}
I am excited to share another fantastic PlayTales ebook with you. We have reviewed several PlayTales stories recently, and I can once again say with certainty that the PlayTales app is one of the most worthwhile digital investments you can make. The interactive stories are diverse and appropriate for a range of ages, and they are constantly releasing new ones. Teha el Viento is a beautiful story about a wind girl who lives in the clouds and loves to practiceRead More ...
Teach Your Bilingual Kids To Roll Their R’s
A while back I wrote about my daughter Vanessa having a hard time pronouncing the letter R. She’s gotten better at it, but now it’s her 4-year-old brother’s turn to learn how to roll his R’s and she’s doing a great job teaching him. He still has ways to go, but as with my daughter, I’m not really worried about it because typically Spanish speaking children don’t learn to do it until they’re between 5 and 7 years old. IRead More ...
#BilingualKids Video of the Week: Rosita and Michelle Obama on Making Healthy Choices
I was very excited to see that on Wednesday at a garden harvest event, the First Lady announced that Sesame Workshop and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) joined the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) in a two-year agreement to help promote fresh fruit and vegetable consumption to kids, making those healthy choices a little easier for busy parents and families to make. This is particularly important for our Latino families, as Latino children have high rates of childhood obesity. NowRead More ...
