SpanglishBaby Playground is The Place to Be!
It has been a great first week for SpanglishBabyPlayground. We’ve had an amazing response from all over the US and the world! Thank you for joining us in this space for parents raising bilingual and bicultural children to connect and interact directly with each other. The Playground was launched with a BTS Giveaway that has not ended, if you haven’t participated, you still have 5 days for a chance to win $250 worth of school supplies, we encourage youRead More ...
Bravo to Illinois for Understanding Why Bilingual Education is Crucial!
I might just have to move to Illinois. In case you didn’t know, earlier this month, Gov. Pat Quinn, signed a bill, which aspires to strengthen bilingual education in that state. Illinois plans to do that by first evaluating the state of bilingual education in its schools and then presenting a report to lawmakers and state education officials by Jan. 1 with their findings and recommendations. I’m not going to lie, listening to Gov. Quinn make the following remarks during theRead More ...
Our First Day of Kinder Spanish Dual Immersion
The day we’d been awaiting for finally came: first day of school at Franklin Language Academy’s dual immersion Spanish class. Camila, my husband and I had been getting all the essentials like the backpack, lunchbox, name tags and such ready, but we had also been gently reminding the girl that this school would be different than her Montessori preschool because it was all in Spanish. I even took her with me on a trip to Cancun last week where sheRead More ...
PBS presents: Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood {Giveaway}
One of the downsides to having moved to the United States as a teenager is that there are a lot of cultural references I have no connection to. The majority of these have to do with children’s music, literature and television programs that my generation grew up with here. That’s why I have no connection to something like Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, for example. While I’ve heard people rave about the program and I’m sure it was truly amazing, I’d beRead More ...
Quiero mi Baby: Alicia & Steven – Exclusive Interview!
We’re back with Season 2 of MTV Tr3s’s show, Quiero Mi Baby – a new series that reveals the realities of cross-cultural parenting, including language, religion and tradition clashes, in addition to many other issues unique to bi/multicultural families. This season has some new, unique couples we’re going to introduce you to! Check out this exclusive preview (meaning YOU WILL ONLY SEE IT HERE!) of tonight’s episode and then see our interview with the couple, Alicia and Steven, below. EpisodeRead More ...
What My Girl Really Needs for Her 5th Birthday & How You Can Give it to Her
Five years ago today, my husband and I brought Camila into this world. She was healthy as can be, active and awake from day one, and loved and taken care of with an obsession characteristic of first-time parents. Every year she’s hit her milestones right on target and continues to mature into an intelligent, creative and loving girl. Every year on August 18th we celebrate her life with a party of some sorts — cake, a piñata, friends, games andRead More ...
