5 Ways To Motivate Your Child to Speak Spanish When He Refuses To
One of the main concerns parents raising bilingual children –or considering it– have is what to do when they refuse to speak Spanish (or whichever minority language). We know the bilingual rebellion is pretty much a fact and we’ll all have to face it eventually. For some it starts as early as 3 years of age and for others when the child enters kindergarten, especially if they don’t have the option of a bilingual program like dual or full immersion.Read More ...
Week in Links for #BilingualKids — June 29
It’s obvious summer is in full swing because I’ve very little to share in this installment of Week in Links for #BilingualKids. Plus, honestly, I’ve been way too concerned with the wildfires consuming my state to be able to concentrate on anything else. Have you seen the images? They’re devastating. Hope you don’t mind me asking you to say a little prayer for Colorado. ¡Gracias! Amazing Bilingual Writers II from Life as a Bilingual/Psychology Today — As a bilingual writerRead More ...
Win a Trip to Latin America Courtesy of Discovery Familia and Amway!
We just HAD to share this because we both love the concept of the contest and the fact that one of you could win a trip to Latin America to connect with our Latino roots, heritage, language and foods! What a gift! The contest is in Spanish, but open to all, and is called “Momentos de Calidad.” To enter all you have to do is visit the contest site hosted by Discovery Familia and write some sentences sharing what areRead More ...
An Interview with Brave’s Director, Mark Andrews: A Film All Parents Can Relate To
Were you among the hundreds of thousands of people who flocked to the theaters to see Disney*Pixar’s Brave this weekend? If so, you helped position it as the #1 movie of the week with a crazy gross of $66 million at the box office. We were certainly there because my girl was so impatient with expectation that we couldn’t wait any longer. We were not disappointed at all and beyond excited that Disney and Pixar gave birth to such aRead More ...
Come With Us to evo’12 Courtesy of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies! {Giveaway}
By now many of you know that part of maintaining this site and community is attending social media and blogging conferences. What we get out of these conferences is not only the chance to learn and grow our social media skills, but also to connect with our blogging peers and the brands that are interested in partnering with us and aligning with our raising bilingual kids movement. One of the conferences I attended last year for the first time isRead More ...
Sneak Peek at Disney Junior’s “Sofia The First”
Disney unveiled a first-look of the upcoming animated Disney Junior television movie and series “Sofia the First” earlier this month at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. We’re excited to show you a sneak-peek clip of the new little girl princess Sofia (voiced by “Modern Family” star Ariel Winter) who can talk to the animals and is just oh-so-adorable. Remember that you can watch all the Disney Junior shows – like “Doc McStuffins” and “Jake and the Neverland Pirates” inRead More ...
