Ana L. Flores is co-founder of SpanglishBaby and co-author of the book, "Bilingual is Better." A bicultural and bilingual mom who is committed to holding on to her heritage, for over 15 years she's been dedicated to creating content by and for Latinos in the U.S. and in Latin America. Now, through SpanglishBaby.com and LatinaBloggersConnect.com, her boutique agency connecting brands to Latina bloggers, she is living her dream of being a self-motivated entrepreneur and sharing the stories and resources which matter the most to her. Su casa is now in L.A. where family traditions from Mexico, El Salvador, the Netherlands and the U.S. are dearly embraced...en español.
http://spanglishbaby.com
Twitter: @laflowers
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Some months ago I wrote a post featuring 9 handpicked apps for bilingual children; it has since become one of our most popular and shared posts. Since then, more and more great educational apps for children have been created and we realized we needed to share our finds more consistently. So, we’re starting a new monthly series where we’ll showcase a few of those educational apps we feel you will enjoy. This time they are all iTunes based, but weRead More ...
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It´s finally here! The chance for your niños y niñas to see themselves in Moona Luna´s first music video for their debut album, Piñata Party. Last month Sandra Velasquez, lead vocalist, announced that Moona Luna was accepting videos of your kids eating their favorite, or not so favorite, foods and they would appear on their music video for their bilingual song Todas Las Comidas/All The Foods. We also told you that the music video would premiere exclusively here on SpanglishBabyRead More ...
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My husband, my girl and I all have a very sweet tooth. Our weekend breakfasts usually consist of pancakes, waffles or crepes that my girl and I make together. It’s become a bit of a special routine. The one thing that is always present in our sweet breakfasts, thanks to my husband’s obsession with it, is Mexican cajeta; similar to dulce de leche, but made with goat’s milk instead of cow’s milk. I’m sure when my daughter is older andRead More ...
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Last week, Chelsea Kyle shared on our Facebook page an excellent opinion piece by New York Times columnist, Nicholas D. Kristof, titled Primero Hay Que Aprender Español. Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen (First learn Spanish. Then study Chinese.) The point he cleverly, and even bravely, makes is that even though Chinese is growing in popularity as the language of choice for parents who want to give their children an educational advantage, Spanish is the language every child in the United StatesRead More ...
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No better place to start 2011 for us than in tierra Azteca–México. Last week I shared a post from our first weekend in México City and promised to share more, but fell short on that promise because my daughter got a severe cold and double ear infection and I got hit with the flu. We had to take it easy for days and missed out on many of the sights we were looking forward to having Camila experience: el ZócaloRead More ...
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We were finally able to spend a Christmas with family in Mexico after three years of quiet holidays as a family of three in Los Angeles. Travel is one of the most significant and effective ways to immerse your child in a language and culture. Aside from the obvious benefits for our girl’s bilingual development, travel to Latin America for us is a matter of connection to the essence of who we are and to the heart of our heritage. Read More ...
