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.
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Twitter: @laflowers
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I think one of the treats I took the most for granted when I lived in El Salvador and, later, in Mexico was the paleta, the ultimate frozen treat. They are everywhere and anywhere. I grew up with the ding, ding of the bell hanging from the paletero’s cart as he walked in front of my house at the same time every afternoon. My favorites were the paletas de coco, de fresa, pistachio and horchata. I still remember the timeRead More ...
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In our last Video of the Week we introduced you to Dos y Dos, the first live-action Spanish bilingual show in the U.S. What my daughter found the most engaging about the show was the singing and dancing. She was twirling and screaming around the living room trying to imitate Sofía, Fernando, Adriana y Andrés as they sing away in Spanish and English. The show can be viewed in 45 cities through LATV U.S. Network. No worries if it´s notRead More ...
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Child’s name: Carolina Parents: Blanca and Eric City: Norwalk, CA Age: 2 years and 10 months Languages spoken at home: Spanish only, but sometimes English between mommy and daddy and extended family. Benefits: She speaks and understands only Spanish right now. I love to see how she is able to communicate with her abuelitos in Spanish. Looking forward to her learning to speak English and becoming bilingual ..but I’m still a little nervous if we should be using OPOL orRead More ...
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Here it is. A bilingual show for our niños with a live cast that sings, plays, dances and educates in Spanish and English: Dos y Dos. I found out about them over a year ago but had not been able to watch the show. I finally got my hands on a DVD and put it to the test with my daughter. I have to admit that she was not immediately drawn to the DVD cover since it features the fourRead More ...
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This week my daughter and I met up with a Spanish-speaking amiga and her 3 and a half year old son. Camila and him have a preschool, platonic-love relationship and are always looking forward to their play dates. While at the park, my friend mentioned that the only other kid her son interacted with in Spanish is my daughter. I thought that was a little odd since my daughter is still at a stage where she is sorting out bothRead More ...
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Meet Sophia Elise Mayor, daughter of Marisela and Guillermo Mayor from Tijuana, México. Sophia Elise is two and 1/2 years and she’s already bilingual in English and Spanish. Her mamá, Marisela, tells us how being bilingual has already benefited Sophia Elise: “We live right on the border between Mexico and the US and we have family, friends and children’s activities on both countries. Sophia is able to transition from one country to another, to one set of friends to another,Read More ...
