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I have a very curious four-year-old bilingual boy at home who is eager to learn his letters and numbers. He traces them with his fingers, and has learned the letters M, P, and O. “M” for of course, Matías (his name), Mami and… Mono, “P” for Papi and “O” for Oma (what he calls his abuelita). But here is the real kicker, I only taught these to him two weeks ago when Munchkin, the children’s safety and learning toys brand,Read More ...

A new study from WestEd has found that engaging low-income parents and their preschool children with PBS KIDS content and games improves math learning and helps prepare kids for kindergarten. The study examined improvements in preschool kid’s math knowledge and skills by studying families that use online games and at-home activities from the PBS KIDS Lab which features well-known character such as Curious George, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, and Sid the Science Kid. The study showed that kids whoRead More ...

I can clearly remember the day when we took Camila home from the hospital for the first time and how nervous I was about putting that tiny baby in a huge car seat all by herself. At that moment all that could make me be at ease was knowing that my husband and I had really made a big deal about being prepared with the right car seat and making sure it was properly installed. Did you know that threeRead More ...

When I opened the box from KinderKalendars I was trilled with the bilingual calendar that I found.  During this time of year, my boys get excited to open a new window on the Advent calendar as we count down the days until Christmas.  They have so much fun looking for the number that corresponds with the date.  We will often talk about the day of the week and the month.  It has been a wonderful learning experience that I hope toRead More ...

We rarely do reviews and giveaways for the mamás raising these bilingual and bicultural kids and I think it´s time to start changing that. Don´t you? Earlier this year I found out that Salma Hayek had launched her own beauty line called Nuance, available exclusively at CVS/pharmacy locations, inspired by her abuelita in Veracruz, México – a Paris-trained cosmetologist. Something I’ve admired about Salma throughout her career is that she’s always stayed so connected to her roots and has goneRead More ...

We may be used to bilingual versions of books and movies, but most of us don’t think about products for managing our time bilingually. The moms at Dotmine Day Planners did, and they created this amazing Tiempo Mio day planner to help you do just that. With the months and days in both Spanish and English and a cute cover design, the “El Partido” planner is at once beautiful and useful. The most unique thing about all Dotmine planners isRead More ...

Do I really need to go around announcing to the world around me that in my own little world “Se Habla Spanglish?” Heck yes! Why? Because I’m proud of my Spanglish – the one where you speak both languages fluently and can switch effortlessly between one and the other – and that means I will happily announce it by wearing the cute T-shirt Cynthia, of Dos Borreguitas sent me. The aqua of the background and the two-tone pink of theRead More ...

Here at the very busy familia, we are getting ready for baby número dos in February and of course a new car seat was on the list.  Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics put out a new policy which advises parents to keep their toddlers rear-facing in car seats until the age of two. Did you know that? I sure didn’t! And I can guarantee many other parents out there are unaware of it as well. When Graco and SpanglishBabyRead More ...