Raising a Bilingual Kid: Television En Español
Just the other day we were sitting at my parents […]
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Raising a Bilingual Kid: Easy, Breezy – Fact or Fiction?
My parents never pressured us to be bilingual. We had […]
Read moreRaising a Bilingual Kid: Teaching the Value of a Dollar
El dinero cuesta. Hay que ganarse la vida. If money […]
Read moreRaising a Bilingual Kid: ‘One Doesn’t Last Forever’
My mother used to say uno no va durar para […]
Read moreRaising a Bilingual Kid: Getting Your Kids to Buy Into español
He tries. He really does. We all do. It’s become […]
Read moreRaising a Bilingual Kid: Time Out vs Chancletazo
As children we did not know there was such a […]
Read moreAy, Au, Uy & Other Things Bilingual Kids Say
He’s still at that age where we have to remind […]
Read morePutting Bilingual Children to Sleep in Spanish: Un Lullaby
A la ru y la ru ri ta, A la […]
Read moreBedtime Stories for Bilingual Kids: Book Review & Giveaway
I know the author! It’s always fun to be able […]
Read moreNow You Can Find Me At Walmart Too – ‘Plaza Familia’
So next time you go buy toilet paper, detergent, groceries, or […]
Read moreAsk Juan: Why is Spanish so Hard to Learn?
The other day a reader emailed me with the following […]
Read moreWhy Spanglish Was a Bad Word for Most of My Life
Spanglish! It’s a love-hate relationship I’ve had with the language. […]
Read moreThe True Story Behind My Own Ballet Folklorico Experience
The other day, a while ago, I wrote about how […]
Read moreRaising A Bilingual Kid: How Telenovelas Might Improve Your Child’s Spanish Fluency
Usually it’s me fighting Edgar to switch the television set […]
Read moreLearning to Cook a Turkey & How to Celebrate Thanksgiving
For the first part of my life we didn’t celebrate […]
Read moreFather to Son: A Birthday Wish for Today …and Tomorrow
Today Edgar is nine! One year away from 10 and […]
Read more¡No Te Dejes! Learning To Fight My Own School Yard Bullies
It’s always hard to give kids advice about bullying. In […]
Read morePlanned Parenting: Visiting The Alma Mater With My Kid
Today, Edgar and I visited my alma mater, the University […]
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