It’s definitely not a topic we’ve ever shied away from, but it is one we’ve given a lot of thought to. Especially as parents of a bilingualish teenager. See what I did there? It’s a play off of the hit TV show Blackish, in case you’re wondering. What I’m talking […]
raising a bilingual child
Funny Random Moments You Probably Might Find Entertaining
I’ve been busy lately. My sister and my niece are in town and that’s very exciting. We’re having a party soon, and well tambiên me ha pegado la hueva a little bit. But I do want to share some funny moments we’ve had recently that I may or may not blog about […]
For Raising Boys: Is Being a “Drill Sergeant Dad” Required?
My father was not a drill sergeant. The truth is I didn’t really have one of those growing up. Except that is if you count the neighbor kids at the Bali Hai apartments, who were always up for torturing each other in the name of “proving who was tougher.” I […]
The generational differences in Latino families are funny
So the other day my sister, her husband and her kids were getting ready to go out of town. They had packed, loaded up the truck, and we were all just sitting around talking and laughing while they finished getting ready to leave. My sister has two teenagers, one preteen, […]
Raising a Bilingual Kid: One Generation at a Time – Progress
Every once in a while, if we’re lucky, and it doesn’t happen all that often at all, we kind of get a glimpse at ourselves that we normally wouldn’t otherwise see. I know it sounds crazy, but it’s true. It happened to me just the other day. A local university […]
Raising a Bilingual Kid & Reading Culturally Significant Books – ‘Caramelo’
Shut up stupid! That was the line that got Edgar cracking up last night while we were reading Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros. This is my second time reading the book. His first. After that, it took me all of five minutes to get him to stop laughing en carcajadas so we […]
What’s The Secret To Raising a Bilingual Kid? …Hiring a Bilingual Nanny!
What are hardworking parents to do these days when they can’t find the time to teach their children the language skills they want? ¿Pues qué más? Hire a bilingual nanny! At least, that’s what the website FindaNanny.net is insinuating in their latest post, 10 Ways Bilingual Nannies Can Benefit Children. […]
How Do You Make Your Child Understand What It Means To Be Undocumented?
This week, we finally connected the internet to our television at home. Don’t ask me how I did it. The truth is I don’t actually remember. I just kind of kept pushing buttons until it worked. Still, once we got the connection going and we were able to login to […]