Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz 
Blending Baby Teeth Traditions When I was a little girl growing up in Guatemala I would leave my baby teeth under my pillow for the Ratoncito (little mouse) to come and take them during the night and leave me money. My oldest daughter, Ariane, lost her first tooth soon after her 6th birthday and to … Read more
The Kindle Fire is a great tool for helping children learn Spanish interactively. Most apps for Android are compatible with the Kindle Fire and already there are a few bilingual and Spanish apps available and the best thing is that new ones are popping up every day. Here are our favorite ones so far. Please … Read more
My husband and I decided that we would finally give into technology and got a Kindle Fire for the kids. The Kindle Fire can be used to read magazines, books and watch movies and it can also be a wonderful educational tool for children. There are thousands of children’s books available in digital format and … Read more
Thanksgiving is about family, about giving thanks and about gathering around delicious food and that is something Latinos know a lot of. For me gathering with family and friends around the table always involves making food that connects us to our culture and in my case my chapino roots (Guatemalan). Thanksgiving is an American holiday … Read more
Looking for new and delicious Thanksgiving meal ideas? This tasty cranberry sauce with carambola recipe has the perfect Latino twist to make this holiday season extra special. This recipe for starfruit (or carambola) and cranberry sauce has the ideal amount of sweetness and a slight lip-puckering tanginess that will bring your Thanksgiving food to life! … Read more
Guatemalan ponche de frutas, or Christmas fruit punch, is the ultimate hot holiday drink! This Guatemalan recipe for fruit punch is very similar to Mexican ponche de frutas. This traditional Guatemalan recipe made with fruits, sugar, and spices is prepared during the holiday season and served for Las Posadas, Christmas, and even for Three Kings … Read more
DOLPHINS AS HEALERS “During a positive experience joy eclipses illness.” The sun glistened on the water as if a child had sprinkled glitter on it. It would be a hot day but a hint of the early morning cool breeze still lingered in the air. A very faint smell of fresh fish and sea enveloped … Read more
Todos los niños aprenden de forma diferente y lo que funciona con un niño puede no funcionar con otro. La mayoría de los padres pueden intuir que su hijo aprende se cierta forma, pero a veces determinar la forma en que tu hijo aprende es más complicado. Según el psicólogo Howard Gardmer, existen 7 diferentes tipos … Read more
Living life in two languages is a reality for many families today. But what happens if your child has autism or has a language impairment? Is autism and bilingualism possible? We moved to the United States 4 years ago, just as my daughter was about to turn 3. At that time she spoke only a … Read more
El primer paso para criar niños bilingües es reconocer el valor de tu cultura y tu idioma y tomar una decisión consiente de que invertirás tiempo y energía en mantener vivas tus tradiciones, creencias y lenguaje en tu hogar. Habla español en casa. Los idiomas se aprenden mejor de forma natural. No importa que tu … Read more
