Learning a second language like Spanish can be incredibly beneficial for children, opening up opportunities for cultural understanding, cognitive development, and future career prospects. With the rise of digital learning tools, there’s now an abundance of apps designed to make language learning fun, engaging, and accessible for kids. In this guide, we’ll explore the best … Read more
Many times my husband and I talk about what we did without technology when we were kids. My answer is always the same: we played with our siblings; we had fights over whose turn it was to ride the bike or play ball (today the fight is about whose turn it is to play a … Read more
Motivation is very important in language learning whether it be an adult or a child. If a child doesn’t have any reason to learn their heritage or second language, they will generally resist and/or give up. Certain techniques are very helpful when trying to pass down a heritage language to a child. I will cover … Read more
In our first installment of raising children in a non-native language, I talked about the vocabulary gap between non-natives and their newly-minted environment with their “plus one.” This if you didn’t get a chance to read that post go ahead and check it out. I’m fairly biased, considering I wrote it, but I think it’s … Read more
I was provided a free copy of “Mi Primer Libro Bilingüe: La Comida – My First Bilingual Book: Food (Spanish and English)” so I could review it. My goal this summer is to improve my children’s Spanish language skills and to aid me I am making use of the best bilingual books I could … Read more
This infographic is really worth taking a look at. Although I do not love the title “how to raise a genius” there are great tips here for raising well adjusted, happy and caring children rather than a genius. As parents we really have a responsibility to be critical of our own parenting practices and take … Read more
One of the most dangerous years in a person’s life is the first 12 months after getting a driver’s license. Annually, there are about two million teens under the age of 18 in their first year of driving on U.S. roads, the National Safety Council (NSC) reports. About The Drive it Home Program To educate … Read more
I have shared before how music has really improved my children’s Spanish. My little guy is quite the musical child, he loves to sing and dance and makes up songs. He usually prefers to sing in English even though I sing to him in Spanish every night. But that has changed lately because we have … Read more
The Moments in the Wild series is a unique set of books published by Moonstone Press and edited by Stephanie Maze. Each book is filled with beautiful real-life images taken by world famous photographers. The set consists of four titles available in both English and Spanish. There is something about animals that just captures the attention … Read more
Earth Day is a great opportunity to teach your children about the importance of taking care of our planet and being more conscious about their environment, but it is also a great opportunity to teach them Spanish. Take this opportunity to teach them more about the ecosystems that are around them and also about the … Read more
