7 Strategies to Get Your Child to Speak the Minority Language
Do your children understand the language you use with them but rarely speak it back to you? It can seem like a never ending task to help them actively use the minority language. Yet speaking in the minority language is…
Find Your Balance
Do you ever feel like parenting is a juggling act? Schedules. Activities. Responsibilities. Caring for ourselves. Connecting with each child. Using our minority language. Raising kind humans. If you’ve ever struggled trying to juggle the many pieces of everyday life,…
Easy Screen-Free Spanish Activities for Kids
Are your kids getting burned out with all the screen time this school year? Looking for some simple screen-free activities that your child could do to practice Spanish? Try one of these EASY activities that will make practicing Spanish fun…
Top 5 Bilingual Parenting Books
My top five book recommendations for parents If you’re looking for an excellent book to learn more about raising bilingual kids, start with one of these! Full of research-based advice, inspiration, and practical ideas, these books will get you off…
Why Should I Choose Bilingual Education?
5 compelling benefits to consider PLUS helpful websites parents should know about Choosing a school program is an important decision parents make for their children. In many communities, parents have options about which school their child attends. So why would…
Elementary Spanish Calendar Routine Ideas
Many preschool and elementary classrooms start each morning off with a calendar routine. While doing distance learning at home with my kids, we even started our morning routine with calendar time! Here are some ideas for how to enhance your…
Encouraging Your Child to Stick with Second Language Learning
8 valuable ideas for parents Learning another language takes time and dedication. There will be ups and downs along your child’s language learning journey. Times when you or your child want to give up. Especially during this challenging time with…
10 Ideas for Practicing Spanish as an Adult
As a non-native Spanish speaker raising bilingual kids, it’s important to me that I continue to practice and improve my Spanish language skills. Perhaps you are a non-native speaker like me and are looking for easy ways to keep using…
Fun Outdoor Language Learning Activities for Kids
Get out in nature and learn some new vocabulary My amazing mom always says, “Keep it simple, make it fun!” This was especially important to her as a parent and a long-time kindergarten teacher, and even now that she is…
Using Daily Routines to Teach Your Child a Second Language
When people find out that we’re raising our kids bilingually or that our son goes to a Spanish immersion school, I often hear, “Oh we could never do that.” Or just as often, “I took some Spanish in high school,…
