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Keeping in touch with your college age kid is possible

Staying in Touch With Your College-Bound Kid

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Staying in touch with your college-age kid is not impossible! College is an exciting time for your high school grad, and of course you're thrilled that your child is headed off to get a higher education. But if you're like most Latina…
The best gifts for kids who like to read

The 10 Best Gifts for Young Readers

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The best gifts for young readers are not necessarily books! At our house, Fridays are also known as "Game Days" because after a week's worth of hard work at school, my kids and I deserve a break…and a reward. But since I didn't totally…
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Is It Rude to Speak Spanish in Front of Non-Spanish Speakers? #BilingualPlus

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Speaking Spanish in front of non-Spanish speakers is rude … unless you are speaking it to your kids because you want them to learn two languages fluently. This statement may not be well-received by monolinguals. But really, when it comes…
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5 Myths About Bilingual Kids #BilingualPlus

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For all the advantages they have, bilingual kids—or their parents, perhaps—must contend with a lot of myths about their ability to speak two or more languages. Those of you who have read some of my writings—and I thank you—know that…
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Essential Phrases to Help Your Child Ace Spanish Class #BilingualPlus

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If your child takes Spanish class, hopefully he is enrolled in an immersion-type class, where only Spanish is spoken in the classroom. If this is the case, he will need to communicate with his teacher certain needs and questions, otherwise…
Discipline alternatives for young children

Discipline Alternatives for Young Children

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Are you wondering what the discipline alternatives for young children are? For John Leguizamo’s character in Freak, it was his father’s dreaded throwing of the chancla. For Little House on the Prairie’s naughty Nelly Olsen, it was…
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How Singalongs Help Your Child Learn Spanish #BilingualPlus

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Singalongs are a great way for kids to learn Spanish. Strolling about town, watching traffic jams, skirting bicycles and skateboarders on sidewalks, I often catch myself humming. Waiting for a traffic light to change, fellow pedestrians raise…
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Will Your Bilingual Child Be Speech-Delayed? #BilingualPlus

If your experience as a new mom is anything like mine, you get plenty of unsolicited advice, especially when it comes to raising your kids bilingual. When people learned we were raising our daughter bilingual English/Italian, one of the first…
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Breakfast Vocabulary and Phrases In Spanish For Your Kids!

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When your child sits at the table for breakfast, make it a learning experience! Play a game and have him tell you the vocabulary word in Spanish for each utensil and every food item. Los utensilios y la vajilla: Tableware. La cuchara:…