Monolingual Parent Raise Bilingual Children

Monolingual Parent Raise Bilingual Children

Is it possible for my children to become bilingual even though my level of fluency in other languages is pathetic, at best? Of course… but how? I have been on this journey to bestow the gift of a second language upon my children since they were born. My goal is to...

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Birthdays Are Celebrated Around the World

Birthdays Are Celebrated Around the World

My first-born son turned 7 last week (on Thanksgiving Day), and we’ve had multiple celebrations to commemorate this special event. It began last weekend with a fantastic party at the local children’s museum, followed by a Turkey Day dinner / birthday-cake-gobble with...

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One Response to Irish Blessing

One Response to Irish Blessing

We would like to order the Irish Blessing that has a four-leaf clover on it and it looks like leaves in the upper two corners. Is it possible to get it in the any size like 4 x 6 inches or 5 x 7 inches or 8 by 10 inches? I would like to put this in a picture frame....

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Visiting the Vatican with Kids: The Treasure Hunt Approach

This is my first in a series of posts related to my recent trip to Italy with my little global citizens, ages 7 and 9. I wish they were small babies again, that way when they get tired of walking around the vatican, I could just lay down the baby play mat and they...

Monolingual Parent Raise Bilingual Children

Is it possible for my children to become bilingual even though my level of fluency in other languages is pathetic, at best? Of course… but how? I have been on this journey to bestow the gift of a second language upon my children since they were born. My goal is to...

Teaching Empathy: 5 Ways Parents Can Cultivate Compassion

I am a big proponent of STEAM-style education. That is, an education that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. This philosophy values the vigorous pursuit of knowledge in the STEAM fields while helping students to identify and make the...

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Monolingual Parent Raise Bilingual Children

Is it possible for my children to become bilingual even though my level of fluency in other languages is pathetic, at best? Of course… but how? I have been on this journey to bestow the gift of a second language upon my children since they were born. My goal is to...

Teaching Empathy: 5 Ways Parents Can Cultivate Compassion

I am a big proponent of STEAM-style education. That is, an education that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. This philosophy values the vigorous pursuit of knowledge in the STEAM fields while helping students to identify and make the...

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A Wonderful Way to Globalize Pretend Play!

I was pondering the subject of world currencies recently, and came up with a creative way for my little boys to learn about coins and paper money used in other countries. A globalized version of playing STORE! In a nutshell, you print play money from around the world...

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Monolingual Parent Raise Bilingual Children

Is it possible for my children to become bilingual even though my level of fluency in other languages is pathetic, at best? Of course… but how? I have been on this journey to bestow the gift of a second language upon my children since they were born. My goal is to...

read more

Visiting the Vatican with Kids: The Treasure Hunt Approach

This is my first in a series of posts related to my recent trip to Italy with my little global citizens, ages 7 and 9. I wish they were small babies again, that way when they get tired of walking around the vatican, I could just lay down the baby play mat and they...

read more

Teaching Empathy: 5 Ways Parents Can Cultivate Compassion

I am a big proponent of STEAM-style education. That is, an education that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. This philosophy values the vigorous pursuit of knowledge in the STEAM fields while helping students to identify and make the...

read more

Birthdays Are Celebrated Around the World

My first-born son turned 7 last week (on Thanksgiving Day), and we’ve had multiple celebrations to commemorate this special event. It began last weekend with a fantastic party at the local children’s museum, followed by a Turkey Day dinner / birthday-cake-gobble with...

read more

Global Lessons of an American Holiday – Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a bonus winter holiday which provides yet another meaningful opportunity to learn about and celebrate culture with my global kids. This week, my boys learned that Kwanzaa is an American-born celebration of African-American culture, heritage and community,...

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Birthdays Are Celebrated Around the World

My first-born son turned 7 last week (on Thanksgiving Day), and we’ve had multiple celebrations to commemorate this special event. It began last weekend with a fantastic party at the local children’s museum, followed by a Turkey Day dinner / birthday-cake-gobble with...

One Response to Irish Blessing

We would like to order the Irish Blessing that has a four-leaf clover on it and it looks like leaves in the upper two corners. Is it possible to get it in the any size like 4 x 6 inches or 5 x 7 inches or 8 by 10 inches? I would like to put this in a picture frame....

Discovering Culture Through Collage: Romare Bearden

Exploring multicultural art exposes children to cultural differences in a creative context. A multicultural art-inspired crafting session is also fertile ground for a history lesson! This week we created collage art inspired by our recent visit to the Romare Bearden...

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Honoring Dr. King’s Dream by Teaching Peace

Take some time to celebrate the life and teachings of this American hero, who led millions of people in the crusade for equality.Sharing information with your kids about Dr. King will provide you with the opportunity to introduce them to (or reinforce) the concepts of...

Around the World in the Kitchen

This week we continue our tour around the world in the kitchen. That is, we prepare and eat a meal which is native to a particular country.Then, as part of the activity the kids and I enjoy researching and chatting about the culture, geography, cuisine and any other...

Sophia’s Jungle Adventure: Book Review & Giveaway

We are a yoga family and we weave the practice into our daily lives to help maintain wellness and proper balance of mind, body and soul. For example, we love to start (and end) our days by reaching up towards the sky like mighty trees and then stretching out down...

A Wonderful Way to Globalize Pretend Play!

I was pondering the subject of world currencies recently, and came up with a creative way for my little boys to learn about coins and paper money used in other countries. A globalized version of playing STORE! In a nutshell, you print play money from around the world...

Monolingual Parent Raise Bilingual Children

Is it possible for my children to become bilingual even though my level of fluency in other languages is pathetic, at best? Of course… but how? I have been on this journey to bestow the gift of a second language upon my children since they were born. My goal is to...

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