Oct 182012
 
Raising Bilingual Kids - Bilingual is Better by Ana Flores and Roxana Soto

I am sure that Bilingual is Better was written for me. After all, I have been waiting 20 years for this book! Let me explain. When I decided 20 years ago that my three children would speak Spanish, I had many advantages. I had a deep understanding of how children learn language, summers free, the resources and freedom to travel and a supportive husband who to this day stays home to work while the rest [...]

Jul 052012
 
Teaching My Children Spanish - A Few Observations Now That They Are Older

I am in Lima, Peru spending a few weeks with my oldest daughter who lives here. My son is traveling with me and from here we will go to Mexico to spend several weeks before heading home to Wisconsin. Spanish Playground has been getting less attention these days, but traveling with my kids gives me time to reflect on raising them with Spanish and English. When I was teaching my kids Spanish, I did not [...]