How I Embraced My Preschooler’s Love of Language Learning
Almost four years ago, I made the decision of a lifetime. I decided that I would teach my son Chinese. Little did I know, that decision would completely restructure my life. I researched hours every night when he was a toddler for the best books, language apps,...
Digital Communities for Multilingual Families
One of the hardest things about being a multilingual family is the feeling of being alone on the journey without others to talk to. Few of us really know much, if anything, about effective techniques, available language resources, or multilingual brain development...
How to Maximize Language Exposure at Home
This week we asked our FAVORITE bilingual family podcaster, Marianna du Bosq, to share with us how she was able to maximize her daughter’s exposure to English and Spanish while living in Germany. These strategies apply to any and all parents looking to keep...
Introducing Chinese Characters
Over the winter, I decided that it would be a great time to introduce my 4 and almost 3 year old sons to recognizing and possibly writing Chinese characters. Just to remind you, my Cantonese speaking capability is about the level of a 3 year old. I’m a pretty...
Multilingual Code Switching
Baby J has recently learned a new skill – code switching! Ok, fine… it’s not really a skill so much as a natural byproduct of being raised multilingual. Let me step back a second and explain code switching. Code switching is the act of switching languages...
Explore more of the Spanish and French language with Stories by Gus on the Go! Dive into classic stories with a silly twist. Make all of your favorite characters move- in French and Spanish!
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"Baby G absolutely loves this app and so do I. It’s interactive, educational, intuitive AND addictive."
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