Dec 13, 2016 | Bilingual Parenting Resources, Raising Multicultural Kids, Team Gus
1. Uncle Goose Blocks It goes without saying that Uncle Goose blocks are one of the best gifts out there for bilingual babies. I’ve purchased these for friends in French and Hebrew. These are now also available in Braille & Sign Language. (I would suggest...
Mar 15, 2016 | Bilingual Parenting, Team Gus
As the kids get older, I realize that our family language diagrams have not necessarily changed as much, but the matter in which we go about it has changed. With both of my boys in preschool, the struggle continues in maintaining their interest in their home...
Jun 3, 2015 | Language Learning App, Raising Multicultural Kids, Team Gus
Early last summer the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) reached out to us to work with them to develop Gus on the Go in Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian. We’re so excited to finally be able to release this for the international Armenian community....
Mar 9, 2015 | Language Learning Tip, Learning Cantonese, Learning Mandarin Chinese, Team Gus
About a month ago, I stumbled onto this article on InCulture Parent, written by Fiona Falcone. Fiona was a new mom and determined to teach her son Cantonese despite the fact that she had forgotten much of what she had learned as a child. (Wait, did I just find my...
Mar 3, 2015 | Bilingual Parenting, Bilingual Parenting Resources, Learning Cantonese, Learning Mandarin Chinese, Multilingual Kids, Team Gus
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...