Skeletons are crawling out of their graves. Pumpkins are placed in every neighbor’s yard. Witches fly all around the city. Ghosts go trick or treat, and your kids ask your permission to watch the scariest movie ever. The scariest time of the year is finally here! It’s...
If you’re helping your kids become bilingual in Spanish, we salute you! Spanish fluency has immediate rewards for children — it can help them make Hispanic friends, become closer to Spanish-speaking family members, and increase their appreciation of other cultures....
Here’s a situation that will likely sound familiar to any parent who’s helping their kids learn Spanish: You ask your child a question in Spanish. They respond — but in English. Why is this happening? And how can you get them to answer you in Spanish? Let’s tackle...
Hmm, my kids seem to like studying the Spanish language. So why don’t they respond to me in Spanish? Am I doing something wrong? You might have asked yourself questions like these while helping your kids in their journey to Spanish fluency. And that’s OK. After you’ve...
You might think that Spanish-speaking parents have it easy when it comes to raising kids who are bilingual in Spanish and English. But that’s not necessarily true. We were reminded of this recently when a Spanish-speaking parent asked us for help. Their kid...
It’s not just you: Getting kids to respond in their non-native language can be super hard! Even if they’re going to a second-language school, they might still struggle to answer using their new vocabulary. After trying and trying to encourage them, you might be...
