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(7) Gretchen Lancour | 29 days ago

The next time you're feeling like your mom is the weirdest mom on earth log on to this site and you may discover your mom is pretty normal... well, normal in the sense tha...

(1) bilingualbabies | 29 days ago

Many see our family as particularly passionate and dedicated to multilingual education. Afterall, we have a website on the topic :) As with so many other things, it's som...

(1) bilingualbabies | 29 days ago

Why can't I just be happy? I mean, I am, but you see... Since the Quest for Kindergarten began, we have been dreaming about CAIS . Now that K.C. is actually registered th...

(0) bilingualbabies | 4 months ago

This site contains parenting resources and reflections from a San Francisco Bay Area family seeking to raise their kids to be multilingual. Mom (me!) is a Chinese-Canadia...

(1) bilingualbabies | 4 months ago

Language immersion programs are being used to help preserve historical languages that are dying out, such as Native American languages and Irish Gaelic. It's interesting a...

(1) bilingualbabies | 4 months ago

I went to an event last night featuring Madeline Levine, whose latest book is The Price of Privilege . I found the evening quite thought-provoking, so much that it threw m...

(1) bilingualbabies | 4 months ago

Born and raised in Canada, I took a special interest in this article from the Montreal Gazette . Canada is an officially bilingual country and has pioneered some excellent...

(1) bilingualbabies | 4 months ago

So, there's really nothing silent about life with kids. But seriously... I've noticed, with some sadness, that K.C. has almost completely stopped speaking Cantonese. He h...

(7) Gretchen Lancour | 29 days ago

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(1) bilingualbabies | about 1 month ago

I have a few work colleagues whose children are several years older than ours, and they have been asking me about where K.C. will be going to Kindergarten. In this process...

(1) bilingualbabies | 4 months ago

So, it's been on my mind for a while to read up on what is known about differences between boys' and girls' language development. Now, don't get me wrong, K.C. and L.C. ar...

(2) Jackie Papandrew | 3 months ago

This nationally syndicated humor column by award-winning writer Jackie Papandrew dives into the laundry basket of life with hysterical tales of everyday insanity. Check o...

(2) Jackie Papandrew | 3 months ago

My son recently turned 13, and the last traces of that sweet little boy who thought I hung the moon seem to have vanished. In his place is a strange, slouching creature w...

(2) Jackie Papandrew | 3 months ago

Occasionally, someone who no longer wants to be my friend will forward me one of those annoying emails, the ones that have been sent to every email address on earth and a...

(2) mama bear | 29 days ago

I would never have chosen for my son to have autism, but it has brought many gifts along with the difficulties. Last night Thomas decided to defy us by wiggling out of hi...

(3) Crayon Marks | about 1 month ago

My name is Christy and I am a stay-at-home mom. Somehow that reminds me of being in an organized meeting with others exhibiting the same needs, perhaps POYCA (Parents of ...

(0) cherylannenelson | about 1 month ago

Those of you who have toddlers and pre-schoolers are probably already Privy to the wealth of amazing shows on Noggin, but for those of you who may not know about this won...

(0) preemiedad | about 1 month ago

...(an essay on the first 100 deaths of my daughter). PREFACE: this IS actually deeply personal,some of it anyway, and I may regret tearing my guts out over the internet ...

(1) taidye | about 1 month ago

When I found out I was going to be the mom of two boys, I didn't know if I should be thrilled or scared out of my mind. I was so glad to hear that Logan, my first born son...

(0) jillanne | 29 days ago

W elcome! Whether children have a two parent family, a single parent, foster parents, or extended family raising the children, the challenges we all face sometimes seem i...

(2) jillanne | 29 days ago

20/20 Vision is about all of us. Life can be difficult at times when it throws rocks in our path that are hard to dodge, while we try to get through the days as best we c...

(0) taggart | about 1 month ago

Everyone told me an added bonus of having kids was your newly appreciative relationship with your parents. Sure, you're exhausted and constantly interrupted and probably w...

(0) jillanne | 29 days ago

T oday's society offers manifold reasons why child rearing has never before been so challenging. It seems that everywhere you look - television, magazines, the music indu...

(0) SWilliams | about 1 month ago

As Christians, we know that God speaks to us today --maybe not in an audible voice, but still He speaks. Not long ago, I was battling with some issues concerning my oldes...

(2) vbright | about 1 month ago

My Friends, my Fellow Americans, my Fellow Parents; What a year it has been! My new Grandson arrived on Mother's Day, and he was dubbed "Jeffery Lee J**** III, quite a na...

(0) twistedteacher | about 1 month ago

The bandwagon is already full of people eager to tattle on teachers about every piece of unprofessional minutia they are guilty of. Youtube is plastered with "angry teach...

(0) twistedteacher | 29 days ago

The bandwagon is already full of people eager to tattle on teachers about every piece of unprofessional minutia they are guilty of. Youtube is plastered with "angry teach...

(0) taggart | about 1 month ago

My son celebrated his first birthday last week. And this week he's hit another milestone: He's moving up from daycare's infant room to the toddler room. Big move! But I'm ...

(0) taggart | about 1 month ago

I think I might be crazy. My husband thinks so; my friend Samantha says for sure. Because I want to change my son's name. Is that wacked? I know it is. Just, the name hasn...

(0) taggart | 29 days ago

My son is obsessed with round shapes. Whenever he sees a circle, he points it out with a big "oooh!" Everything round fascinates him_ balls, drawer knows, the eyelets on ...

(0) taggart | 28 days ago

My son is in a new room at daycare -- the bigger kid room. I think he's handling it okay. But my husband and I are freaking it out. We're not ready. It's so strict in thi...

(0) mama bear | 27 days ago

Megan is coming home today from camp, and I can hardly wait to see her! I missed my little firecracker -- a week is a long time! Matt and I are fortunate that our kids ha...

(3) Kimberly Michalski | 4 days ago

Years ago although it was enticing I purposed not to live vicariously through my kids. Trying to give them all the things I never had or engage all their free time in act...

(0) starskay | 20 days ago

This is for all the new parents that love buying baby books, pregnancy books, and toddler books. With new babies things get exciting. They discover new things every day, ...

(0) starskay | 19 days ago

I found out I was pregnant when I was 19. My boyfriend and I had been talking about getting married, so I wasn’t too worried. But not long after I was reading books abo...

(2) sweetdreamer | 18 days ago

There once was a Young Ship that was kind of lost at sea... ...so many uncharted coarses, a dusty compass it couldn't read. The Ship often got discouraged and just sat th...

(1) the bad mom | 18 days ago

Now that I have a baby, I’ve been forced to become a morning person. On the plus side I get to shop or shove my way through the farmers market Saturday morning with all...

(0) sweetdreamer | 18 days ago

There once was a Young Ship that was kind of lost at sea... ...so many uncharted coarses, a dusty compass it couldn't read. The Ship often got discouraged and just sat th...

(3) Crayon Marks | 18 days ago

Yes, this is about my little Cole. *sigh* After all of our efforts, he did it again. If you are laughing right now, well, go right ahead. You've probably had similar expe...

(1) the bad mom | 17 days ago

I didn’t know this but there is a "cool" way to push a stroller I learned from a gentleman with a pacifier hanging out of his mouth. You walk next to the stroller guidi...

(1) the bad mom | 17 days ago

I guess when you have kids you need other mommy friends to bitch and complain with, who will understand where you’re coming from. My sister set me up with one of her fr...

(3) Crayon Marks | 16 days ago

"MY" idea worked!!! Just a minute while I sit here and bask in the glory of having a better idea than my husband. ... ... ... After going through our latest checklist of ...

(8) Kimberly Michalski | 4 days ago

We know that every day he ingests over 10,000 calories and practices about 5 hours. But did you know he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as Attent...

(3) mama bear | 6 days ago

Here's the difference between writing under the influence of a muse and writing on your own: a week ago I had an epiphany about how to start my book, and today it is comp...

(2) sweetdreamer | 4 days ago

"Don't promise me, surprise me." These words of wisdom were spoken by a child; my littlest sister, to be exact. Her name is Joy, but we sometimes call her J.T.E. It stand...