On raising a bilingual child – 45-month mark
30 January For months now, I have been giving SLZ a chewable Flintstone vitamin and from the first time he
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That fobby influence & the Little Apple song
As much as I might mumble to myself, “Good grief, does the grandmother just sit the two toddlers in front
Read moreOn raising a bilingual child – 42-month mark
Since I prefaced each note I made for the past three months with a date, I’m keeping the dates and
Read moreOn raising a bilingual child – 39-month mark
I keep a Google Keep file to keep notes. I love how this series is developing because while observing the
Read moreStuff about the kid’s name
I’ll start by rehashing some old ground first. When it came to naming the kid, I always wanted an easy
Read moreCantonese vocabulary: Animals
This list will never be complete or that well organized but here it is and I’ll keep adding to it
Read moreOn raising a bilingual child – 36-month mark
Oh. My. Gosh. So Much. English. On the eve of E turning three, I had a really sad moment. I
Read moreNow, how should the kid address his elders (non-relatives)?
NPY says I’m not raised particularly well. I say he’s not very Chinese. I think they are similar-level insults amongst
Read morePoison for the kid: a rant
(written for my journal on 14 May 2018) Me: Before the kid came along, was I saying I would speak
Read moreOn raising a bilingual child – 33-month mark
I’m writing again because things change so quickly – and at the 33-month mark exactly, no less! When kiddo was
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