With the holidays right around the corner, it is an ideal atmosphere for high energy, temper tantrums, and fights. The holidays are a time for joy and love, but there is also the biggest culprit — stress — running rampant. During the holidays, there is a lot of stress what with choosing the right gift, […]
Read MoreWhen I decided to teach the oldest child a second language from such a young age, I was met with some opposition and doubts from several parties. And yet, I knew that I wanted her to be bilingual primarily because I knew the benefits of being one. I knew it wouldn’t be an easy journey, […]
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The steps that I took to teach my young child a second language.
Read MoreI grew up speaking two languages: English and Korean. I spoke English with my dad and Korean with my mom. I spoke English everywhere else, having grown up in an English speaking country. The reason that I grew up in a bilingual household is that my mom simply wanted me to be able to communicate […]
Read More2020 has been a wild, rollercoaster of a ride. It started out innocently enough, but things got crazy super fast as we were all forced into the safety of our homes under the threat of Covid. Most of us couldn’t wait for the spring and summer to be over. Now, it is over and the […]
Read More(This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission on any purchases made through those links, at no extra cost to you.). Picture this: It is Wednesday afternoon. Your kids are home from school. The smell of dinner is wafting in from the kitchen, homework is done, and […]
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(This blog post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.). It is a well known fact by … well, me … that I don’t normally condone battery operated toys. Noise-makers is what I call them. I believe that most battery operated toys […]
Read More(Note: There are Amazon affiliate links in this post. As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from qualifying purchases) Four years ago, I published a blog post about what I thought was absolutely essential for a newborn baby. Two kids later, I wanted to update that post with some of the things that have […]
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be a mom? When do you officially become a mom? Is it during the process of giving birth? Or does it happen before the birth during those nine pivotal months of growing a human being inside you? Or, do you become a mom even before the pregnancy at the moment […]
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