by Woo Yen Yen | Dec 7, 2022 | Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Education, Language, Parenting, Yen Yen
In this article, we explore the mystery of why many kids dislike reading books in their 2nd language, and how research shows how bilingual books and stories are a great way to change that behaviour. Reading for Pleasure is the Most Powerful Tool for Second Language...
by Woo Yen Yen | Jul 22, 2022 | Creativity, Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Comics, Drawing, Education, Imagination, Language, Parenting, Yen Yen
There are so many Chinese learning resources out there – how do we choose? It’s important to know what you’re getting because it’s such an investment of time and money. The worst situation is to pay for something that’s not used. We...
by Woo Yen Yen | Jun 28, 2022 | Bilingual, Blog, Books, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Comics, Creativity, Diversity, Drawing, Education, Events, Food, Global Competence, Home, Imagination, Language, Parenting, Reading, Yen Yen
8 questions that were put to the 4 mommy-blogger panelists during our recent Instagram Live session on the topic “Raising Bilingual Children (Without Resentment)”. The footage above was edited from the Instagram Live session on the Dim Sum Warriors...
by Yen Yen | May 10, 2022 | Blog, Bilingual, Books, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Creativity, Diversity, Drawing, Education, Global Competence, Parenting, Reading, Yen Yen
Jacqueline is the mom of 7-year-old Isaac. I spoke to her and this is her genuine feedback about the difference Dim Sum Warriors has made to Isaac’s attitude towards learning Mandarin. Our relationship with Chinese is not great Jacqueline: My 7-year-old, Isaac,...
by Yen Yen | Jan 11, 2022 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Comics, Creativity, Dim Sum Warriors, Diversity, Education, Events, Global Competence, Language, Parenting, Yen Yen
Lunar or Chinese New Year for Kids: Celebrating is Hard Work! When we were living in New York City and feeling very homesick around Chinese New Year, I found myself looking for a funny picture book featuring the activities and traditions of Chinese New Year for kids...
by Yen Yen | Jan 7, 2022 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Child Development, Chinese, Creativity, Education, Parenting, Yen Yen
Cosplay: Meaning For Our Immigrant Family Coming from Singapore, I didn’t really care about Halloween – to me it was just a highly commercialized holiday involving too much candy that was celebrated mainly by expatriates and poseurs. Since moving to New York,...
