It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 | 中秋節 (zhōngqiū jié), one of the most beloved Chinese celebrations—where we eat mooncakes (now available in a bewildering variety of flavours), sip tea, recite poetry and admire the moon. If you’re in Singapore and...
How do we keep our kids inspired and motivated to draw? Last week I received a tremendous number of responses from readers about my blog post “Why is Drawing Important for Children’s Development”. Several parents asked the question, “How do we keep our children...
Making Something Out of Nothing My daughter loves to draw. (Her nickname is Yakuza Baby—or YB for short– because she was born while my husband and I were watching a Japanese gangster film. It’s really quite a story for another time.) Her drawing journey...
When we were living in New York, I found myself looking for Chinese-learning materials for my daughter (nicknamed ‘YB’, short for ‘Yakuza Baby’, because she was born while we were watching a Japanese gangster movie). Every time I was back in...
In a previous post, I had talked about how hard it was for me to find suitable Chinese teaching and learning solutions for my daughter when we were living in New York. (See: How do I teach my kids Chinese at home? – Part 1 | Dim Sum Warriors) Experience the Target...
We have known this for a while now—bilingualism is great for the brain! The more we think across two or more languages, the more exercise our brains get! This CNN article says that bilingualism delays the onset of Alzheimer’s, and does a lot of stimulate brain...
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