bilingualism Archive

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? We’re keeping Christmas low key this year in the I’m Not the Nanny household, but I do have a few more gifts to pick up for the kids. Here are a few of our favorite …

I confess that I’ve been pretty loose about speaking Vietnamese to the kids. I don’t really have a plan anymore. I make the effort when I remember. I guess I’m just more comfortable speaking English. As you know, Jaxson and I have …

When one of my readers left a comment about the Vietnamese Dino Lingo program, I knew I had to try it out with the kids. I was excited to see that Dino Lingo offers language learning for kids aged 2-7 in many different languages, …

The kids have been around my parents for over two weeks now. They’ve spent lots of time outdoors, splashing in the kiddie pool plus puddle hopping (thanks to their aunt!). You’re probably wondering how my secret plan to get the kids to …

Lately, I haven’t written a lot about my struggle to teach the kids Vietnamese. The reason is because I feel like a total slacker. I haven’t been speaking a bunch of Vietnamese to them. Nor have I stuck to any sort of …

Starting tomorrow, we’re going to be kidless for two weeks. It’s the first time that my husband and I will be without the kids. Thanks to their tour guide aka my sister-their aunt, Sophia and Jaxson are headed to my parents for …