I’ve kept my two older children’s board books from when they were young. They enjoyed “Good Night, Moon”, Eric Carle’s “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”, and other classics. (For more book ideas for babies, click here.) Baby Bumblebee is also enjoying those same books now, reciting or singing along with each one. Experience has taught me, though, that it’s best … [Read more...]
Helping our kids speak Filipino better
One fine day, my four-year-old said out of the blue, “I must be an American because I speak English.” It was a bit funny, as he said it with all innocence and earnestness. But then, it alarmed me too, and I scrambled for words to tell him that he is a Filipino who speaks English. I know though that there are other Filipino kids who have had similar thoughts. This is … [Read more...]