Your Time Is Precious

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Your Time Is Precious Your time is precious.  As much as you want your child to be engaged in the learning.  You, as a parent, need to be in the moment as well.  There are many resources but you actually only need one to start with.  You can aim for 30, 45, or 60 minutes a day but I often say it is a good idea to start with just five minutes. Quality over quantity. How about

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Time and Place Approach for Parents Who Are New to Chinese – Raise A Bilingual Child

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Time and Place Approach Raising bilingual kids is an exciting journey and there are different methods that you can use.  Which method will work for your child and your family? Do you need to be bilingual or have a high proficiency in the target language to introduce the language to your child?  What if you are learning the Chinese language as you are teaching it to your child? The goal for the parents is the same.  Parents

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Minority Language At Home MLAH Approach – Raise A Bilingual Child

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Minority Language At Home MLAH – Raise A Bilingual Child Speaking more than one language is the norm in many countries.  A person might be speaking one language at work and speak another one or two languages at home.  This is very common in some European countries.  You also see it in Indian, Malaysia, Singapore, Malaysia, Africa, and China.  Bilingualism seems natural in these countries.   Dr. François Grosjean, Psycholinguist, and Professor Emeritus and former Director of

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One Person One Language OPOL Approach – Raise A Bilingual Child

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one person one language (OPOL) approach  When I met Annie at a party, she was about three years old.  Her Dad’s native language is English and her mother’s native language is French.  Both parents are fluent in each other’s native language.  The Dad only speaks English to Annie and the mother only spoke French.  She is now in college and is bilingual in English and French, although dominant in English.  Her parents used the one person-one language

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The Impact of Curiosity

The Impact of Curiosity When there is curiosity there is learning.  You want to find out where your friend buys that amazing birthday cake so you make efforts to find out.  Your little child wants to know how to open the drawers so she stands there to play with the drawers and figure it out. And, a student of mine who wanted me to teach more Chinese characters to the class so he brought his brother’s Japanese

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Teach Your Child A Foreign Language

Teach Your Child A Foreign Language | Miss Panda Chinese

Teach Your Child A Foreign Language Zero to 5 is a critical age, a window of opportunity for second language learning according to multiple continued studies, and shared by Dr. Kuhl, the UW professor of speech and hearing sciences and the UW’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences/ I-LABS.   A young girl walked over and told me, “I can count in Mandarin!” She counted all the way to 15, and her mother smiled as she gently

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Candy in Chinese Everyday Chinese for Family

Candy in Chinese - Everyday Chinese for Family | Miss Panda Chinese

Candy in Chinese Everyday Chinese for Family The candy season is here!  It is the color, the sweetness, and fun that make kids want one more piece after another one.  Here we are going to talk about common candy that kids and parents often enjoy.  And, we also have expressions that you can use to let your child know your limit and she needs to brush her teeth. In the States, Halloween is the time for all

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Finding an Excellent Chinese Tutor for Your Child – A Family Guide

Finding a Chinese tutor for your child A Family Guide | Miss Panda Chinese

Finding an Excellent Chinese Tutor for Your Child For parents who don’t speak Mandarin and for parents who have limited Chinese proficiency having a Chinese tutor or a Chinese teacher on a regular basis becomes a way to keep the Chinese program going at home.  With so many choices available to parents online and offline, where can you find an excellent Chinese tutor/teacher for your child and your family? There are three important factors to keep in

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Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month – Raising Bilingual Kids

Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month - Miss Panda Chinese

Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month October is celebrating the Bilingual Child Month!  Let’s take this opportunity to celebrate with your child and their peers.  Let your child be proud of the effort she is making to learn her heritage language or a new language.  It is a chance for her to see other children who are also on the same journey. And, as a parent, you can be the facilitator for the Bilingual Child Month celebration!  Here

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Time to Say Good Night in Chinese – Everyday Chinese for Family

Time to Say Good Night in Chinese Everyday Chinese for Family | Miss Panda Chinese

Time to Say Good Night in Chinese – Everyday Routine When there is a habit in place.  Everything seems to fall in place naturally.  First, Jo Jo brushes teeth.  Then he goes to get 2 books.  Last, he goes to bed and ready for his storytime.  That is a habit you can create at home for the target language. It takes time to form a new habit so take one step at a time on this journey

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