Did you know that the first year of a child’s life is a critical period for establishing fluency in a language?
Don’t freak out, however, if the children in your life weren’t babbling in two languages before they could walk. There are developmental changes in the brain around puberty that may make learning language a bit [...]
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Unique holiday gift idea #3: Bilingual poetry
Unique holiday gift idea #2: Multicultural foods education kit
It’s day 2 of our series on unique holiday gifts that emphasize multicultural learning. (Browse the previous unique holiday gift ideas.) Here, for the budding gourmand or cook on your holiday gift list, I’ve pulled together a selection of items that you might give individually or as a set to reinforce learning.
Why this gift [...]
Book reviews: Please, Puppy, Please; Everywhere Babies; and Red or Blue, I Like You!
Ephelba asked if I planned to review books on The Multicultural Toybox. The short answer: yes! My toddler’s collection of books mostly features animals (which, yes, I know can be racialized in disturbing and subtle ways, and perhaps I’ll write about that later), but there are a couple of fabulous books I read him [...]
