Sometimes I come across books that makes my heart happy! Jupiter Storm by Marti Dumas is one such book. I am excited to review this for the Multicultural Children’s Book Day on 27th January 2018.
Raising Global Citizens
How to Fight Xenophobia by Learning more Languages
Can learning more languages help fight xenophobia? If yes, how? I am writing this post today as part of a series called A-Z of Raising Multilingual Children hosted by Annabelle of The Piri-Piri Lexicon. All through the month of February, bloggers from all over the world have taken part to talk about different ways to…
Rice & Rocks – A Book celebrating Culture, Diversity and Traditions
I am excited to share with you all Rice & Rocks– a picture book that talks about food from a culture and diversity point of view. I am sure you are wondering what Rice &Rocks are… Read on. The child in the story, Giovanni, hates rice and beans. He calls them rice and ‘rocks’. This…
Back to School and Homeschooling Resources
Are you looking for Back to School or Homeschooling Resources? If you are a parent, teacher or a homeschooler, this post is just for you. I have teamed up with my Kid Blogger buddies this season, to bring to you an entire collection of ebooks, printables and resources at a heavily discounted price so that you can…
One Tip That Can Help A Child Learn A Minority Language
When you speak more than one language, children give preference to the dominant language. What if there are a few languages spoken, what then? How can you help a child learn a minority language? My family is multilingual. My eldest speaks four languages in varying degree of proficiency although he is only 8years old….
Creating an environment that teaches a child to learn different languages from a young age.
I recently had an aha-moment when I realized that we are that family who sings in four languages- English, Urdu, Arabic and French. (I haven’t introduced my kids to Hindi yet, but if you counted one of those Urdu songs as Hindi, then, that would be an additional fifth one!) I have talked about my…
Growing Children who are Confident enough to be Something Else
Is your child confident enough to be Something Else? Do they know they are different and that it is okay to be their happy colour and unique self? I am joining Varya from Creative World of Varya to talk about the ABCs of Raising Multicultural Kids. I chose this letter because growing up as an expat…