I don’t know about where you live but, in our area, it seems the end of summer and beginning of fall is the time for festivals! Cultural festivals can be a great way to introduce your kids to cultures from around the world. We recently visited our local festival in Kansas City, the Ethnic Enrichment …
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Becoming bilingual holds many important benefits for kids, from increasing their focus and creativity to enhancing their cultural sensitivity. If your children are enrolled in language classes — either at school or through an after-school program — that’s a great start. But, learning a second language requires more than just time in the classroom. In …
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For the first few years of your kids’ lives, international travel with kids is all about worrying about the flight, what food to take so they don’t starve, vaccines, etc. As your kids get older, they’ll start forming memories of their travel (I personally remember trips we took from when I was about 6) – …
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At an early age, children feel so enthusiastic to share their stories, real or invented. Some children are chatterboxes who can’t stop talking. They want to tell us everything. However, while growing up it becomes more and more difficult for them to share, especially, putting their stories on paper and claiming it as a book. …
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Like many of you, my husband and I have enjoyed numerous family vacations with our two children. In the beginning, my primary motivation was to expose them to, and educate them about, various cultures – both within and beyond the United States. Now that my kids are teens/young adults, I’ve started to realize that, during …
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