Chinese culture is filled with symbolism and Chinese New Year is one the biggest examples of this. Everything from the color you wear to how to give lucky envelopes to the food you eat is done to bring good luck in the coming year. Eating noodles is a Chinese New Year tradition because the long length […]
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Having friends from all walks of life helps our children be open to change, and diversity. Fostering multicultural friendships will provide for a firm foundation on which the child will grow into a non-biased adult global citizen. RELATED POST: Why Multicultural Moms Love Reading with Their Kids Read how these amazing mamas foster multicultural friendships in their children:
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When it comes to holidays, our family focuses on those that we find in our religion (Islam). Since our holidays follow the lunar calendar, there will be years where they fall in the winter, but for about the next 10 years, that will not be the case. On the other hand, in the United States
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We all agree that learning geography is important, but sometimes I wonder if it gets overlooked as a subject. Is there more to geography than just labeling countries and capitals? Are we taking the time to explore the 5 themes of geography? My own geographical knowledge is embarrassingly lacking. Now that I’m a parent to
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