Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
It’s been a little while since I’ve managed to post as I’ve been quite busy relearning my job after a year’s maternity leave, fulfilling busy book orders, and keeping my now toddler alive (AJ is at the pulling himself up stage, which has resulted in some furniture being tipped!) As the end of the year… Continue reading Cantonese Christmas Activity Sheets
My apologies that it has been a short while since my last post. My weeks have been full of making busy books (email me if you would like to purchase a personalised copy) and soaking up what’s left of my maternity leave (I’m back at work tomorrow!) Regular readers may know it’s a little goal… Continue reading The Tooth Brushing Song
Note: This post contains affiliated links . As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. I promise to only link products I personally use and recommend. I am so excited to finally showcase what I’ve been working on these last few weeks behind the scenes- my Cantonese/Jyutping busy… Continue reading DIY Cantonese Busy Book
Space is seriously cool to learn about. As a kid, I loved learning about the different planets in our solar system and still feel personally offended at Pluto’s fall from planet status (anyone else?) However, I didn’t realise that the planets are even cooler in Cantonese! Let me tell you how. How the Planets got… Continue reading Planets of the Solar System Activity Sheets
We had our final Sing and Sign session! AJ received his first certificate and I’m very tempted to get it framed. For my last baby sign language here (for now), we’re going to cover how to ask questions. Signs of the Week 邊個 bin1 go3 | who 咩 me1 ｜ what 邊度 bin1 dou6 |… Continue reading Parenting Questions in Cantonese (Baby Sign Language – Week 10)
For our preultimate Sing and Sign lesson, we are covering family members. Even though naming relatives is straightforward in English, my partner still mixes up the words cousin and uncle, and the words mother-in-law and stepmother. I told him he would never have survived growing up in a Cantonese household and showed him one of… Continue reading Cantonese Family Trees and Relative Names (Baby Sign Language – Week 9)
The week in Sing and Sign, we covered bedtime, which is always ends up being either mine and AJ’s favourite part of the day or least favourite depending on how well I soothe him. Just like with nappy changes and getting dressed to go out, the hope is that by adding baby signs to the… Continue reading Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and the Bedtime Routine (Baby Sign Language – Week 8)
The theme of week seven of Sing and Sign is all about the doctors. Now hopefully your baby won’t have much call for visiting the doctors outside of routine appointments, but when they do visit the doctors, it can be helpful to use baby signs to help out them at ease. *No bears were harmed… Continue reading Doctor Heals Me Song (Baby Sign Language – Week 7)
For our sixth Sing and Sign lesson, we focused on something your baby has in abundance: feelings! Whilst AJ isn’t old enough to understand what I’m signing, it’s important to me to get into the habit of talking about his emotions so I’m prepared to validate all the wonderful, messy feelings he will experience growing… Continue reading Expressing Emotions and Positive Parenting (Baby Sign Language – Week 6)
So we’re five weeks into our Sing and Sign lessons and we’ve covered a lot of baby signs but I’ve yet to share any songs we do. Sing and Sign often uses fun songs for different aspects of your baby’s routine. Incorporating songs can help: Your baby anticipate your actions (and make things like nappy… Continue reading The Nappy Changing Song (Baby Sign Language – Week 5)
Mama Bear Cantonese 