Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
Summer was always my favourite season growing up but the more I reflect on Autumn, the closer it gets to becoming my favourite time of year. The weather is pleasant and not too hot, your wardrobe is cosy and comfy, Halloween will soon be here, and nature walks are a thing of beauty. To celebrate… Continue reading Autumn Activities – Scavenger Hunt and Wordsearch
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)
This week in our Sing and Sign class, AJ and I covered what seemed like a million signs- they seem to have a lot of faith in our sleep-deprived minds (AJ hit his 8 month sleep regression right on queue.) Here, we are going to be focusing on signs about going outside. Signs of the… Continue reading Signs for Going Outside (Baby Sign Language – Week 4)
We are three weeks into our Sing and Sign class and today we will be learning key signs to play AJ’s favourite game, peekaboo. Sign of the Week 邊度 bin1 dou6 | Where? This week, our key word is 邊度 bin1 dou6 | where. I’ve found I’ve been signing where a lot to AJ… E.g.1.… Continue reading Signs for Peekaboo (Baby Sign Language – Week 3)
Each Sunday, we’re adding to both our baby sign langauge and Cantonese vocabulary inspired by our Sing and Sign class of the week. Remember, I’ve also made Quizlet deck especially for learning signs. If you need to catch up, here is what we learnt last week. Sign of the Week 唔 m4 + ··· |… Continue reading Saying No and Reading Books (Baby Sign Language – Week 2)
Mama Bear Cantonese 