Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
13th - 19th May 2024 is Mental Health Awareness Week so I wanted to get involved by creating something to help our little ones regulate their emotions. I am very conscious that AJ may internalise the idea that he cannot cry or express his emotions because he is a boy. So I'm going to catch… Continue reading Cantonese Calming Corner
新年快樂 san1 nin4 faai3 lok6! I hope everyone is having a wonderful New Years. After our exhausting drive last week, we had an amazing reunion dinner (my baby and my partner’s first one). It was so good to see my family and well worth the trip. We’re now looking forward to the Lantern Festival next… Continue reading Lantern Riddles Activity Sheet
Happy nearly new year! I’m posting this slightly later than anticipated because we’ve just spent 6 hours in the car to travel to my 嫲嫲 maa4 maa4’s house (it was suppose to be a 3 hour journey). I hope your run up to new year’s is going smoother! If you need to keep the kids… Continue reading CNY Year of the Rabbit Fai Chun 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
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)
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