Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
In the spirit of New Years resolutions, I’ve just finished reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. One concept from the book that really resonated with me is the 1% shift i.e. by consistently making tiny tweaks to your current habits/routines, your overall improvement will be significantly greater than the sum of all those little changes.… Continue reading Two Cantonese Songs You Can Learn in Two Minutes
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
Now that I have AJ, I’ve realised that I don’t know that many children’s songs in English and I knew no songs in Cantonese. I’m slowly growing confidence in singing to AJ in Cantonese anod it’s been fun learning all these fun new songs! One new favourite is the song “Five Little Ducks”- it’s perfect… Continue reading Five Little Ducks Cantonese and Jyutping Lyrics
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)
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)
AJ loves buses. Even though he’s only 6 months old, he loves watching bus, being on a bus, and being sang ‘The Wheels on the Bus’. I end up singing the nursery rhyme to him multiple times in a day. I then came across this video from Twinklebots Cantonese that inspired me to learn how… Continue reading The Wheels on the Bus Cantonese and Jyutping Lyrics
Mama Bear Cantonese 