Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
When I first found out that Bitty Bao were releasing Cantonese versions their first three books, I set a phone reminder for the date their preorder form went live; I was so excited. As they are based in the US, I immediately contacted my good friend who lives there and she said she would happily… Continue reading Bitty Bao Book Review
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)
When I first met AJ's dad, he was working as a zoo keeper. So I am particularly delighted to bring you my translation of Dear Zoo, a charming story about the zoo sending lots of different animals in hopes of finding the reader the perfect pet. My partner still works with animals and we are… Continue reading Dear Zoo: Cantonese Translation
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)
I’ve always been obsessed with reading and collecting books (two hobbies in their own right) and ow I have AJ, I’m now doubly obsessed! I have lots more translations of AJ’s children’s books on the way. Today, we’re reading “That’s Not My Pony”, which is the second translation I’ve done from the “That’s not my…”… Continue reading That’s Not My Pony! Cantonese Translation
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)
AJ and joined our first Sing and Sign class this week and we absolutely loved it. AJ sat entranced by the session facilitator and was full of smiles and happy arm flaps. If you haven’t heard of Sign and Sign before, it’s a class that teaches baby sign language through different songs and aims to… Continue reading Baby Sign Language for Bilingual Babies (Week 1)
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 