Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
It's nearly December and I have a Cantonese advent calendar to share that has a different Christmas craft each day. AJ is too young for a traditional chocolate advent calendar so I wanted to make something to help get him (and me) into the Christmas spirit! Before we start, I want to apologise that I… Continue reading Cantonese Christmas Crafty Advent Calendar
My toxic trait is I'm very good at starting projects but I never finish them completely. For example, I promised you all a second dinosaur-themed post at the start of July and August is now here. Thank you for bearing with this very tired teacher and mama! Today, I am delighted to bring you two… Continue reading Learn Dinosaur Names in Cantonese – Colouring Pages and Book Translation
I’m always on a search for apps that can help children and adults alike to learn Cantonese so, of course, I was delighted to come across the app, CanPro, by the Education University of Hong Kong. How CanPro works CanPro (Cantonese Pronunciation app) is an app that focuses on learning common Cantonese expressions, specifically your… Continue reading 50 Common Cantonese Expressions – CanPro App Review
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)
‘Goodnight Moon’ has been a bedtime favourite for decades and has sold over 48 million copies worldwide. It was one of the first children’s books to move away from a plot-driven narrative and instead focus on everyday items and daily life. This genre-defining book is catered for young audiences; it turns out small children care… Continue reading Goodnight Moon: Cantonese Translation
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 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)
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