Multilingual Stories
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Naming family members in Chinese is so complicated!
Our family tree printable is here to help
Can’t keep track of all the different family member names in Mandarin? Neither can we! So, we thought it would be both fun and very useful to make this family tree activity + flashcard set of all the different family member names. Print them out, draw in your family members, and arrange them into your own tree! -
Back-to-School Q&A: Your top questions answered by a speech therapy expert & mom
We sat down with one of our favorite friends - speech therapist and bilingual mom Grace - to get her thoughts on your top 3 questions on back-to-school bilingual learning ...
FAQ 1: I am anxious about English replacing the minority language …
FAQ 2: I want to set up a more immersive bilingual environment …
FAQ 3: I want to participate and support but am not bilingual myself … -
My kids want to speak English now that they’re in school. 5 things we’re trying to keep up their Chinese.
With schools open again, I find myself confronting a common situation for bilingual families… my kids are speaking a lot more English. So... what to do? While I don’t purport to have all the answers, I am trying a few things that seem to be working (so far!) with my eldest (5-yr old daughter) and sharing here, in case it’s helpful food for thought!
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5 surprisingly easy tips for teaching language at home ... from a Mom who speaks 6 of them!
We are so inspired by Eveline's genuine love for language and appreciative of her easygoing perspectives on learning. She is familiar with Cantonese, Mandarin (Traditional & Simplified), French, Japanese, Spanish, English - and offers surprisingly simple ways for any family to get started. -
Habbi Habbi Summer Reading Club
Join us for Habbi Habbi’s first Summer Reading Club - A fun virtual ‘reading club’ with prompts, posts, and prizes. A way for you to connect with other families using Habbi Habbi, to see their play moments and to share your own, should you feel so inclined! -
Getting past ‘Jook-sing’: How one mom (and bookseller) is teaching her child Cantonese in a mixed-race home
Charing is a mom raising two bilingual children (Cantonese & English), in a mixed heritage family (her husband is Caucasian). We explored parent roles, success factors, resources, Cantonese vs. Mandarin, and of course, how Kozzi came about! It was such a pleasure, and we hope you love it too. -
#HabbiHabits: Tips on using Habbi Habbi across ages, from a speech therapy expert and bilingual mom
We loved this chat with speech therapy expert and mom - Grace. A 5-minute conversation evolved into a much longer discussion about how she uses Habbi Habbi and how she would advise different age groups and family types to use it (e.g. native and non-native). We left the conversation with new ideas on ways to use our own product and decided to write it up, in a series on Habbi Habbi Play Habits (#HabbiHabits), in case our Habbi Habbi families find these tips helpful too. -
Finding identity in the Global Chinese Diaspora:
One mom's journey to becoming quadrilingual
We first met Dianna (@coolmumdianna) while living in Beijing and marveled at her language ability. She can effortlessly move between English, Beijing Chinese accent, Southern Taiwanese accent, Hong Kong Cantonese, and more. Just watch her YouTube videos, and you will understand what we mean! We loved reconnecting with her, reflecting on topics like identity, culture, multilingualism, and motherhood. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! -
Bilingual learning:
Make it fun, make it natural, make it daily
We recently met Yvonne, the mom behind Bilingual Kiddos and love how she is sharing her bilingual journey - from activities she does with her own kids to tips for us parents. We really enjoyed learning her approach to raising bilingual kids, especially her principle around keeping it fun!
