The Conversation Most Parents Get Wrong Before the First Day of Preschool

Before the First Day of Preschool

The Conversation Most Parents Get Wrong Before the First Day of Preschool You’ve bought the backpack. You’ve done the school visit. There’s still one thing that can unravel all that prep in thirty seconds, and most parents don’t realize they’re doing it.  It’s the week before preschool starts. You’ve ticked every box on every checklist you could find. The lunchbox is labelled. The goodbye ritual is practiced. You’ve read Llama Llama Misses Mama so many times you can recite […]

The Hidden Window: What Research Says About Introducing Spanish Before Age 5 in a Bilingual State Like Texas

The Hidden Window: What Research Says About Introducing Spanish Before Age 5 in a Bilingual State Like Texas

If you have spent any time in a parenting group, you have probably heard some version of this warning: your child’s window for learning a second language closes at age five, and after that, the door is basically shut. It is a scary thing to hear when your kindergartner is still working on…