Speaking Cantonese and Mandarin at home is a challenge for our hapa kids, but given both parents' background knowledge in China-related pedagogy, it would be kind of disgraceful if we didn't try.
Jump-starting 2021 with a kid-friendly and Covid-safe “Chinese” New Year Tradition, and some red underwear.
Yes, you'll muck it up as parents. But when something bad happens to your kids, the parents hurt WAY MORE than the children. Here are two of my worst moments as a parent - so far - one for each of them.
We applied to be a host family and then matched with an au pair who was scheduled to arrive on March 12, 2020, flying out of WuHan, China. Here are the details.
"Sleep while your baby sleeps," they say. Well, it's a bit trickier when you have a toddler to juggle too. If I’m able to, it’s because of visiting Grandparents. Generally, here's how (lack of) sleep worked out with two kids.
In case any new parents are looking for ways to minimize the damage that welcoming a newborn makes on your space, here are the essentials that either got us through the first year, and that's it!
Reflections as a second-time parent...Also, it's okay to be like, "WTF did I get myself into?!" again.
My firstborn just turned 2 on April 24. Even though it took us about 3 weeks to finally write in her birthday book, being busy with two kids has not dulled the memory of my first birthing experience.
When they say "It takes a village," they were not kidding around. It made a huge difference for us, as new parents, to find others who are driving the same struggle bus and simply understand without judgement.
How becoming a parent of two during a global pandemic instilled a sense of urgency to finally start journaling.