Providing Your Child with Opportunities

  by: Gelsey Brizo Every parent wants their child to succeed. But it’s hard to know what you need to provide your child with in order to do so. You’re left asking yourself, “Am I really doing everything I can to open doors for my child?” or, “Am I providing…

Planting the Language Seed

by: Sam Lefalher White Planting the Language Seed I was born in Paris, to an American mother and a French father. Soon afterward my mother and I moved to the midwestern United States, where English became, of course, my predominant language of immersion for many years. From the very beginning my mother persisted…

Current Event: IMUG Hosts Multilingual Twitter Talk

by: Sam Lefalher White   IMUG Hosts Multilingual Twitter Talk Ever wonder how such an essential and ubiquitous medium like the internet deals with the thousands of languages spoken by its global contributors? If you have, then this talk could be for you: Next week, on Thursday, October 15, the…

VeegMama’s Healthy Snack Tips

by: Smart Coos Stephanie Dreyer: VeegMama's Healthy Snack Tips   Stephanie Dreyer is author of the Amazon best selling eBook, VeegMama’s Guide to Going Vegan, has been featured on KCAL Channel 9 in Los Angeles and in Chickpea Magazine, has her own YouTube lifestyle/cooking show titled, “The Good Life with VeegMama”,…

Family Travel Tales from The Rails

  by: Smart Coos Family Travel Tales from The Rails Jeff Wilson, the host for Real Rail TV travels for business, as well as with his family for several months out of each year. Recently, we had the pleasure to sit down with Jeff to find out some of his…

Reconnect in Carlton Landing

by: Smart Coos Reconnect in Carlton Landing [caption id="attachment_1468" align="alignleft" width="310"] Grant Humphreys is the master creator behind the Carlton Landing operation. [/caption] Do you feel like your family needs some time away to reconnect, while being adventurous and exciting? Well, Kelly recommends Carlton Landing, Oklahoma. In Carlton Landing you’ll feel…

It’s Never Too Early to Start Learning

  by: Jessie L. Mundo   It’s Never Too Early to Start Learning   Have you ever wondered how toddlers are capable of uttering perfectly coherent phrases and sentences without any formal training? Yes, we repeat over and over again random words and sentences, but one surprising day the child comes up with…

MARIA BABIN: TRILINGUAL MAMA

  by: Smart Coos Maria Babin: Trilingual Mama   [caption id="attachment_1408" align="alignleft" width="300"] Maria Babin is successfully raising four trilingual children.[/caption]   Maria Babin, creator of Trilingual Mama, has a trilingual, multicultural family that are currently living in Normandy, France. She blogs about her family's linguistic and cultural adventures and offers advice on raising bilingual…

Maurice Williams: Working Out With Your Kids

  by: Smart Coos Smart Coos made a request for parents to share activities they use to keep their families fit. Maurice Williams, owner of Move Well Fitness in Bethesda, MD, stepped up to the plate to share some of his pointers:   Working Out With Your Kids In today’s society,…