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(Video) Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3 App Review

March 30, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

One of my strongest wishes as a parent is to have my sons learn a different language. I am not saying Spanish (even though it is tough enough as it trying to teach it to Rock and X). Ideally the language they would learn would be Chinese (more specifically Mandarin, not to be confused with Cantonese). I can already see the currents changing from the traditional languages taught at school (French and Spanish) to more exotic languages, and at the forefront in Chinese. I wish we could put in the effort that everyone else in China is putting toward learning English. Right now, all state employees younger than 40 are required to know 1,000 English phrases and all children start learning English in kindergarten. It is about time we start catching up! The thing is neither D nor I can speak the language. So we are forced to use the other tools at our disposal. Fortunately, we had the opportunity to try out a new app from Disney, Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3. This app basically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: App Reviews, Disney, The New Tagged With: app, apple, china, Chinese, diglot, Disney, Eddy, English, ipad, language, learn, review, Rock, x

Little Pim Fun with Languages Product Review

November 3, 2010 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

By Divina Eddy and I are parents and like all parents we want the best for our child. We are raising Babyboy to be bilingual in both Spanish and English not only because it's our culture and we want him to speak to his great grandparents but also we know per all the recent studies it will help him as he grows. But now, knowing another language is not enough. Experts are saying Spanish is useful but that the new language to learn is Mandarin. So I was very excited to get a review of Little Pim Fun With Languages , Mandarin edition which was recently showcased on the Today Show . Little Pim is a foreign language learning program that focuses on children from birth to five years old. The program comes in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, German and Russian. The videos are perfect for Babyboy's age group! The videos stress images and repetition to the point that I was learning new words as I watched with Babyboy. Created by Julia … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dancing Hotdogs Family Product Reviews Tagged With: 2010 Holiday gift guide, Arabic, Chinese, Divina, Eddy, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, language learning program, Little Pim, Russian, Spanish

Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure Video Game Review

September 10, 2010 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

By Divina If you have a toddler you already know Dora the Explorer celebrated her birthday on August 15th with a big birthday bash and now you and the family can join in the party fun with her new Nintendo DS game Dora's Big Birthday Adventure . The video game uses all the same voice talents of the popular show and follows the same story line as the special with Dora and Boots being stuck in Wizzle World and without your help she will miss her birthday celebration with her family. Dora and Boots have been entertaining children for over 10 years and this game draws on everything that has made the show a total success. Dora and Boots must use Map and their English and Spanish skills to answer questions and solve puzzles to make it home in time for the fun. The game is bright and colorful and rated E for everyone but ideal for three to six year olds. It's so age appropriate and the games are fun. I loved how I could tickle animals, ride a unicorn, battle sea snakes, … [Read more...]