http://childhoodspeech.com Parenting A Multilingual Kid In A Multicultural Society Sun, 13 May 2012 18:29:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://childhoodspeech.com/2011/02/language-sensitive/ http://childhoodspeech.com/2011/02/language-sensitive/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:26:26 +0000 Hanifa K. Cook http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=212

How do you know if you are sensitive towards learning a language? How would you know if you are not cheating time by faking your own interest? “I love this guy but he is a foreigner. So I should learn his language to get to know him better?” It does not work that way. This [...]]]> http://childhoodspeech.com/2011/02/language-sensitive/feed/ 0 http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/tips-new-language-instantly/ http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/tips-new-language-instantly/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:57:57 +0000 Hanifa K. Cook http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=703

Whenever we learn something new, using the foundation learning skills in childhood is always the most effective. We must approach it without fear, apprehension and worries. Unleash your speech potentials, irregardless of what language you are pursuing. Here are 5 simple steps to slash your time and money to get started: Use simple tools like [...]]]> http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/tips-new-language-instantly/feed/ 0 http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/childhood-speaks/ http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/childhood-speaks/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:00:56 +0000 Hanifa K. Cook http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=184

I was probably 13 or 14 years old when this was published. I was a child star. the headline read: Hanifa A Malay Student Child Actress Who Speaks Mandarin My father was very proud and had kept this in a photo frame. I have been keeping it in a folder eversince. He died when I [...]]]> http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/childhood-speaks/feed/ 2