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How to Plan a Trip to Taiwan with Your Kids

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Jun 3, 2016 | Learn Chinese for Kids

Here’s an incredibly stupid reason why I’m glad to be in Taiwan for most of the summer. It has nothing to do with Mandarin immersion or food. It is because I am already sick of Justin Timberlake’s song,...

How Teaching My Kids Chinese Completely Derailed My Life

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Mar 4, 2016 | Learn Chinese for Kids

**You can find an updated version of this piece, along with exclusive new chapters, in the ebook, (affiliate link) So You Want Your Kid to Learn Chinese. If you told me seven years ago that I would be a Chinese homeschooling...

Hibernating

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Mar 2, 2016 | Virginia's Thoughts

I’m not gonna lie to you, Marge. I almost didn’t write a post tonight. All I want is to curl up in bed, finish the latest book I’m reading (Amazon affiliate link), maybe eat congee (which I am currently doing),...

Stuff I Reluctantly Learned from Homeschooling, Vol 1

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Feb 22, 2016 | Learn Chinese for Kids

Alright, friends. Because you know that I cannot resist turning my life into fodder for blog posts, I’ve decided to start a new monthly series about my homeschooling experiences. (Hey, it’s hard to come up with...

My Year of Risking Dangerously

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Feb 3, 2016 | Virginia's Thoughts

When I look back on my youth, I am always so puzzled as to why I had such a hard time asking my parents (especially my mother) for what I wanted or needed. I mean, we’re talking about basic needs like menstrual pads for when I...

Why Sagebooks Requires Chinese Fluency

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Jan 8, 2016 | Learn Chinese for Kids

*A/N: For more information and a basic background about Sagebooks, please refer to my previous...

Sagebooks Update

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Jan 1, 2016 | Learn Chinese for Kids

*A/N: For more information and a basic background about Sagebooks, please refer to my previous...

How to Gauge Chinese Fluency

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Sep 11, 2015 | Learn Chinese for Kids

**This piece was originally part of a series of posts. You can find the updated version, along with exclusive new chapters, in the ebook, (affiliate link) So You Want Your Kid to Learn Chinese. Before I continue, I recommend...

How to Lower the Cost of Learning Chinese

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Sep 4, 2015 | Learn Chinese for Kids

**This piece was originally part of a series of posts. You can find the updated version, along with exclusive new chapters, in the ebook, (affiliate link) So You Want Your Kid to Learn Chinese. Last week, I wrote about The...

The Costs of Learning Chinese

Posted by Mandarin Mama | Aug 28, 2015 | Learn Chinese for Kids

**This piece was originally part of a series of posts. You can find the updated version, along with exclusive new chapters, in the ebook, (affiliate link) So You Want Your Kid to Learn Chinese. Previously in this series, I...