Speaking in Tongues: Monolingualism or Bilingualism?
Expat kids in Beijing kids have some conspicuous and concrete advantages over their homeland peers…
Browsing: Family
Yummy After School Snacks That Won’t Ruin Dinner
Whether it’s immediately after school or after energy consuming activities the classic cookies and…
Predict a Baby’s Gender by Using the Chinese Gender Calendar
The Chinese believe that if you carry your baby by the head he or…
Fins, Furs, and Scales: Take a Trip to a Beijing Pet Market
Whether you’re after an animal for the house (or the dinner table), Beijing’s pet markets…
Easy On The Go Breakfast Recipes for School Mornings
It can be a challenge to feed the kids healthfully and get out the…
Birthday Bash: Teenage Dream – How to “Live like We’re Young” at Party World
Party World, also known as Cashbox, is one of the oldest karaoke (or KTV) places…
Talking Shop: T-Shirt Revolution – Plastered T-Shirts defies hackneyed imagery
Seven years ago, Dominic Johnson-Hill (pictured above) started Plastered T-Shirts to defy tourist T-shirts depicting…
New Arrivals: Say Hello to Beijing’s Smallest
Alma Rubi Danninger German/Austrian. Born on Jul 3 to Julia and Markus Danninger at Beijing…
“WHAT-birthing?” Q&A with Duette Maxon, HypnoBirthing Expert
I wasn’t sure what to think when I first heard the term “HypnoBirthing.” I had…
Editor’s Note: The Great Pursuit
In the summer of 2002, my family moved from Canada to southern China for my…