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Language Stars parents bloggers share their experiences, background stories, research, tips, and love of foreign language learning with their kids! Join us weekly for more from our parent bloggers!

Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks—it’s just far more effort!

Cynthia Simmonds (January 23, 2012) - “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” I’m sure that we have all heard this phrase before—and you might even believe it. Perhaps you have even used this as an excuse, “I’m too old to learn how to use a computer,” when you did not want to change your current way of doing things. However, from a purely “brain” standpoint, this is simply not true.

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Plain White Tees - Español Style

Courtney Glantz (February 5, 2012) - The other morning L and I were driving to preschool. It is tradition on the way to play a few songs from a CD I had made for us. We start our day with Rihinna's 'Umbrella' and then listen to the Plain White Tee's hit '1, 2, 3, 4.'

Read more: Plain White Tees - Español Style

El Bebe

Courtney Glantz (January 22, 2012) - We have had a few exciting changes in the last few months in our household. The three amigos it will be no more - my husband and I have a 2nd baby on the way!

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Nelson Mandela