My son Rowan has two names for me: ‘Appa’ and ‘Daddy’. ‘Appa’ is Korean and the other is probably already familiar to you. There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to which he chooses to use, and he applies them pretty much interchangeably. This is a classic example of what Alexiadou and Lohndal define as language mixing or ‘code-switching’ which they suggest is “a ubiquitous phenomenon characterizing bilingual speakers”. The linguist François Grosjean, in his book ‘Bilingual’, suggests that children can become bilingual in two ways, either by acquiring languages simultaneously (at the same time) or successively (one after the other). He goes on to say that “most linguists would agree that up to the age of four,...
In this exclusive Q&A, we get to learn about the evolution of leading children’s science and art programs, Mad Science & Crayola Imagine Arts Academy. Shafik Mina, president of Mad Science & Crayola Imagine Arts Academy, will share with us how the brand has grown throughout the pandemic. Franchise Chatter (FC): Welcome, Shafik. For those who aren’t familiar, can you please share a bit of background on Mad Science? Shafik Mina (SM): Mad Science was founded in 1985 in Montreal, Canada by two brothers, Ariel and Ron Shlien. It started out with just three hundred dollars that Ariel had saved working a paper route in order to purchase a helium-neon laser. The brothers used the laser to offer laser light...
Our children’s natural sense of curiosity has lead many a parent to discover more about the world around us—especially when we don’t know the answer to that pressing “why” question! Foster that sense of wonder and discovery with these children’s books that encourage those questions, from books about opposites to the language of the sky, and learn some of those answers yourself, too. Opposites Abstract In this forthcoming book by the beloved Mo Willems, best-selling author and illustrator and friend to all the pandemic children with his weekly drawing lessons, Willems uses colors, shapes, and textures to demonstrate the concepts of opposites—which are, to quote the Pigeon, "a matter of opinion." The book encourages discussion with children and those around...
Open since 1947, The Carlyle Hotel is a New York City institution on par with the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and Radio City Music Hall. A playground for the super-rich and ultra-famous whether out-of-towners or nearby Upper East Siders, the center of the famed hotel’s culture is Bemelmans Bar. Taking its moniker after Ludwig Bemelmans (the creative mind behind the Madeline series of children’s books who painted its incredible walls), the standout watering hole has attracted a litany of impressive names who come for the spectacular cocktails, live music and all-around shimmering scene. CHILLED spoke to bar manager Dimitrios Michalopoulos who gave us a peek inside Bemelmans, from its famed clientele (JFK and Jackie Kennedy), to how...
[Click here to view the video in this article] Image via Tiia Monto / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) If stepping on a plastic brick is enough to set you off, it’d be to your benefit to stay as far away from this innocuous-looking briefcase as possible. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab Kit has been attributed as “the most dangerous toy in the world,” Atlas Obscura details. First available in 1950, the set contained four containers of uranium; beta-alpha, beta, and gamma radiation sources; a cloud chamber for ionizing particles; a spinthariscope to peer at decaying atoms; an electroscope to detect electric charges on the body; and a Geiger counter for measuring radiation. The comprehensive kit had the capacity...
