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The Joyce of Reading

by Rosalind Ho For the past year and more, as the COVID-19 pandemic has raged across the world, we have lived our lives in small bubbles. Within those circles, we have been  confined to the boundaries of monitor screens or … Continue reading 

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Never Mind, It’s Not Important = Never Mind, You’re Not Important-ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Never Mind-ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Original Article in English: https://www.bchandsandvoices.com/post/never-mind-its-not-important/

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten – Navigating Your Options ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Getting Ready for Kindergarten-ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Link to article in English: https://www.bchandsandvoices.com/post/getting-ready-for-kindergarten-navigating-your-options/

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The Silent Language

By Maria Ruiz I tuck her hair Behind her ears Naked Ears Without the aids Without the sounds Only language she hears Is the one my heart speaks My eyes tell She knows This language Well The silence So full … Continue reading 

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Learning to be Flexible

By Lisa Cable I am the oldest child in my family and a classic “Type A” personality.  As such, I LOVE to be in control.  I want to know what’s going to be happening and actively plan for each and … Continue reading 

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Never Mind, It’s Not Important = Never Mind, You’re Not Important- 中文

Never Mind-TC-繁體中文 Never Mind-SC-简体中文 Link to original article in English: https://www.bchandsandvoices.com/post/never-mind-its-not-important/

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten-中文

Getting Ready for Kindergarten- TC-繁體中文 Getting Ready for Kindergarten- SC-简体中文 Link to original article in English: https://www.bchandsandvoices.com/post/getting-ready-for-kindergarten-navigating-your-options/

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Why I Sign

Author: Kurt Kuzminski Why do I sign? Because it’s beautiful. Because it translates movement into poetry, connecting concepts to ideas, and people to people. It tells us stories in a vivid, visual medium that is intuitively enchanting, and — simultaneously … Continue reading 

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Deaf Parents, Hearing Child

By: Levi Traxler   My wife and I are Deaf, and we use American Sign Language to communicate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We rely on a lot of visual information, such as when I flicker the … Continue reading 

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Paying it Forward: Passing on Some “Golden Nuggets” 

By Teresa Kazemir Paying it Forward-ਪੰਜਾਬੀ When I look back on how we raised our three kids, there are of course many things I now think we might have done differently. For example, it was a good idea to hide … Continue reading 

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