Essays
ABC Parent Who Forgot How to Write Chinese? Start Here
If you grew up speaking Chinese but lost the handwriting, helping your kid at Saturday school can sting. Here is how to rebuild your characters fast.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
An App That Tracks Parent and Child Stroke Practice
Want one app that tracks both your child's and your own Chinese stroke practice? Shared progress turns practice into a habit you keep together. Here is how.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
An App to Practice Chinese Handwriting With Your Kids
Practicing Chinese handwriting alongside your kids helps them and you. Here is how to make shared practice work, and why writing together beats supervising.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Essays
Avoiding Character Amnesia in Bilingual Toddlers
Worried your bilingual toddler will grow up unable to write Chinese? Here is what actually helps at a young age, and what to be realistic about.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
A Chinese Workbook Replacement for Busy Parents
Paper Chinese workbooks need a parent to grade them. Here is how an app that checks stroke order automatically saves busy bilingual parents time and frustration.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Fixing Your Child's Stroke Order When You Only Know Pinyin
You can help your child write characters correctly even if you only know pinyin. Here is how to check stroke order without being the expert yourself.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Teaching Your Child Hanzi When You Forgot It Yourself
Want to teach your child to write Chinese but you have forgotten how yourself? You don't have to be the expert. Here is how to teach and relearn together.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Relearning Mandarin Handwriting as an Adult to Teach Your Kids
Want to relearn Mandarin handwriting as an adult so you can teach your kids? Your recognition is intact, so it comes back fast. Here is how to relearn and lead.
Lawrence Arya··5 min