by Marianna Du Bosq | Jul 30, 2015 | Coaches
Question Hi! I have been subscribed to your newsletter and blog for quite some time and it has been very helpful! Thank you so much! It’s great not to feel alone in the journey of raising bilingual kids. Little background: I have two kids 5 and 3 whose majority...
by Maria Babin | Nov 13, 2014 | Coaches
Question I would like to hear what your thoughts are about this: Languages: minority language (ml) – Spanish, majority language (ML) English Strategy: One parent, one language (OPOL) Country: USA Child: 1 year old Let’s say we found someone who could babysit our...
by Rita | Sep 17, 2014 | Challenges, Family life, Practical advice
Parents who want to bring up their kids to speak more than one language can learn a lot from families who have been successful at bringing up bilingual children. However, I also think that a great deal can be learnt from those parents whose children grew up to be...
by Rita | Aug 6, 2014 | Challenges, Family life, Practical advice
Some time ago I wrote a post on what you need to consider when you want bring (back) a family language into your child’s life. I also wrote a piece on motivating your child to use the minority language and become an active bilingual. Many parents have asked me to...
by Rita | Apr 23, 2014 | Challenges, Family life, Practical advice
As the benefits of bilingualism are getting more widely known and the old myths about it dispelled, more and more parents decide to pass on the family languages to their children, giving them the gift of an additional language, fantastic! But what if everything...