by Rita Rosenback | Feb 14, 2019 | Bilingual baby, Coaches
Question Hello! I have a 6-month-old son with my husband. We live in the US, and my mother-in-law speaks only Spanish to my son while she is taking care of him (M-F, 7-4:30pm). My husband is from Mexico, and I am from the United States. My husband and I speak only...
by Rita Rosenback | Jan 3, 2019 | Bilingual baby, Coaches
Question Hello! I’m expecting my first child in February. I’m going to be a single parent – my son’s father is Mexican and I’m white. My son’s father will not be in his life whatsoever, but I want my son to know his culture and know who he is on the inside. I want him...
by Rita | Jun 21, 2017 | Bilingual baby
https://multilingualparenting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/8745e04e-d639-49c1-8ff7-34f3872eab52.mp4 Starting early, getting into the habit and staying positive are some of the vital components for getting your bilingual baby or toddler to speak a minority...
by Rita | Jan 18, 2017 | Bilingual baby, Challenges, Family life, Myths
We have answered more than two hundred questions on the topic of raising bilingual children, and the worry that gets mentioned most frequently is whether kids growing up to learn more than one language can get confused by the languages in their family and...
by Rita Rosenback | Dec 1, 2016 | Bilingual baby, Coaches
Question Hello, I’m pregnant with our first baby and start to be worried about the future language development of my son. I’m Polish, my fiancé is French and we communicate in English (I can’t speak French and my fiancé can’t speak Polish)....
by Rita Rosenback | Nov 27, 2016 | Bilingual baby, Coaches
Question Hi Rita, I recently was recommended your site to get advice how to raise my son bilingual. Our family background. We have a 1-year-old boy, who’s just starting to form some sounds. My husband is British and I’m Hungarian, we live in the UK. So far...