40 ways to motivate bilingual children to speak the minority language
Babies and toddlers During the early years of your child’s “talking career” you may be holding a monologue for much of the time, but this is when you set the foundation for the language and there is a lot you can do to encourage your little one to start talking. Make...
From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 20 (penned by daddy)
Fantastic news from the father of our fictional multilingual family, who are living the very real highs and lows of millions of bilingual mothers, fathers and children across the world. They welcome the latest addition to their family on what is the last page from...
Q&A: How to pass on a minority language when both parents work?
Question Hi, I’m currently pregnant but have started questioning so many things about my kids already. Me and my husband both are from India settled in US. My parents do not understand English and can speak only in native language. I would like my kids to learn...![Raising a bilingual child in Spanish and English, a non-native language [guest post]](https://i1.wp.com/multilingualparenting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/16-06-08-Raising-a-bilingual-child-in-Spanish-and-English-a-non-native-language-guest-post.jpg?resize=1000%2C620&ssl=1)
Raising a bilingual child in Spanish and English, a non-native language [guest post]
It is with joy I welcome today’s guest poster, Diana Sampedro, a Spanish mother and language English-teacher who is raising her daughter to become bilingual in Spanish and English, which is not Diane’s native langauge. She has written a book about her...
Motivating a bilingual child: Pricken the Swedish-speaking kitten
“How to motivate my child to speak the minority language?” is one of the most frequently asked questions to our panel of Family Language Coaches. This challenge will also be the topic of the up-coming Raising Multilingual Children blogging carnival, which I will...Newsletter
