by Rita | Sep 16, 2015 | Bilingual baby, Bilingual teenagers, Language, Practical advice
The third part in my series on teaching your child a non-native language is all about different language-learning activities that you can do with your kid. So far in the series I have written about the things you need to take into consideration before embarking on...
by Rita | Aug 31, 2015 | Bilingual baby, Bilingual teenagers, Family life, Practical advice
Many bilingual children have at least one side of their extended family living fairly far away, often on the “other side of the world”. Visits are possible perhaps only once a year, or even more seldom if at all, so it is essential to find other ways to connect....
by Marianna Du Bosq | Aug 27, 2015 | Bilingual teenagers, Challenges, Coaches, Practical advice
Question Hello, I am so glad I found this website, I just realized I did a big disservice to my kids. I am Italian, live in the States, my husband is American, both of our kids were born and raised here, I have lived here for 12 years now. In the beginning I was...
by Rita Rosenback | Jul 23, 2015 | Bilingual teenagers, Challenges, Coaches
Question I am a Swedish national living in the UK with my husband and 10-year-old daughter. The main language we speak at home is English, and Swedish is the minority language. My husband does not speak Swedish, whereas our daughter speaks it more or less fluently,...
by Rita | Jun 24, 2015 | Bilingual teenagers, Practical advice
It gives me great pleasure to welcome today’s guest blogger, Amy Williams, a free-lance journalist based in Southern California and mother of two. As a parent, Amy enjoys spreading the word on positive parenting techniques in the digital age and raising...
by Rita | Apr 8, 2015 | Bilingual teenagers, Challenges, Practical advice, Top 10 most read posts
Getting an answer in the “wrong” language is something which especially minority language parents dread, and which gives rise to question such as: – Is it the start of a slippery slope which may end in the majority language taking over as the language of...