Wow – time truly flies when you are having fun! Three years ago I was nervous, but most of all excited to push the Publish button for my first ever blog post. The liquorice mint tea and chocolates accompany me today as well (although the snow came earlier this year). ...
Of some reason, the first post of the year seems to call for something special – reflections, resolutions, goals and the like. When you think of it, it is however just another post – it is the initial article after a date that was once chosen to be the first day of...
The countdown to year 2016 has started, so let's look at the year which is coming to an end - here are the top posts of 2015, starting with number 10: 10. Passing on a non-native language to your child, part 1: Considerations Part 2 of this series is on choosing the...
What we need more than anything in today’s and tomorrow’s world is respect, understanding, appreciation of diversity and a global mindset. What we can do as parents to fill this need, is to ensure that our children grow up to become respectful global citizens. Knowing...
This Friday and Saturday, 11-12 September 2015, I will be at the Expat Show in London Olympia. You can find me (and my younger daughter Daniela) in the Family Zone at one of the advice tables from 10 am until 5 pm. On both days, at about noon, I will also give a short...
Today I am participating in a vlogging chain arranged by Multicultural Kid Blogs and I am answering a question from Anna Watt from Russian Step by Step “How can you help other multilingual/multicultural families because of your own experience?” .. and here is my...
If we want to change any injustice in the world, we first have to question why it exists in the first place. By asking the right questions we can understand the underlying reasons and together with other like-minded people become the trigger for change. When we are...
Merħba! (‘welcome’ in Maltese) I am currently in Malta an enjoying myself immensely on so many levels – it is my first trip to this gorgeous island with its jovial, friendly people (and slightly nutty drivers), and I am also attending the International Conference on...
2014 What a fantastic year it has been! There have been so many highlights - here are the main ones: My book “Bringing up a Bilingual Child” came out in June and I am so happy and humbled by all the positive response I have had from my readers. The feeling of having...