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When your bilingual child goes to school…

When your bilingual child goes to school…

by Rita | Sep 3, 2014 | Challenges, Practical advice, School-aged children, When a bilingual / multilingual child goes to school

… do you worry about what will happen with the minority language? Whether it will still be the means of communication between you and your child, or whether the majority language will take over? If you are a bit concerned, you are not alone, but there are steps you...

Our clever little linguists – children do say the funniest things!

Our clever little linguists – children do say the funniest things!

by Rita | Feb 12, 2014 | Being the parent in a multilingual family, Family life, School-aged children, Teenagers, Toddlers

It is fascinating to observe children learning to speak, and it is mind-boggling how quickly they get skilled at using their language to get something, first by directly asking to soon finding an imaginative way of using language to manipulate their parents to act in...

Teachers don’t always know best – bilinguals at school

Teachers don’t always know best – bilinguals at school

by Rita | Feb 15, 2013 | Challenges, Myths, Practical advice, School-aged children, When a bilingual / multilingual child goes to school

What to do if a teacher tells you that your daughter’s progress at school is hampered by the use of the minority language at home? How to react if the school thinks that you are making her learning more difficult by insisting on her becoming bilingual? Hearing...

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