Coaches Archives – Page 23 of 47 – Multilingual Parenting

Q&A: What to take into consideration when raising a trilingual child?

by Nick Jaworski | Oct 1, 2015 | Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child

Question I would like to ask about trilingualism. I’m Italian, my partner Japanese and we live in NYC where we have a 2-month-old daughter. I speak Italian to her and my wife speaks Japanese. Our common language is English because she knows no Italian and I speak no...

Q&A: Should we switch our family language strategy to support the minority language?

by Ute Limacher-Riebold | Sep 24, 2015 | Coaches, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Ute Limacher-Riebold

Question Hi, My wife and I have so far adopted the OPOL strategy. Her native language is English, mine is Dutch, which is the majority language since we live in the Netherlands. Our two children have a clear preference for Dutch. They understand English perfectly...

Q&A: Minority language at home – what happens when the child starts school in the majority language?

by Marianna Du Bosq | Sep 17, 2015 | Coaches, Marianna DuBosq, Q&A When a bilingual / multilingual child goes to school, School-aged children

Question My husband and I are Russians but currently leave in England. Both of us use Russian at home, and since we have been in UK for over 10 years, we are fluent in English. We have a small baby and wish our baby to speak both languages. We are not going to place...

Q&A: How to juggle three languages with husband, child and stepchild

by Maria Babin | Sep 10, 2015 | Challenges, Coaches, Maria Babin, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Siblings

Question Hello, I would like to ask a coach a question. I am Argentinean, my first language is Spanish, English and French. I am now living in Montreal and my husband is French Canadian. He speaks French most of the time at home. He has a daughter who stays with us...

Q&A: Is saying something in two languages a good way to teach an additional language?

by Rita Rosenback | Sep 3, 2015 | Babies, Coaches, Non-native language, Practical advice, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R

Question Dear Rita and all other Family Languages Coaches, I am Shoko, Japanese, and a mother of a son who is 26 months old. My husband is also Japanese and we reside in Japan. I have lived in the States when I was 6-10 years old, and also again when I was 22-25 years...

Q&A: Is it too late to teach my children my native language?

by Marianna Du Bosq | Aug 27, 2015 | Challenges, Coaches, Language development, Marianna DuBosq, Practical advice, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Teenagers

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...

Q&A: Can a father teach a child three languages?

by Nick Jaworski | Aug 20, 2015 | Coaches, Practical advice, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Q&A The trilingual+ child

Question Hello! Thanks for the website! I am starting to check it out to make our daughter, multilingual like us! My wife and I are native Spanish speakers, we are living in Brazil right now, so we also know how to speak Portuguese and our third languages differ from...

Q&A: How to adapt the family language strategy when the minority language changes?

by Marianna Du Bosq | Aug 13, 2015 | Challenges, Coaches, Marianna DuBosq, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family

Question Hi, I follow your blog and have found your advice extremely helpful in bringing up my daughter as a bilingual child. A little background, my husband and I are both perfectly fluent in English and Spanish both verbally and written and in professional and...

Q&A: What is the best way to teach our child English as a minority language?

by Maria Babin | Aug 6, 2015 | Coaches, Maria Babin, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family

Question Hello, I have been reading through your website and I would like to ask what you recommend for our situation. We are a Slovak couple (fluent in English, but not native speakers) living and expecting to live in Greece for a few more years, but then return home...

Q&A: How to introduce a third language to a receptively bilingual child?

by Marianna Du Bosq | Jul 30, 2015 | Coaches, Marianna DuBosq, Q&A The trilingual+ child

Question Hi! I have been subscribed to your newsletter and blog for quite some time and it has been very helpful! Thank you so much! It's great not to feel alone in the journey of raising bilingual kids. Little background: I have two kids 5 and 3 whose majority...

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