Rita R Archives – Page 4 of 33 – Multilingual Parenting

Q&A: How strict should OPOL-parents be with their languages when speaking to a small child?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 17, 2017 | Coaches, Language development, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Rita R

Question Good day, Thank you for the good advice on multilingual parenting. I am Dutch and married to a Jordanian (Arabic-speaking). We talk English amongst each other but try to stick with our mother tongues (Dutch and Arabic) when talking to our 15-month-old son. He...

Q&A: How does a third language through daycare affect a child’s minority language?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 3, 2017 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Q&A When a bilingual / multilingual child goes to school, Rita R

Question Dear Rita and all the Family Language Coaches, Let me begin by thanking you for providing such a fantastic resource for multilingual families! I would really appreciate your input on developing a family language strategy for my 15-month-old son. I was born in...

Q&A: How to juggle several languages in the home – what if you move?

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 26, 2017 | Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Q&A Moving to another country with a bilingual / multilingual child, Rita R

Question Hello, congratulations for the excellent website! It's great to hear about the experiences of other multilingual families and be able to get advice from a Family Language Coach, as it is often difficult to decide how to handle this subject. I would...

Q&A: When to introduce a parent’s second language to a trilingual (-to-be) baby?

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 12, 2017 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Dear Multilingual Coaches, I was really pleased to find a place like this offering so much on the topic of multilinguism! Me and my husband have a six-week-ols baby girl, and I wanted to seek your advice on how to introduce our child to all three...

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

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 5, 2017 | Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Hi there, I have a question about how I should go about introducing a third language. My 2-year-old is currently bilingual (English, Bosnian). I speak both languages, my husband speaks Bosnian and some English, so I am the one who speaks nothing but...

Q&A: “Will my grandson ever learn English, or will he have a strong accent?”

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 29, 2017 | Coaches, Language and bilingualism, Rita R

Question Hello My English son married a Mexican girl and their son was born in the US where they still live. My daughter-in-law speaks English but with a very heavy accent and she has found this to be a great disadvantage life and work wise, as where they live...

Q&A: Switching from OPOL to mL@H to maximise the exposure to the minority language?

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 22, 2017 | Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Rita R

Question Hi, I am wondering whether it would be helpful to change our approach. My daughter is 23 months old and I've been speaking German with her, while my husband has been speaking English. I am a stay-at-home mom and we are living in Germany, so German is...

Q&A: How to convince a reluctant parent to speak a minority language with a child?

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 15, 2017 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Hello! As every parent would like to provide best future for their children I have started to wonder about language routine for our baby girl that is due in a month. I would like to get any advice how to introduce the language that is very important to...

Q&A: If a child loses a language are all the benefits of bilingualism gone?

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 12, 2017 | Bilingual benefits, Bilingualism, Coaches, Language development, Non-native language, Rita R

Question Hei! I am a German single mom to a soon 4-year-old boy. He was born in Finland and we've been living here all the time. At home I only speak German to him. He started to attend Finnish daycare at age 1.5 (part time), full time from age 2.5. Although...

Q&A: About choosing the language for day care, stuttering and mixing languages

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 8, 2017 | Babies, Challenges, Coaches, Language development, Q&A When a bilingual / multilingual child goes to school, Rita R

Question Hello, I am Macedonian living in Finland and my spouse is Finnish. I speak quite good English but at home we speak Finnish almost all the time. We have 2,5 months old baby for whose future I'd like her to speak Macedonian and Finnish and to...

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