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12 things parents raising bilingual children need to know VIDEO

by Rita | Jun 7, 2017 | Practical advice, Top 10 most read posts, Video

  Video based on the popular post 12 things parents raising bilingual children need to know The blog article is...

How to use “monolingual toys” to motivate bilingual children

How to use “monolingual toys” to motivate bilingual children

by Rita | Mar 15, 2017 | How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Practical advice, Toddlers

  “How do I introduce another language for my toddler?” “How can I motivate my little one to speak my language?” “How to have fun when practicing the kids’ minority language?” These are questions I often get in the queries sent to our team of Family Language...

8 tips to boost your family’s multilingual journey [guest post]

8 tips to boost your family’s multilingual journey [guest post]

by Rita | Feb 22, 2017 | Guest post, How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Non-native language, Practical advice

Today I am delighted to introduce you to our new Family Language Coach, Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, a.k.a, Miss Panda Chinese. Amanda is a successful language instructor with over 15 years’ teaching experience in Taiwan, the U.S., Morocco, Canada, and Ecuador. She now...

How to be successful at raising bilingual kids

How to be successful at raising bilingual kids

by Rita | Jan 4, 2017 | Being the parent in a multilingual family, Challenges, Practical advice

This is the time of year when we are all encouraged to make resolutions to improve different aspects of our lives. As parents of bilingual kids we are no exception to the expectation of making promises to change our behaviour to ensure that our children grow up to be...

40 ways to motivate bilingual children to speak the minority language

40 ways to motivate bilingual children to speak the minority language

by Rita | Sep 12, 2016 | How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Language development, Practical advice, Toddlers

Babies and toddlers During the early years of your child’s “talking career” you may be holding a monologue for much of the time, but this is when you set the foundation for the language and there is a lot you can do to encourage your little one to start talking. Make...

5 thoughts about consistency when using OPOL (one parent, one language)

5 thoughts about consistency when using OPOL (one parent, one language)

by Rita | Aug 31, 2016 | Choosing the right family language strategy, Practical advice

“We are doing OPOL and I find it impossible to stay consistent in my language use – is my child’s bilingualism doomed?” – this question (or perhaps a less dramatic version of it) often pops up in forums for parents raising bilingual kids. Among the replies you will...

“Does my bilingual child have a language delay?”

“Does my bilingual child have a language delay?”

by Rita Rosenback | Aug 24, 2016 | Challenges, Language development, Practical advice, Rita R, Toddlers

Amongst the most frequently expressed worries in different forums for parents raising bilingual children are concerns about potential delays in language development. Several research studies have found that bilingualism does not cause language delay (read more in e.g...

10 things parents of bilingual children do differently

10 things parents of bilingual children do differently

by Rita | Jul 27, 2016 | Being the parent in a multilingual family, Practical advice

As parents we want to do what’s best for our children – this affects how we behave in our everyday lives when it comes to choice of anything from food and clothing to school and the place we live in. In addition, parents of bilingual children have one more aspect to...

15 books for parents and educators of bilingual children

15 books for parents and educators of bilingual children

by Rita | Jul 20, 2016 | Being the parent in a multilingual family, Language and bilingualism, Language development, Practical advice, Recommended reading, The trilingual+ child

Holidays are a great time for catching up on reading books! You probably have a long list that you would like to enjoy, but in case you are looking for something on bilingual children, I have prepared a list of books from my own library, which I can all warmly...

Pen pals open the world, keep friends close and bring joy

Pen pals open the world, keep friends close and bring joy

by Rita | May 11, 2016 | How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Language and bilingualism, Literacy, Practical advice

I remember it like yesterday, the first letter I received from my South Korean pen friend Yong-Suk. I was 14 and it felt like a miracle: A young boy, on the other side of the world had sat down, picked out his writing pad, put pen to paper and talked to me about who...

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