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Q&A: Language elitism and how to address it

by Rita Rosenback | Jun 13, 2019 | Coaches, Language and bilingualism, Non-native language, Rita R

Question Hello, I'm a Russian mother living in the U.S with my two sons, ages 13 and 9. I may be an odd one out compared to other parents in regard to languages. My husband and I speak a mix of Russian and English, and though my boys understand Russian, they prefer to...

Q&A: When others object to you speaking a non-native language with your children

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 25, 2019 | Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R

Question Hello I´m a native speaker of Spanish and fluent in English, currently raising a 14-month-old boy in English. I speak to him in English 100% of the time while my husband speaks in Spanish (the community language as we live in Spain). My question is how...

Q&A: How to help a toddler exposed to several languages with her speech development?

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 1, 2018 | Babies, Coaches, Language development, Q&A How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Hi, My first language is Arabic, my 2-year-old child is American. Me and my daughter live in Netherlands where people speak Dutch. I don't know which language my daughter will end up speaking. I talk to her mostly in English, but sometimes in Arabic. I...

Q&A: How to introduce English to a toddler in an environment with limited language resources?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 28, 2017 | Coaches, Q&A How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Dear Coaches I can't say how grateful I am to you because of this wonderful website! I and my wife have an 18-month-old daughter. We are both Iranian from North West region in which Azeri (a dialect of Turkish language) is the dominant spoken language....

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: Should a parent stop speaking a non-native language so that a child does not get an accent?

by Rita Rosenback | Feb 2, 2017 | Challenges, Coaches, Language and bilingualism, Non-native language, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R

Question Hello, My family and I live in Iran. We don't have many bilinguals or multinationals in our country. People know a little English but not very much. I have a daughter, who is 6 years old. I am an English-teacher in my country, too. I teach kids under...

Q&A: The majority language parent also speaking a non-native minority language – recommendations?

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 13, 2016 | Coaches, Majority language parent, Non-native language, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Rita R

Question Thank you so much for your website and for the opportunity to ask a question. My French husband and I have a 4-month-old daughter who we would like to raise bilingual in Australia. English is my first language, and my French is average. My husband and I...

Q&A: Can a child become fluent in a language after the age of six or seven?

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 30, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Rita R

Question Hi Rita We're a monolingual (Spanish) couple living in Spain. Nevertheless, we're are raising our 4-year-old daughter multilingual. I always speak English to her and to my husband. But I speak French to her one hour a day. My husband speaks Spanish to her and...

Q&A: Bilingual homeschooling – how to successfully integrate more than one language?

by Rita Rosenback | Jun 12, 2016 | Coaches, Language development, Literacy, Non-native language, Rita R, School-aged children, Toddlers

Question Dear Multilingual Parenting, I have been following your Facebook page for a while and I have really enjoyed the articles that you post. I may not have read all of them, but I have saved most for later when I find time. I am contacting you to seek some advice...

Q&A: How to teach a non-native language (English) to a toddler

by Rita Rosenback | May 14, 2015 | Babies, Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Hello, I am from Poland and the father of a 20 months old daughter. For me and my wife out mother tongue is Polish. I caught up an idea to introduce another language to my child from TV cartoons … let me explain. Here in Poland in national television, there...

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