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Q&A: Do bilingual parents have to choose one of their languages to speak with a child?

Q&A: Do bilingual parents have to choose one of their languages to speak with a child?

by Rita Rosenback | Jun 27, 2019 | Coaches, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R, School-aged children

  Question Hi, I am Wadha from Kuwait. My partner and I live in Kuwait (Arabic is used in the community) and are bilingual parents: Arabic native speakers, but we both speak English as a second language. We have a two-month-old child and are planning to send her...

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

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: Can a bilingual mother speak both languages with her child?

Q&A: Can a bilingual mother speak both languages with her child?

by Rita Rosenback | Sep 18, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R

Question Hi, My question is: how to choose a language when the mother is bilingual herself? We live in France, so our community language is French, while our home language is Italian. The point is that I'm bilingual myself, Italian-French, so which language should I...

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