Being creative is a bit of a must when bringing up a bilingual child. Of course, creativity is always called for when raising children, independent of how many languages are involved in the process. Keeping multiple languages going in a family brings however with it...
Children learn language best through interaction and dialogue, and singing is a great way of engaging with children long before they can speak. All babies love the voice of their mothers and fathers, so the “I can’t sing!” excuse does not fly. “If you can walk you can...
Learn one new word a day in different situations with your child! You can incorporate learning new words and phrases into your everyday life without the need for any preparation or special equipment. To reinforce the learning, try to repeat the previous days’ words by...
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The majority language parent plays an extremely vital part when raising bilingual children. Most post on the topic of bringing up kids to speak more than one language are written with the minority language mum or dad in mind – including the ones on my site. This is of...
1 – Это не происходит по мановению волшебной палочки Дети не становятся билингвами «волшебным» образом. Существует миф о том, что «дети впитывают как губки», а значит, они способны выучить любой язык, который они регулярно слышат, но это просто-напросто неправда. Да,...
Question Hi coaches, I read a lot of your Q&A's and hope you have some comments for my family's current situation: I am a native Danish speaker (speak English fluently after living in the UK for 10 years, but currently living in Denmark). My partner is a native...
Grandparenthood is a very current topic for me – having grandchildren feels like all childhood Christmases coming at once! Apart from being so excited and happy to the nth degree, naturally, my thoughts also go to the language-rich environment our precious new family...
Question We are a French-German couple living in Germany, and expecting our first child for January. Our family language will be French (we met in this language) and my husband is fluent. We are quite clear on using the OPOL system, so I will speak French to the...
"Practical ideas on what to do" is the request I often get when I ask my readers what I should write about in my blog - so here are 21 of them to cover the different stages! Before your baby is born 1. Get used to speaking your language with your child as early as...