introducing a language Archives – Multilingual Parenting

Q&A: How to introduce a family language to older children?

by Ute Limacher-Riebold | Apr 11, 2019 | Coaches, Q&A How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, School-aged children, Ute Limacher-Riebold

Question Hello! Thank you for the helpful articles! My husband’s mother is Finnish, and all her family is living in Finland or other parts or Europe. Fortunately, they all speak English well so we all can communicate well. However, my parents are Korean...

Q&A: How can a parent switch the language spoken with a toddler?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 5, 2018 | Coaches, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Hi from Turkey! I have twins, a boy and a girl and we have been speaking in our mother tongue since they were born, and it's been 20 months. I can speak English fluently and I wonder if I start to speak only in English with them to make them bilingual...

Q&A: How to introduce German alongside three other family languages?

by Rita Rosenback | Jan 7, 2018 | Coaches, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Dear multilingual parenting team, My name is Wioletta and I am a Pole who has lived in England for 12 years now. My partner is Scottish. We have a 3-month-old daughter to whom I speak exclusively in Polish and he does in English and Scottish. I am...

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: 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: When and how to introduce a third language to a bilingual child?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 23, 2017 | Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Hi, This website has helped me so much, it's wonderful! We are a bilingual family and live in the US. I only speak Spanish to my 15 months old and my husband English most of the time (he is American, I'm Latina). Both my husband and I work full time,...

Q&A: How to introduce another language to a small child with speech delay?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 7, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R

Question Hi there, I am the mother of a 3 and 1/2 year old son diagnosed with speech delay. With a lot of speech and language therapy practice at home he is now starting to string short sentences together finally. He is still probably about a year behind compared to...

Is it too late to introduce your language to your child?

by Rita | Mar 16, 2016 | Being the parent in a multilingual family, Bilingualism, Challenges, Practical advice

“You must start speaking your language to your baby from day one!” “She is already three and you haven’t started yet? She won’t sound like a native!” “If you don’t introduce the language before he goes to school, you have missed your chance!” “Older than seven and he...

Q&A: How to reintroduce English for our bilingual children?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 9, 2015 | Coaches, Q&A How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Rita R

Question I love your blog and helpful tips! I wanted to consult you on an issue if I may. I hope you have some time to help me out with professional advice. I have two kids, ages 4 and 7. We are both originally from Israel and speak Hebrew as mother tongue as well as...

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