language exposure Archives – Page 3 of 27

Q&A: Should a mL@H family switch strategy to support a child’s school language?

by Marianna Du Bosq | Jan 21, 2018 | Coaches, Marianna DuBosq, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, School-aged children

Question Hello, My husband and I live in Chicago and both speak Spanish and English. My native language is English and his is Spanish. We have both spoken to our 19-Month-old daughter in Spanish since birth as we figured that eventually she would inevitably...

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 strict should OPOL-parents be with their languages when speaking to a small child?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 17, 2017 | Coaches, Language development, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Rita R

Question Good day, Thank you for the good advice on multilingual parenting. I am Dutch and married to a Jordanian (Arabic-speaking). We talk English amongst each other but try to stick with our mother tongues (Dutch and Arabic) when talking to our 15-month-old son. He...

Q&A: How does a third language through daycare affect a child’s minority language?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 3, 2017 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Q&A When a bilingual / multilingual child goes to school, Rita R

Question Dear Rita and all the Family Language Coaches, Let me begin by thanking you for providing such a fantastic resource for multilingual families! I would really appreciate your input on developing a family language strategy for my 15-month-old son. I was born in...

Q&A: How to juggle several languages in the home – what if you move?

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 26, 2017 | Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Q&A Moving to another country with a bilingual / multilingual child, Rita R

Question Hello, congratulations for the excellent website! It's great to hear about the experiences of other multilingual families and be able to get advice from a Family Language Coach, as it is often difficult to decide how to handle this subject. I would...

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: Switching from OPOL to mL@H to maximise the exposure to the minority language?

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 22, 2017 | Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Rita R

Question Hi, I am wondering whether it would be helpful to change our approach. My daughter is 23 months old and I've been speaking German with her, while my husband has been speaking English. I am a stay-at-home mom and we are living in Germany, so German is...

Q&A: How to convince a reluctant parent to speak a minority language with a child?

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 15, 2017 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Hello! As every parent would like to provide best future for their children I have started to wonder about language routine for our baby girl that is due in a month. I would like to get any advice how to introduce the language that is very important to...

7 tips for parents: How to remember to speak the minority language

by Rita | Oct 11, 2017 | Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family

7 tips for parents: How to remember to speak the minority language “I want to speak my language with the kids but keep forgetting. Can you help me?” This was one of the questions during the first ever Multilingual Parenting Facebook LIVE Q&A session (you...

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