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Q&A: How to maintain a minority language when the parent speaking it has passed away?

Q&A: How to maintain a minority language when the parent speaking it has passed away?

by Rita Rosenback | Jun 9, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R

Question Dear Rita, My French husband recently passed away and our 2,5-year-old boy is now not exposed to the French language anymore unfortunately. I am Dutch and we live in the Netherlands. The family of my husband lives in France and therefore I find it very...

Q&A: How to choose  the languages for a trilingual baby in a multilingual family?

Q&A: How to choose the languages for a trilingual baby in a multilingual family?

by Rita Rosenback | May 26, 2016 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question 1 Hi, I found your website and thought perhaps you could help/advise. I am pregnant with my first child and my husband and I are already thinking about what languages to speak after the baby is born. I am English, and I grew up in France so I have two mother...

Q&A: Does reading to a child in a third language work with OPOL?

Q&A: Does reading to a child in a third language work with OPOL?

by Rita Rosenback | May 12, 2016 | Coaches, Language development, Rita R

Question Hi there, I've found your website really helpful. Thank you very much for sharing all that info! I would like to ask for a bit of guidance. I am Spanish (fluent in French and English) and my husband is French (English fluent and good level of Spanish). We...

Q&A: How to support a toddler’s minority language which a parent has not spoken with the child in the past?

Q&A: How to support a toddler’s minority language which a parent has not spoken with the child in the past?

by Rita Rosenback | May 5, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Hello Coaches! I grew up in the US, with a Colombian mother and a German father. It was always clear that English was not spoken at home, and my parents followed OPOL very closely. Because I never had formal schooling in Spanish, my spoken Spanish is fluent,...

Q&A: How to maintain the minority language for a child in shared custody?

Q&A: How to maintain the minority language for a child in shared custody?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 24, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R

Question Hello, I live in France. I speak with my nearly 2 years old daughter only Russian. I am just in the beginning of learning French. Her father is French. After the divorce, the court decided to share the child's custody 50/50 (week with me, week - with him)....

Q&A: Bilingual or trilingual baby – how many languages from the start?

Q&A: Bilingual or trilingual baby – how many languages from the start?

by Maria Babin | Apr 14, 2016 | Babies, Coaches, Maria Babin, Q&A The trilingual+ child

Question Hello Family Language Coaches! My husband and I are about to have a baby. We live in Italy. I am native in Serbian, fluent in English and lower intermediate in Italian. He is native Italian, fluent in English, beginner Serbian. We primarily communicate in...

Q&A: How can one parent pass on two languages?

Q&A: How can one parent pass on two languages?

by Rita Rosenback | Mar 31, 2016 | Babies, Coaches, Rita R

Question Hello! I have a challenge approaching with the birth of my daughter. My partner is Polish and will be speaking to her in Polish. I am half Czech and although was not spoken to as a child managed to learn the language enough to speak and maintain relationships...

Q&A: How can a nanny support and understand a  trilingual baby?

Q&A: How can a nanny support and understand a trilingual baby?

by Rita Rosenback | Mar 24, 2016 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Hi, I am nannying for a family who are multilingual, the mother is Chinese, the father is German and I am English. Also they speak English to each other. The child is eight months old at the moment. I was wondering if you had any tips or the best way to...

Q&A: Does a toddler need prepping for immersion daycare?

Q&A: Does a toddler need prepping for immersion daycare?

by Nick Jaworski | Mar 17, 2016 | Coaches, School-aged children, Toddlers

Question Hello, I'm a native English speaker, and speak Portuguese, French, and Spanish at intermediate to advanced levels. My husband is a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker, speaks English fluently, and has some basic French. We speak English to each other and live...

Q&A: How to choose between four or more family languages?

Q&A: How to choose between four or more family languages?

by Nick Jaworski | Feb 18, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy

Question Hi, I just found this website while I was looking for an answer to my question on how to introduce a third language to our 18 month-old daughter, who has just started talking in the two languages that her father and I speak to her. Your website looks very...

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