moving to another country Archives – Multilingual Parenting

Q&A: How to maintain a five-year-old’s English when the majority language changes to French?

Question Hi there, My daughter Ophelia is five years old. She was born in the French Caribbean, I am English, and her father is French. She attended a French nursery until last year and could speak French very well (for a 4-year-old!). She has always spoken...

Q&A: How does moving to another country affect a child’s identity and languages?

Question Dear Rita and the Multilingual Parenting Team, Thank you so much for this invaluable resource! I came across it today after a long discussion with my wife about our one-year-old son and our future plans, and wondered if it would be possible to help us...

Q&A: If a child loses a language are all the benefits of bilingualism gone?

Question Hei! I am a German single mom to a soon 4-year-old boy. He was born in Finland and we've been living here all the time. At home I only speak German to him. He started to attend Finnish daycare at age 1.5 (part time), full time from age 2.5. Although...

Q&A: Should a parent change the language spoken with a child in anticipation of an international move?

Question Hello! We are a Spanish\Catalan family who has lived in China for nearly four years and our child speaks the three languages without no problem as we do OPOL and she goes to a Chinese school. We are planning to move to England in November or so, so we...

Q&A: Before a move, should children learn some of the language used at their new nursery?

Question Hi, we are a German-American couple with two kids (4.5 and 2). We've been pretty successful with being a bilingual family so far. Our older son is fluent in German and English. The younger one is just starting to speak, but already understands both languages...

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

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...

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 9

Follow the joys, challenges and everyday life of a bilingual mother. The diary is 100% fiction, but the emotions and dilemmas are very real! Monday Finally I have got time to write down my thoughts again! The move is over, we found a nice house in an alright...

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 8

Another page out of our fictional mother's diary, dealing with the joys and woes of a bilingual family. Monday We’re moving! That’s it, I have now written it down, so it’s real. It will happen. Of course I have known it for a while, but it has been difficult to fathom...

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