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Q&A: When others object to you speaking a non-native language with your children

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 25, 2019 | Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R

Question Hello I´m a native speaker of Spanish and fluent in English, currently raising a 14-month-old boy in English. I speak to him in English 100% of the time while my husband speaks in Spanish (the community language as we live in Spain). My question is how...

Q&A: How can a single parent raise a bilingual and bicultural child?

by Rita Rosenback | Jan 3, 2019 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R, School-aged children, Single parent

Question Hello! I’m expecting my first child in February. I’m going to be a single parent – my son’s father is Mexican and I’m white. My son’s father will not be in his life whatsoever, but I want my son to know his culture and know who he is on the inside. I want him...

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

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 28, 2018 | Babies, Non-native language, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R, School-aged children

Question Dear Family Language Coaches, I have a question about raising our first born (due in two months) multi-lingual which I was hoping you could kindly help us with. My wife is Ukrainian and speaks Russian (native) and English (not fully fluent, but quite...

Q&A: How to add English as a third language for a 1-year-old?

by Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett | Sep 6, 2018 | Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, Babies, Coaches, Language development, Non-native language, Q&A The trilingual+ child, School-aged children, Toddlers

Question Dear coaches, Thank you for the great website and taking time to help parents. Reading your answers to others' questions gave me some general ideas about my concerns but still I have some topics in mind to ask you. So first I give a summary of our situation....

Q&A: Which language(s) should a multilingual mother speak with her child?

by Rita Rosenback | Jun 14, 2018 | Babies, Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R

Question Dear Multilingual Parenting team, I am still in my early pregnancy, but like all ambitious mother to be, I’m already considering all kinds of scenarios regarding the baby’s future education. As a multilingual person, which language shall I speak to my...

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

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 12, 2017 | Bilingual benefits, Bilingualism, Coaches, Language development, Non-native language, Rita R

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: About language exposure, family language strategy, speaking a non-native language and confusion

by Rita Rosenback | Jul 13, 2017 | Babies, Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Rita R

Question Hello, I am Italian but I know English very well so I really want to try to teach it to my one-year-old daughter. I speak English to her since she was three months old. In the beginning I thought to use the OPOL method but it's really hard for us,...

Q&A: Three languages and sign language – too much for a two-year old?

by Rita Rosenback | Jun 18, 2017 | Coaches, Non-native language, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Hello Looking for a suggestion for introducing my second languages to my toddler. My husband and I are native English speakers. I was a Spanish teacher for five years, so I speak it well, but I'm definitely missing lots of cultural background and...

Q&A: What to do when parents-to-be do not agree about raising bilingual children?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 27, 2017 | Challenges, Coaches, Grandparents, Non-native language, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Rita R

Question Hello I'm recently engaged. My fiancé and I are discussing those premarital topics. Child rearing has come up. He only speaks English. My native language is English, but I'm majoring in Spanish. I brought up the fact that I absolutely want to bring up...

Q&A: Does a parent “mess up” a 2-year-old’s language development by speaking a non-native language?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 16, 2017 | Challenges, Coaches, Language and bilingualism, Language development, Non-native language, Rita R

Question Hello My daughter and son-in-law have four daughters ages 8, 6, 4 and almost 2. "Dad" knows some Italian having lived in Italy a couple of years. He thinks he should have been bilingual with the first three daughters. He speaks only Italian to the...

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