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5 habits for parents raising bilingual children

5 habits for parents raising bilingual children

by Rita | Jan 7, 2015 | Babies, Being the parent in a multilingual family, Family life, Practical advice, Top 10 most read posts

The custom is to make resolutions for the new year, but as we all know, most of them fall by the wayside well before the shops start stocking chocolate for Valentine’s Day. As a parent of a bilingual child, what could you do instead? My advice is to forget about...

Fun and games with words

Fun and games with words

by Rita | Aug 21, 2013 | How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Practical advice

Having fun while you are learning must be one of the best ways to keep the motivation going. The same applies for when you are helping your son on his way to become bilingual. You can easily introduce new words when you are playing with your little boy. Today I want...

Make it a story!

Make it a story!

by Rita | May 22, 2013 | Family life, How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Practical advice

Interaction is crucial when you are learning a language, both for adults and children. A great and fun way to support your son’s language development is to make up stories together. You might at first think that you are not creative enough to come up with a story,...

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