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Category: Tips for parents
7 reasons to turn outdoor devices to the minority language
This week, I took my eldest for a tête-à-tête lunch at McDonald’s as a half-term treat. And when I least … More
Bilingual Parent – 16 good reasons why you should use the minority language in public
This is probably one of the toughest bit of bilingual education: owning up our education choice in public. Why? Because … More
Bilingual parents: Hostility changes with the child beginning to talk the minority language
In “Hostility to bilingual education: 10 thoughts to stay on course”, I mentioned the fact that hostility changes with the … More
Reading in the minority language – Creating a Family Reading Time
My eldest daughter is now drawing closer to her seventh birthday and reads confidently in English, relatively well in French … More
Multilingual Education – A Word of Caution
On forums and Facebook groups for bilingual/multilingual parents, I have read about a lot of parents eagerly exposing their children … More
Non-native parents – 20 tips to improve your minority language
When you raise your child bilingual in a language that you master but that is not your mother-tongue, we always … More
Tips for parents – 3 ideas to change the communication language
There is no right or wrong language strategy, just some strategies that are more adapted or not to your personal … More
The place of technology in bilingual education and 7 alternatives
Initiation to foreign languages and most notably English, seems to be a trend. You will find numerous apps branded as … More
The best rewards of rearing bilingual
Rearing your child bilingual is a long and painstaking process, with its highs and lows, but also its rewards. What … More
