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Is it strange for me to speak one language to my children and another to my husband?
Posted by Bilingual Readers at 9 May, 2012, 9:36 am
I’m Spanish, my husband is French and we live in Luxemburg. We have a 22-month-old daughter who understands almost everything in both languages, though for now French is her most developed language because she goes to a French pre-school. At home we each speak to her in our own language (sometimes I say things to [...]
How to Reinforce Each Language in a Trilingual Situation
Posted by Bilingual Readers at 3 May, 2012, 2:58 pm
My partner and I both speak Spanish as our first language and English as a second language. We have a four-year-old son who just started studying at a French school. We would love some advice about how to help him.
Pilar
Dear Pilar,
It’s wonderful that your son will have the opportunity to speak three languages! Your question [...]
If I speak to my children in English, why do they only speak Spanish?
Posted by Bilingual Readers at 24 April, 2012, 1:49 pm
We’ve been speaking English to our children since they were born, and now they are nineteen months old. For now, the intelligible words they are speaking are completely Spanish. What can we do? Thank you!
Begoña
Dear Begoña,
First, I want to congratulate you on your efforts to raise bilingual children. With regard to your question, it is [...]
Happy Book Day!
Posted by Bilingual Readers at 23 April, 2012, 9:00 am
Happy Book Day!
As many of you may already know, today is International World Book Day. All over the world publishers, booksellers, librarians and other organizations are coming together to to celebrate a love of books and reading. In Madrid we’ll be celebrating La noche de los libros, a night full of fun activities and streets [...]
Big Announcement: “Bilingual is Better” is Available for Pre-order!
Posted by Bilingual Readers at 17 April, 2012, 11:06 am
Ever since we met Roxana A. Soto and Ana L. Flores from SpanglishBaby.com, we knew they were destined for great things. We’ve followed the growing success of their popular bilingual parenting blog over the past few years, and we’ve enjoyed getting to know them as bloggers and friends. Then about a year ago we approached [...]
