Why the Surrounding Language has the Greatest Impact on Your Child’s Bilingualism
By the age of four, I had lived in three different countries and spoke pieces of three different languages. I was born in the former Soviet Union to an East German father and a Peruvian mother. My parents were university students in present day Ukraine and they communicated with each other in their only common language at that time, Russian.
Family History
In the ten years between my wedding day and the day I met my children, I spent a lot of time fantasizing about all of the traditions we would celebrate once I finally became a mother. I didn't spend a lot of time thinking about the rituals and expressions that come along with loss and grief.
Why I Want My Children to be Multilingual
Question: why is it important to me that my kids speak more than one language?
I have to admit that I never really thought about this. When I married an...
Raising Kids in Non-Native Language Part II
I have recently been thinking about how long I can carry on talking to my children in a language that is not my mother tongue. There are many, many...
Eid-ul-Adha Family Traditions
How one family celebrates the biggest Muslim holiday
Another Benefit of Raising Kids in Non-native Language
And an unforeseen benefit of raising bilingual children is that I feel less exposed when it comes to disciplining Schmoo in public.
