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Passing the Bilingual Blame – That’s Not My Poop!

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By Corey Heller A while back I was exercising in my husband’s office (the home of my beloved elliptical trainer) while my son Patrick was bouncing endlessly below me on a mattress left over from our recent family visits. A box of my husband’s Physics papers falls from the mattress to the floor. Oooops! My [...]

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Families

Making Language Deals at the Dinner Table

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By Corey Heller Originally appeared at An American Between Worlds in April 2008 My husband and I often speak English with one another. Ok, I’ll admit it, we speak English with one another much of the time. It comes naturally to us.  It was the language we spoke when we met 16 years ago on [...]

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Can I Support My Bilingual Child’s Reading in Both Languages?

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Every day, as our children are growing we have so many questions about how to continue raising them bilingually.  Lately, we have had an encounter with our 1st grader.  It is the issue of reading. How can we help our our son learn to read in his second language but also help him with his [...]

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Expert Advice

Why Making Friends with the F-Word Is the Answer to Multilingual Parenting

by Corey
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Been letting the “F” word take over again? It always seems to creep up when we least expect it, when we are feeling our best, feeling our strongest. Your kids tell you they don’t want to use your language anymore and wham, the “F” word raises its ugly head. Your neighbor tells you a story [...]

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Expert Advice

Stop Taking Your Children’s Multilingualism So Personally

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We sometimes forget a few important things along our parenting journey.  We forget essential things, necessary things, like the fact that our children are not perfect reflections of ourselves. If little Paul acts up in the grocery store, that in itself does not mean that I am a bad person, even if others are giving [...]

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Expert Advice

Ask François Grosjean: Can I Change From One Language Or Method To Another?

by Corey
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While Prof. Emeritus François Grosjean was working on his wonderful book Bilingual: Life and Reality, he asked me to send him a list of questions that I felt weighed the heaviest on the minds of parents raising multilingual children. It is my honor to present both my questions and Prof. Grosjean’s answers here at Multilingual [...]

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Activities

Language Activity: ¿Qué hora es elefante?

by Corey
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This language activity was sent in by Jennifer Manriquez, a bilingual mom and founder of Bilingual Fun. You probably remember her and her products from our reviews in Multilingual Living Magazine.  Thank you for this tip, Jennifer!

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