Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “bilingual”
As the school year progresses, slowly the target or minority languages starts lagging behind. It’s not uncommon for children who are very enthusiastic and speaking or answering to the target language in September to gradually replace that with the majority language. That was certainly the case for us last year. After Easter, we descended into a spiral of …
As shared in my last blog post, by the end of the four weeks in Portugal I was rather pleased with myself and our progress. But now that we’re home, how are we going to make sure that the bilingual inroads we made will last? Making it stick This trip was as much for my benefit as it …
I can’t believe we’re halfway through our time in Portugal already! In week 2 we’ve been leisurely enjoying life in Lisbon. See what we’ve been up to and how the girls have been getting on in relation to their language learning. Party time We had a 5th birthday party for Sophia in London before we left and promised …
This is the letter I would like to receive from my daughter on Mother’s Day in 30 years time. Mummy, I love you to the moon and back and back again and around all the planets… forever. You’re the best mummy in the world. You’re fun and inspiring. You’re honest, creative, and a professional role model. You’re not perfect …
This post needs a disclaimer – I love food and it plays a huge role in my life. Some people may not feel so strongly about it. If that’s the case, they still may find this post about the role of food in raising bilingual children interesting in guiding their bilingual journey. Food as culture Most people will agree that …
This was supposed to be our first Christmas as a family back ‘home’. I flew over with the 2 and 4 year olds and Daddy was to follow a few days later, due to work commitments. Things did not go to plan… Daddy fell ill and was not able to fly on doctor’s orders. And that’s how the girls and …
