When our first child was born, we realized that the language(s) he learns from us will shape him. He will take language skills from our home with him out into the world. We knew we didn’t want to expose him to blame, shame, time-outs, and conditional language. With the globalization of the world, we wanted to […]
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Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union and has a total population of 10.2 million. However, less than half of Swedes live in the cities which means that Sweden is a very rural country. Find out how Swedish kids spend their time exploring the numerous forests, lakes, and beaches that make up
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There are so many ways to bring multiculturalism into homeschooling and more generally, our family culture. Some flow more freely and others require a specific effort in our Euro-Latin-Australian family of five. I will share with you multicultural music and media resources that have worked so far, understanding that our oldest is only seven and
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On July 18, the remarkable South African leader, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Here at Multicultural Kid Blogs, we believe that the anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist is one of those figures in world history that every child should learn about. Why? Because even though he has passed away, his legacy lives
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Outdoor learning is the best type of learning there is. We’ve been lucky to have been able to experience this in 2 opposite climates in the past few years: Portugal and Ireland. At every possible opportunity, we go exploring. Sometimes taking a small side road just to see where it leads, at other times chosing to
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