by In the United States, we lag behind in foreign language learning compared to many other countries. From Europe to Africa, there are many countries where there is more than one official language and the local citizens learn and use multiple languages in the home, in school, and at work. Help your children learn a […]
Raising Multilingual Kids {Multicultural Kid Blogs Vlogging Telephone}
by Did you ever play the game “Telephone” as a kid? One person whispers a sentence into the second person’s ear. Then, they whisper what they heard to the third person and so on and so on. Before you know it, “We love to vacation in Spain” turns into “We always eat tacos when it’s […]
Homeschooling Foreign Language Informally
by As a Chinese-American married to an Irish-American, my kids rarely have an opportunity to hear Chinese spoken around our home. I grew up in a Chinese-speaking home, went to Chinese school until 9th Grade, visited Taiwan a few times and took Chinese classes there, yet I no longer have many chances to speak the […]
MKB Book Club Reads Bilingual Is Better
by Today we kick off the MKB Book Club! We are reading Bilingual is Better by Roxana Soto and Ana Flores. This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss raising bilingual and multilingual children. The host bloggers are parents of bilingual children and will share their personal reflections on each chapter of the book. We start […]