Leading an international life is exciting: you get to live in other countries, dive into other cultures and languages, and you have friends in many different places. The world is your oyster. What most people who embark on this kind of journey tend to forget, is that this is only one side of the medal. …
My cross-cultural children’s English is starting to sound more international these days. Just recently, a close friend visiting laughed after my son enunciated all the words in: The wa-ter is near the comp-u-ter instead of using the more natural flapped American wader and compuder. The friend’s giggle was spontaneous and light-hearted. But it keeps happening. …
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Milestones… who doesn’t love them? I think most mothers and fathers are thrilled with the progress their children are making. “Oh, he’s walking already, how amazing is that!” “Oh, she’s saying her first words, so great!” All babies, all over the world, learn to walk and talk. The time and way they do this differs, …