Something special happened today, and I want to share it. I think that for the first time I saw A. switching language, in a way that was both conscius and contextual.
Fact: we were reading a book, The Snail and the Whale. In the drawings figured also a boat, A. pointed to it and said Baca [...]
It’s a long time since I last wrote about A. language development, but recently I read two blogs written by mothers who document the linguistic development of their bi/tri-lingual children, and I realised how useful these posts are, not only for the writer but also for the reader. For the writer it’s an opportunity to [...]
After writing on English as a third language for bilingual children, we received comments and questions from parents who feel that once they are raising their child bilingual it would be a pity to miss English out, and wonder whether they can at least help their children familiarize with the language. We asked the opinion [...]
In order to better answer your questions Bilingual for Fun is hosting some experts on Bilingualism. Today Professor Sorace answers the question Federica sent us, Federica is moving abroad and wonders whether changing language might confuse her child and if and how to prepare her.
Antonella Sorace is professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edimburgh, [...]
In order to better answer your questions Bilingual for Fun is hosting some experts on Bilingualism. Today Professor Sorace answers the question Giovanni sent us, Giovanni has a trilingual child and some real concerns about his linguistic development.
Antonella Sorace is professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edimburgh, and together with her team created Bilingualism [...]
A. is 19 months old, and says only few words in either language.
Active words in Italian: Mamma (Mum), Nonna (Granny), Nonno (Grampa), Pappa (Food), Acqua (Water)
Active words in English: Mummy, Mimmy (which is still Mummy, only trying harder…), Daddy, Car, Cake, No.
Quite frankly Car and Cake are just some sounds with a C in it, [...]
Linda and her family are americans and live in Rome. But soon they’ll be off to Bali for a while. Well, that’s a nice family on the road, proving all of us that life and travelling don’t end when kids are born. By the way, their technique is MLAH. Thanks, Linda.
My husband and I are [...]
Lisa has three children, and she has succefully raised them trilingual. Her recipe is simple: each parents speaks his/her own language, the third language is learnt at school. However she does have a secret ingredient: the whole family follows the (OPOL) rule, always and without exceptions. That’s not easy to do, but it seems to pay off…
I am [...]
How to I brought my child from crying real tears to a happy smile with one question
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Today my 2 year old had a tantrum, or rather I thought he had a tantrum, until I read this definition of tantrum.
Ok so let’s say that today my 2 year old made a fuss, and I don’t like fussy children, and at first I got a bit annoyed, then I ignored him, then I [...]