Comments on: 5 tips for expats about how to encourage your child to learn the local language https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/11/06/5-tips-for-expats-about-how-to-encourage-your-child-to-learn-the-local-language/ a blog by a multilingual lifelong expat/international, linguist, researcher, speaker, mother of three, living in the Netherlands and writing about raising children with multiple languages, multiculturalism, parenting abroad, international life... Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: My Bilingual Child’s Secret Language: Spanish | Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/11/06/5-tips-for-expats-about-how-to-encourage-your-child-to-learn-the-local-language/#comment-29607 Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:41:05 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=349#comment-29607 […] talk, talk because it works!  Ute from Expat Since Birth shares tips for expats about how to encourage your child to learn the local language, and stresses on the importance of reading for multilingual children.   Last but not […]

]]> By: expatsincebirth https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/11/06/5-tips-for-expats-about-how-to-encourage-your-child-to-learn-the-local-language/#comment-27873 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 12:55:14 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=349#comment-27873 In reply to Yilliang Peng.

Thank you very much, Yilliang, for your comment. I’m very glad you liked the post. Yes, everyone can actually introduce a language: if it is a need, it is fun (for the child) and it is consistent, it can be a success.

]]> By: Yilliang Peng https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/11/06/5-tips-for-expats-about-how-to-encourage-your-child-to-learn-the-local-language/#comment-27834 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:08:25 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=349#comment-27834 I think it is a great idea to help your kids learn the local languages through audio tracks. When I first moved to the United States, I did not know much English, but through constantly listening to it, I picked up on it quickly. I never knew, however, that you could also get a babysitter that can slowly introduce to them the local language — like a tutor. Thanks again!

]]> By: The ABC's of ... Raising A World Citizen: K - O - All Done Monkey https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/11/06/5-tips-for-expats-about-how-to-encourage-your-child-to-learn-the-local-language/#comment-26604 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:25:07 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=349#comment-26604 […] If your family is already multilingual (perhaps you and your spouse grew up speaking different languages), it can sometimes be hard to decide which language(s) to use when speaking to your children.  As Expat Since Birth notes, in the end you have to ignore all the advice and decide what is best for your family.  If you live in a country other than your birth country, she also has some great tips for encouraging your child to learn the local language. […]

]]> By: Parenting the Bilingual Child - Ute's Expat Lounge https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/11/06/5-tips-for-expats-about-how-to-encourage-your-child-to-learn-the-local-language/#comment-22640 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:25:37 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=349#comment-22640 […] 5 tips for expats about how to encourage your child to learn the local language […]

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