If you are raising your child in Ukrainian language, this resource list is for you. Below you will find book stores, educational websites, apps and you tube videos in Ukrainian. All of suggested resources have been tested by my family or advised by my closed friends, who are raising Ukrainian speaking children. Here you go! Note: if you are looking for a similar resources in another language, check out … [Read more...]
How To Motivate Your Child To Speak Second Language
Child's motivation to speak second language is like chain lube to your bike: it makes other parts of bilingual upbringing flow smoothly. Parents often say: If he would just understand how important it is to speak/read/write in [put your minority language here] he would be motivated to speak it! The logic here is: knowledge motivates us to take action (speak second language in our case) But … [Read more...]
034 – Speech Pathologist Mary-Pat O’Malley On Language Development of Bilingual Children
Mary-Pat O'Malley is a Language and Speech Pathologist. She holds a PH degree in Linguistics in Trinity College, Ireland. She is an lecturer, author, researcher and lover of all things to do with speech, language and communications. She has over 20 years of working with families and 14 years experience teaching in the university. Mary-Pat is the founder of Talk NUA. Talk Nua is for making communicating … [Read more...]
033: Book Review: “Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability” by Adam Beck
Your browser does not support the audio element. Recently I got myself a copy of Adam's Beck new book "Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability". Adam is originally from the USA and now lives with his family in Japan. He runs exceptionally helpful blog Bilingual Monkeys. The day I started to read his book my To Do list was not accomplished at all. I could not put it down. It is so … [Read more...]
What I Love About My Bilingual Children
I love how my bilingual children can enjoy silence together. I love that my son thinks he can eat two ice-creams because he speaks two languages. I love that my bilingual baby is not afraid to practice her Ukrainian gestures (fig sign means denying request) I love that my bilingual children know the language of fun. I love that I can get beautiful smile for a photo by joking … [Read more...]
030: How to lead by example when raising bilingual children with Mandie Davis
Your browser does not support the audio element. Mandie Davis is the founder of Les Puces Ltd. early years classes. Les Puces is a pre-school group teaching French in a natural and accessible way. She has two daughters, Willow who is bilingual and India who is trilingual. They both learned French and German by living in those countries and being immersed in the language and culture. Neither of them … [Read more...]