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When English Is Not Parents First Language
Asked by E.K. from Boston
on August 13, 2008
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My husband and I are Polish and our families live there. Our son, 21 mos, learns new words with an amazing speed. I wonder how some of you, who have been born and rais...
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- Although English is not my first language, it is the primary language that I speak now, and is my husband's first and only language. However, I would like my daughter ...
- We are raising our children bilingually, since we are American/German. We first lived in the US, now in Europe, Austria. We follow our instincts, a number of bilingual...
- I was just reading in a book that it is best to teach children both languages from the start. Their brains can and will absorb it all. You don't want him to get to sch...
I Am Considering Living Abroad with the Family for a Year.
Asked by M.A. from San Francisco
on December 14, 2008
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I am looking for any helpful guidance that you moms may have about living abroad with your family. Whether you have done it yourself, or you know someone who has, I w...
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- Hi M., I'm living in Poland with my husband and kids. My family is Polish, so it's a bit easier for me, but I just wanted to let you know what a great idea you have...
- M.; Our family has lived abroad for the past 18 months. We moved from the SF Bay Area to Singapore with my husband's job. We have 3 daughters who were 13 months, 13 m...
- Hi there, We live in Rome, Italy. I moved here 5 1/2 years ago just for an adventure, and my husband did, too (we met here). Our daughter was born here, so I can't ...
DD Wanting to Go to a Pricey Private University, Teach a Few Years, Then Be SAHM
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on February 10, 2012
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My DD is a HS jr and is researching colleges. She only wants to consider private universities that are on the rung just below the top Ivy league schools. She is smar...
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- Tell your daughter scholorship or junior college. I would elect for junior college because she seems to have an unrealistic goal, of bagging a rich husband at an ivy ...
- Is there a chance that you can connect her with someone in his or her 20s who is living the reality of paying off college debt and has looked ahead and knows he or she...
- If she is taking such an immature stance towards choosing a college it doesn't sound like she is 16 going on 30. I graduated a couple years ago from a private unive...
Moving to Germany for 3 Years with 3 Small Kids
Asked by A.C. from Kansas City
on December 20, 2008
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My husbands job offered a transfer to Germany for a minimum of 3 years. Traveling/working abroad has been a dream of his forever. I thought it sounded fun when I fou...
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- A., I loved living and studying abroad, my parents moved to Mexico City Mexico when I was a sophmore in HS. After I graduated, they moved to Koln Germany. LOVED IT...
- A., As a child I lived out of the country twice. My father was in the Air Force and our tours of duty were both 3 years long. We lived in The Netherlands and Britai...
- I havn't been yet, but we might be in the near future. My husband joined the AirForce and we listed Italy and Germany as our top 2 picks:o) We have a 4 and 2 year old...
Challenges in Raising a Bilingual Child
Asked by M.B. from Austin
on February 5, 2009
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Hello Friends,
Although me, my husband and everyone in the family are relatively good at English, it is second language for us. We speak our native language at home. ...
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- Hello my name is B. and I am not sure what area you live in, but my son goes to Knowles Elem. and its a bilingual school. My child is not bilingual this is where we we...
- I don't have any real advice or suggestions; but I would continue to speak in your native language as often as possible with your child. He/she will have plenty of op...
- MB, I feel I can speak to this as our children were born abroad where we lived until the oldest was 8 and we had different experiences. Our oldest refused to speak ...
Is a Tri-lingual Baby Possible?
Asked by M.F. from Los Angeles
on January 9, 2010
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Hey mamas!
I am Japanese-American, my husband is Italian and we live in Italy with our 11 month old daughter.
It is important for me that my daughter speaks both...
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- Yes!!! It is definitely possible and the earlier you start, the better it will be. My friend is fluent in English, Spanish and Korean and her daughters (1 and 3) are ...
- Definitely. Our friends raised their kids trilingually. The mother only spoke Spanish to them, the father only spoke German, and since they were living in the U.S. a...
- You go girl! Raise your baby to be tri-lingual! You are doing it perfectly, just speak Japanese to her as well. This mistake I made with my daughter is that her ...
Looking for Advice or Insight into Raising a Bilingual Child
Asked by C.T. from San Francisco
on October 10, 2008
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Hi,
Lately, I have been obsessed about getting my son into either a French or Mandarin-immersion preschool. However, these schools are so expensive! I know it's not w...
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- Hi C.- I grew up semi-bilingual (my grandparents lived in Mexico and we had a Spanish only- monolingual- nanny.) I did not study any foreign language until French in ...
- C., I would go for it GREATLY. I adopted my daughter at 6 weeks old and immediately placed her with a Spanish Speaking provider. She is now 4 years old and is comple...
- My kids were in a public school Cantonese immersion program. It was a good experience other than the fact that math is a little tricky for them now because they learne...
Houseguest with Stress/Anxiety Related Hives Problem?
Asked by S.H. from Honolulu
on January 13, 2012
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This is, a sort of continuation of my previous post, about our having houseguests next Month for 3 weeks.
They are from abroad, they hardly speak English and I don't ...
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- First of all, breathe. It will all end up fine in the end no matter what happens. Second, I am sure that they do not expect you to entertain them every minute of e...
- Seriously, I don't know why you have allowed yourself to be bullied into putting up with this. It is way too much for your husband to expect you to deal with his rela...
- Funny you should talk about house guests. I would simply have a basic schedule of what you want to accomplish with them and follow through. Your DH should be taking ...
Any Last Words? Here They Coooooommmmmmeeee!
Asked by S.H. from Honolulu
on February 2, 2012
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OMG
So the In-Laws arrive tomorrow... for 3 weeks.
From abroad.
Non English speaking or understanding. Minimal.
She sounds needy. Who knows.
I used Google Transl...
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- I planned to PM you today and got busy. I recalled your previous post and I was thinking about you. I hope things go much better than expected. I'd hate to be h...
- I'm getting the impression that your husband is first generation in the US, and that he has strong male / female roles. When I stay somewhere for a long while, I c...
- I hope you are planning on taking my previous advice and LEAVING as soon as your husband walks in the door! He needs to do the night shift!!!
Married to Persian Man
Asked by L.L. from San Francisco
on June 4, 2010
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I am Hispanic Woman Married to a Persian man. I am having a devil of time trying to deal with everyday issues as well as trying to make sure we raise our son the prop...
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- L., I have not yet read the other responses, only your question/declaration and you’re “so what happened”. As a Hispanic/Irish woman I’m going to go out o...
- I am concerned in regard to the responses received that are negative toward Persian culture. I am an American wife married to a Persian for over 10 years. I would no...
- Hi L., My best friend in college was the daughter of an American southerner and a Persian woman. I love to go to her mother's house and eat because the food is INCR...
