How to raise bilingual kids

A guide to raising bilingual children Improving language skills at any stage in life is always a good idea. It can lead to greater career opportunities and can

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5 reasons why raising children overseas is great!

Expat child benefits Understandably, the idea of uprooting your family from their home and moving them half way across the world can be incredibly daunting – and that’s

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What are language immersion programs?

Immersion programs help children learn languages In an increasingly diverse country and expanding global economy, it’s more important than ever that children be able to communicate in the

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How can children keep language skills when not in daily use?

Help your child retain their second language One of the great advantages of expat life is the opportunity for the children to learn another language. While it isn’t

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The importance of learning the language

Why learn a new language? If you move abroad to a country which speaks a different language, then it’s a fantastic opportunity for you to learn this language.

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Quotes about languages

The importance of learning a language Why learn a language? Well, it goes without saying that you will gain so much more from your new home country if

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Does being bilingual make you brainy?

How the brain benefits from being bilingual – Infographic The brain benefits immensely from speaking two or more languages from improved cognitive skills, to developing denser grey matter,

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What to expect from a bilingual kindergarten

What to expect from a bilingual kindergarten For almost 4 months now, LJ has been attending a German bilingual kindergarten. In Germany, children normally go to kindergarten (Kita)

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Keeping up with the English!

When to teach written English? One big challenge when bringing up English speaking children in a foreign speaking country, is when and how to introduce written English. It’s

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Teaching a multilingual child to read and write

Why I am teaching my 4-year old to read and write When to teach your child to read is definitely a hard decision. I have heard arguments on

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