Reading books to children (in one or multiple languages) from early on is a vital part for most caregivers. Let’s explore why it is not only fun, but also what benefits it brings to child and caregiver.

We share the latest experience of using our own educational material for the song “Sopa” by Palavra Cantada in our language homeschool session. Read about how we combined language learning with music entertainment.

Bilingual books are quick to come up when talking about raising children in more than one language. But are they a worth it? Do they help you raise your child bilingual or trilingual?

Once you decide you want to raise your child with more than one language, you might ask yourself a few questions on how to actually go about it. Speaking to a child occasionally is all easy, but embarking on a journey of allowing for (balanced) multilingualism benefits from a language strategy for your own situation.

Fostering a vocabulary-rich language environment that invites creative speech and thought is something to strive for as a parent. Especially if you are raising your child to become bilingual, trilingual or multilingual to any degree, these tips on how open-ended toys help to achieve that language goal get you the confidence boost you might need during times of hesitation.

Access to Brazilian Portuguese children's books can be a challenge if you are a Brazilian expat parent. We are helping out with a list of children's book shops that ship (Brazilian) Portugese children's books internationally. #polh

To me, raising a child with multiple languages is not that much different from raising a child to begin with. However, you have “extra” vectors that are always very present in your life.