Understanding Language Milestones in Multilingual Children
Melanie Koeppen Melanie Koeppen

Understanding Language Milestones in Multilingual Children

There is no scientific evidence that proves multilingual children speak later. Rather, language development is a complex and universal process that begins at birth, with children demonstrating an innate and remarkable ability to learn language.

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How to set up your own minority language homeschool
Melanie Koeppen Melanie Koeppen

How to set up your own minority language homeschool

When relying on minority language transmission solely at home, it is practical to think about how you can add homeschool sessions to foster and nurture your minority language(s) even more, so your child grows to love these languages (too).

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Why reading books is so beneficial for children
Melanie Koeppen Melanie Koeppen

Why reading books is so beneficial for children

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.

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Are bilingual books a worthwhile option?
Melanie Koeppen Melanie Koeppen

Are bilingual books a worthwhile option?

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?

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Strategies for upbringing in multiple languages
Melanie Koeppen Melanie Koeppen

Strategies for upbringing in multiple languages

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.

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“Multilingual toys” - why open-ended toys are good for language
Melanie Koeppen Melanie Koeppen

“Multilingual toys” - why open-ended toys are good for language

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.

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What is multilingual upbringing?
Melanie Koeppen Melanie Koeppen

What is multilingual upbringing?

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.

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