Is it Possible to Raise Children in Your Non-Dominant Language? I am expecting my first baby in early May and, of course, its linguistic future is on my mind. I’ve always planned to raise my children at least bilingually with English and Spanish but, given that I am curre
Valores de la escolaridad La educación escolar se ha convertido en un tema central en el discurso político internacional, recientemente incluida en los nuevos Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para el 2030 de las Naciones Unidas. Las formas en que instituciones internacionales como U
Reflections on Multi-generational Language Loss A guest post by fellow language lover and educator, Paloma Pacheco. In the latest edition of the excellent Maisonneuve magazine, journalist Chantal Braganza has something pretty important to say about language. Educators, researchers, an
How did we do? I can’t believe how quickly this school year has flown by. When I was a kid the school year felt endless but so did the summers. As we are about I embark on our first summer vacation it’s seems appropriate to reflect on our bilingual daughter’s first y
How are we doing? It’s been 6 months since I wrote about our bilingual goals and action plan. I’m now ready to revisit those goals and see what we’ve accomplished and what has changed since then. Bilingual To-do List Round Two 1. Decide which languages are important
How can we maintain bilingual balance? It has already started. She hasn’t even entered Kindergarten yet and she is already speaking more English than Spanish. All of a sudden my house is full of English. I find myself thinking more in English, and now that both my wife and my da
Thoughts on planning my (yet-to-exist) children’s linguistic futures My life has entered baby season. My Facebook news feed is filled with pictures of toddlers dressed up for Halloween and sitting on Santa’s lap. I’ve been spending time with a close friend’s newborn, and&
Emotional literacy Knowing that we had been struggling with our strong-willed four year old’s emotional outbursts, my sister gave me a parenting book for my birthday. My sister, a yoga teacher and prospective counselling psychology student, could not have given me a better gift
Raising Kids in the Digital Age So far we have been a bit hesitant to introduce our four year old daughter to apps and computer games because they can easily take time away from physical activity or face to face interaction. Common Sense Media, my favourite go-to website for resources
