Bilingual Kids Rock Podcast: Raising Multilingual Children, Multicultural Living, Growing Up With Multiple Languages.

On this episode of Bilingual Kids Rock Podcast, we give more tips and ideas on how to raise bilingual kids.  Bilingualism is more like a journey, but you still need to set up couple destinations so if you reach them – you will be happy with your journey. My special guest is Adam Beck, founder of Bilingual Monkeys. He came to Japan in 1996 and taught English to bilingual children at Hiroshima International School for a number of years. He has two children who speak Japanese and English. His wife is Japanese and they teach their kids language with the system - One Parent, One Language. Bilingual Monkeys offers strategies and support for busy parents seeking to raise bilingual children. It was created by Adam who has worked with hundreds of bilingual children over the past 15 years, provides practical ideas and inspiration to help meet this challenge with greater success—and have more fun in the process. In this episode, here's what we'll cover: Adam Beck's background and bilingual journey His career goals and priorities Teaching minority language at home How to deal with bilingual teaching when one parent doesn't understand the second language Adam's advice on bilingual parenting Progression vs. Perfection on language learning Child Activities that have a big impact on bilingual learning The importance of reading in a child's learning development How to maintain balance in bilingual parenting and family time Early Bilingual Learning for your Child Consistency and Proactive Bilingual Parenting Adam shares his experience as a bilingual parent in Japan Life in Hiroshima and teaching language Adam's goals for raising for his kids bilingual Items mentioned in this episode include: Best Tips for Raising Bilingual Kids 96 Things You Can Do Today to Boost Your Child’s Bilingual Ability Code Switching Creative Solutions to Challenges Raising Bilingual Children Advantages of Being Bilingual A Bilingual Child's Christmas List Was this information useful? Don't you wish you would have found it sooner? Well to help other parents find Bilingual Kids Rock and spread our positive message - please subscribe & consider leaving a review and rating on iTunes. You see - your reviews and subscription information is how iTunes determines what's good, what's bad, and what they should share with new listeners. We REALLY appreciate your help - we can't grow without your support. To leave a review, login to iTunes, go to the BilingualKidsRock Podcast, and click the Ratings and Reviews tab. Then rate us - five stars being good - and let us know what you enjoyed about the show. We'll even highlight your reviews in future podcasts! Again - thank you for helping us grow and reach more bilingual families JUST LIKE YOURS

On this episode of Bilingual Kids Rock Podcast, we talk about being a bilingual parent and expat as well as raising a bilingual child. My special guest is Helene Demetriades, a talented illustrator and a bilingual mother. She resides in Cyprus with her husband and her 15-month old son, Nicholas. Helene has been creating most of my illustrations for Bilingual Kids Rock. You can view more of her illustrations in her blogs at Won't Draw you a Sheep and view it  in French, Ici on ne dessine pas de mouton. I created this episode to give you a more detailed experience on how you can adapt to the culture and language while living in a foreign country. As well as how you can teach your kid another language in another country. Helene's experience as a bilingual mom in a country such as Cyprus will help you understand the challenges and advantages of being a mom in a foreign country, In this episode, here's what we'll cover: Her journey to becoming a bilingual adult Helene's family background and learning a language Adapting to a new environment and culture Challenges of limited resources in a foreign country Sharing the experience with the French community Helen's reasons for raising her kid bilingual Activities to do with your kid for learning a second language NO TV - advantages to bilingual learning Discussing Helene Demetriades' illutrations Dealing with sense of humor and language barriers What are Helene's future plans on literacy and bilingual parenting Her advice on parents who want to raise their kids bilingual The importance of bilingual parenting and its relation to bonding with your kid Items mentioned in this episode include: Setting the goals for your kid's Bilingualism The benefits of raising a Bilingual Child   Was this information useful? Don't you wish you would have found it sooner? Well to help other parents find Bilingual Kids Rock and spread our positive message - please subscribe & consider leaving a review and rating on iTunes. You see - your reviews and subscription information is how iTunes determines what's good, what's bad, and what they should share with new listeners. We REALLY appreciate your help - we can't grow without your support. To leave a review, login to iTunes, go to the BilingualKidsRock Podcast, and click the Ratings and Reviews tab. Then rate us - five stars being good - and let us know what you enjoyed about the show. We'll even highlight your reviews in future podcasts! Again - thank you for helping us grow and reach more bilingual families JUST LIKE YOURS

On this episode of Bilingual Kids Rock Podcast, we discuss the multilingual journey of a mother of two multilinguals . My special guest is Rita Rosenback. She is a language expert and the founder of a  Multilingual Parenting-Bilingual Children. Her main languages are English and Swedish but she also speaks German and Finnish. She's also writing a book  bringing up bilingual children. Rita Rosenback has outstanding career positions that are closely related to language are the following: translator, interpreter, language teacher, university lecturer and team leader. Her main inspiration for her career and life are her multilingual daughters and as she puts it, without her daughters, there would be no book. I created this episode to give you a more detailed knowledge on how you can teach your kids to speak more than one language and also finding the balance between that and having a healthy relationship with them. With the help of Rita's experience as she shares her journey on being a multilingual mom and having the courage to pursue what she's passionate about -- which is speaking and teaching languages. In this episode, here's what we'll cover: what to do when raising bilingual/multilingual children learning English at Non-English speaking schools dealing with the miscommunication as the family knows how to speak 3 languages One parent, One language parenting switch from one parent, one language to minority language at home how to deal with your kids who hasn't started speaking yet ways to support minority language at home impact of being Bilingual to being Bicultural advantage of being multilingual in the professional world Rita Rosenback's advice on learning how to speak a language and teaching it to your kids Discussion on her new book and what to expect from it Items mentioned in this episode include:  Systems that Parents use to raise their Bilingual Kid Speaking a Language with an Accent How to Foster Children’s Pride in Their Minority Culture and Language Rita Rosenback's Interview with her younger daughter, Daniela Pricken - The Swedish Speaking Kitten Was this information useful? Don't you wish you would have found it sooner? Well to help other parents find Bilingual Kids Rock and spread our positive message - please subscribe & consider leaving a review and rating on iTunes. You see - your reviews and subscription information is how iTunes determines what's good, what's bad, and what they should share with new listeners. We REALLY appreciate your help - we can't grow without your support. To leave a review, login to iTunes, go to the BilingualKidsRock Podcast, and click the Ratings and Reviews tab. Then rate us - five stars being good - and let us know what you enjoyed about the show. We'll even highlight your reviews in future podcasts! Again - thank you for helping us grow and reach more bilingual families JUST LIKE YOURS

On this episode of Bilingual Kids Rock Podcast, we discuss learning a second language in immersion schools. My special guest is my friend, Anna McGuigauri. She shares her experience with French immersion school. Anna resides in Canada with her husband and daughter, Alice. She speaks Russian, English and a bit of French. I created this episode to give you more insights on what you can expect when you enroll your kids to immersion schools.   In this episode, here's what we'll cover Introduction to Language Immersion Schools Learning French in a different country How to balance learning a second language in school and at home The challenges of learning languages at school What to expect in a language immersion school Difference between an immersion school and ordinary school Pros and Cons of being a Trilingual Accommodations for Immersion School Importance of learning more than one language in Canada Adapting to living in a foreign country Challenges of teaching a second language to your kid What to expect in enrolling in a immersion school Items mentioned in this video: Three Languages Too Much for a Baby Levels of Bilingualism   Was this information useful? Don't you wish you would have found it sooner? Well to help other parents find Bilingual Kids Rock and spread our positive message - please subscribe & consider leaving a review and rating on iTunes. You see - your reviews and subscription information is how iTunes determines what's good, what's bad, and what they should share with new listeners. We REALLY appreciate your help - we can't grow without your support. To leave a review, login to iTunes, go to the BilingualKidsRock Podcast, and click the Ratings and Reviews tab. Then rate us - five stars being good - and let us know what you enjoyed about the show. We'll even highlight your reviews in future podcasts! Again - thank you for helping us grow and reach more bilingual families JUST LIKE YOURS

Listen to the audio in support of this article. I invited a very experienced monolingual parent to give us an advice!  In our family I am the bilingual parent, who on the daily basis teaches kids Russian and Ukrainian, our minority languages. My hus...