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The school question | Third Culture Mama
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February 26, 2015. June 19, 2015. Over the past couple of years, as parents of older kids discussed preschool, my eyes would glaze over. We have time, and we won’t be living in the United States then anyway,. I thought to myself. I desperately hoped we wouldn’t still be here to have to make the preschool decision. Do we send our three and a half year old to a private international preschool that would dramatically boost his language and social skills, yet set us back a mere $14k per year? Much like stayi...
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Bilingual Avenue Podcast | Third Culture Mama
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June 17, 2015. June 17, 2015. I am really honored to feature on this week’s episode of Bilingual Avenue,. A weekly podcast with insightful tips and advice from language experts and normal parents like us, raising bilingual kiddos. Tune in to Bilingual Avenue – Episode 71. And take a look around Marianna’s website for dozens of other expert and parent interviews, not to mention a number of great resources on your family’s multilingual journey. 8220;H” is for…Humility. Adventures in China with small kids.
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“They’re gonna hate you for it” | Third Culture Mama
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They’re gonna hate you for it. July 16, 2015. July 17, 2015. I have been grateful for so many encouraging comments and emails about traveling with small kids, multilingualism, and cross-cultural living on social media. Then, almost out of nowhere, this one popped up on my Instagram feed. Still, I had to check my motives against what this person was telling me. Are my children really confident in who they are? Do they need to feel a sense of belonging to a country or culture? Letting them sing with the Ch...
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Bilingualism | Third Culture Mama
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August 12, 2015. August 13, 2015. After picking up a collection of short stories on clearance at a bookstore earlier this year, I rediscovered a wealth of beauty in the novella. That seemingly random purchase taught […]. November 19, 2014. November 26, 2014. It is amazing how much unsolicited and unfounded advice you receive when you expose your children to multiple languages. These misconceptions often come from individuals who never had a bilingual […]. The case against bilingual books. July 16, 2014.
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Beautiful multicultural books for children | Third Culture Mama
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Beautiful multicultural books for children. March 3, 2015. June 19, 2015. Take a quick tour of the children’s classics in Anglo-Saxon literature and you will see a glaring predominance of Caucasian protagonists. I don’t feel it is wrong to feature white children in books. But I do think that the glaring absence of engaging stories featuring other ethnicities reflects quite a bit of our deep cultural prejudice. Think about award-winning classics like The Little Engine That Could. When speaking to my libra...
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On saying goodbye | Third Culture Mama
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July 2, 2015. July 2, 2015. We also made a bucket list of last things we wanted to do in the country. In all honesty, I resented this and just hate planning as if I was never returning to this country. Reality is, though, if you do return, things change (ehem, small humans may join your peaceful couple! Here are some ideas from the farewell card :. 8211; On days you feel alone, misunderstood, or bored, engage in positive coping strategies such as exercise, a fun hobby, or even pet therapy! I share the ti...
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When in France and when artists write kids’ books | Third Culture Mama
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When in France and when artists write kids’ books. May 7, 2015. July 2, 2015. Un livre sur les toins! Cried my son at the top of his lungs as he discovered a gorgeous detailed fold out twain book at my parents’ village library. He was so excited to dig into this book that he insisted we leave right now. So we could read it at “mamie-papi’s house”. Ayo enthusiastically plopped the heavy book on the librarian’s desk to check it out. She said, terribly irritated. Books are delicate! In English. Each spr...
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Multilingualism | Third Culture Mama
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April 18, 2016. April 19, 2016. There is plenty of advice out there about getting kids to speak a second or third (weaker) language. One of my absolute favorite ways to get the kids speaking a […]. For weary parents of bilinguals. February 22, 2016. February 23, 2016. A very pregnant Nae chased me around the park. She had overheard me speaking to the kids in French and was looking for tips. Encouragement, really. Nae had stopped speaking […]. January 8, 2016. January 8, 2016. October 23, 2015. Choosing a...
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Expecting a multilingual baby! | Third Culture Mama
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Expecting a multilingual baby! February 19, 2015. May 6, 2015. In honor of a couple of new fellow bilingual babies currently undergoing their final finishing touches before birth, here are some of the things I did to prepare to become a multilingual family, and how I would have prepared differently using the information I know now. The other day, I was quite surprised I had read that many on the subject. From the most to the least helpful reads:. By Eveline de Jong. Growing up with two languages. And ...
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Travel with kids | Third Culture Mama
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Pediatricians around the world! April 7, 2016. April 8, 2016. We just recently took all three kids, ages four and under, to our pediatrician here in the United States. It’s difficult to even describe the level of chaos generated by […]. Adventures in China with small kids. June 25, 2015. June 27, 2015. Not so many Western families travel to China with young kids for a vacation. That was the first thing that struck us as we flew to Shanghai a few weeks […]. 8220;H” is for…Humility. June 5, 2015. This cozy...
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