Bringing up children bilingually raises all sorts of issues: Where do you speak which language? Will learning 2 languages simultaneously cause children to fall behind in language development? How can you encourage the child to speak the 'weaker' language? What happens when your children can speak a language that you can't?
Mummy Do That (a German living in Glasgow, Scotland) is hosting a carnival packed full of posts from people bringing up children who are learning to speak two (or more) languages. She has pulled together a dozen posts about all sorts of aspects of having bilingual children in her post It's A Carnival! Raising Children Bilingually.
This is the first of a series of carnivals gathering together posts from people raising children bilingually which provides a unique opportunity to read about the real life experiences of parents with kids who can (or can't!) speak more than one language.
If you would like to contribute to further carnivals then please visit bilingualforfun to see further information.
This post was written by Emily Vest who is currently raising 2 boys to speak English and Bosnian. She writes the blog Brits In Bosnia about family life as an expat in Bosnia.
Photo Credit: thruCJzEyez
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