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Do you hesitate whether to teach your child your native language or not?

The sooner is better, but it’s never too late!

The Benefits:

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The most important thing when teaching bilingual children successfully is to provide sufficient stimuli for them to be able to learn from them for years.

As parents we can provide this, just speak to them directly.

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"the amount of input in each language, parental conversational practices, and pedagogical approaches play a pivotal role in supporting dual language proficiency and harmonious bilingual development"

https://t.co/OWvtgzVrAr

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This is great. 🙂

[Oil Paintings of Wales | Artist Chris Chalk @chrischalkart]

What does your glass look like?

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

Do you hesitate whether to teach your child your native language or not?

The sooner is better, but it’s never too late!

The Benefits:

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[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

The practice is the path of mastery.

The more the language is practiced, the more it is learned.

Speak to your children in your native language(s).

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

I am also thinking to buy one!

[Miss Panda Chinese 🌏 @MissPandaChines]

How to Raise a Multi-literate Child - The Parents' Guide https://t.co/gEat8Z6Kd3

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

❝Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.❞

‒Rita Mae Brown

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

Cherish every moment you have with your family.

They are your greatest wealth.

Take care or them well.
#multilingual #family

[Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice]

Join us @UniRdg_CeLM @UCLBiLingo @MultiLingOslo to find out more about our Languages in Lockdown project with #multilingual families. Please RT! 🙏

Link to pre-registration: https://t.co/aGk146dZ3b

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

In 24 hours I’m going to give one random person that retweets this tweet $10,000 in Bitcoin! (Yup, gonna experiment with this instead of cash haha) Make sure you follow me so I can dm you if you win :)

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

Mother language or Father language, let's celebrate it!

[Richard Simcott @SpeakinFluently]

Which language will you celebrate on #MotherLanguageDay on 21st February?

Then which others will you add to the list for #MultilingualDay on 27th March!?

#MultilingualIsNormal

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

The practice is the path of mastery.

The more the language is practiced, the more it is learned.

Speak to your children in your native language(s).

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

Happy New Year to everyone! 🎉🥂☺️

I especially wish You and your family a more advanced bilingual/ multilingual year!

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

You came to a decision of "how much" bilingual or multilingual you want your child to be?

A bilingual or multilingual person is not someone who thoroughly knows and speaks a language with all the vocabulary and flawless grammar.

Language proficiency levels:

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[Seal of Biliteracy @BiliteracySeal]

Learning a computer coding language is not the same as learning a world language. MIT neuroscientists find that interpreting code activates a general-purpose brain network, but not language-processing centers.
https://t.co/futvUVp1nU

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

Multilingualism is a source of family wellbeing.

[Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice]

Thank you @LuCiD_Centre for hosting an update on our ongoing study on language use in #multilingual families during the #pandemic.

The second survey launched in November and responses have started to come in. Read the latest here: https://t.co/dquiVkHaOy

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

Some facts about childhood bilingualism.

"Children Derive Non-Linguistic Cognitive Benefits from Being Bilingual"

https://t.co/N5ZzLgH2Mu

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@ldlapinski Pictures are the key in children's literature.

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Screen time should only be used in addition to speaking with children in person.

In other words, the TV by itself wont and cannot teach your child a language.

[Multilingual Child @MultilingualCh]

Great idea!