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  • I’m now officially a Very Interesting Blogger ðŸŽ‰

    I’m now officially a Very Interesting Blogger ðŸŽ‰

    I’m officially part of Judith Peters’ Very Interesting Blogger programme – and that means this blog is getting a fresh boost of inspiration this summer! From the joys and challenges of bilingual family life to practical tips for multilingual parenting, this is where personal meets professional.

  • 5 Everyday Habits that Quietly Undermine your Child’s Multilingual Language Development

    5 Everyday Habits that Quietly Undermine your Child’s Multilingual Language Development

    Raising a multilingual toddler? Here are five everyday habits that might be quietly slowing their language development – plus simple tweaks that fit real family life. No pressure, just practical tips from someone who gets it!

  • How to Read to Your Toddler to Boost Their Language Development

    How to Read to Your Toddler to Boost Their Language Development

    Struggling to make storytime work with your toddler? This guide shares fun and practical ways to turn toddler books into powerful tools for early language development and bilingual learning. No sitting still required!

  • What are the top tips from “Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability”?

    What are the top tips from “Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability”?

    Looking to raise a bilingual child but not sure where to begin? In this post, I share my favourite tips from Adam Beck’s Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability, along with real-life insights from my own experience as a language teacher and mum. Practical, playful, and actually doable.

  • What are the Benefits of Bilingualism for Babies and Children?

    What are the Benefits of Bilingualism for Babies and Children?

    What’s so great about being bilingual anyway? Well… I’m so glad you asked! From sharper focus to better problem-solving, bilingualism has incredible benefits for your child’s brain—and it starts earlier than you might think. My own daughter is already mixing languages at 22 months with the funniest and most fascinating phrases, and she’s not alone!…

  • What language development milestones should I expect at 20 months?

    What language development milestones should I expect at 20 months?

    Since Christmas, my daughter’s world has been getting louder, chattier, and more expressive every day. She was 20 months old at the end of the year, and this stage is absolutely incredible—and doubly fascinating for me as a language lecturer! 😉 One minute she’s pointing at things and making little sounds, the next she’s coming…