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6 common misconceptions about raising a bilingual child

Raising a bilingual child

There are a lot of myths surrounding raising a bilingual child.  We’re imagining our toddler completely fluent in both languages, because we taught them without really trying (since it’s our native language anyway). Of course, they have a higher IQ because they’re bilingual, right? Right ? Not quite as ideal, friends!  But on the other […]

5 Tips I use to raise my multilingual child and challenges I encounter on the way

5 Astuces pour Elever un Enfant Bilingue

Raising a French-speaking child in a English/Spanish speaking environment Being able to raise the girl as a multilingual, multicultural person is one of the big motivations for us to move back to Abidjan, if only for a year or two.  First let me talk about our specific situation and why it’s challenging for me to […]

West Africa is calling!!

That’s it! It’s (un)official. Hubby and I have decided to move back to my country Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮. I’m Patricia. I am an Ivorian and I have been living in the United States for 13 years now. It’s been a surprisingly easy decision to make to return back to my country. We’ve been toying with […]