Élever un enfant bilingue est loin d'être une tâche facile. Cela nécessite beaucoup de préparation et de la discipline de la part de toute la famille. Mais voilà, il arrive que même avec les meilleures intentions du monde, on réalise parfois, que la méthode qui semblait couler de source au départ n'

Étant enfant, on a tous entendu nos parents faire des déclarations du genre : “ manger une orange ou des agrumes le soir empêche de dormir” ou encore “ Trop de mangues ou de cerises donnent mal au ventre”. Ces informations, on les a ensuite assimilés et peut-être même retransmise à nos enfants, une

I remember one day sitting with a group of young Swiss parents. We were having a pleasant dinner when the conversation shifted to the topic of kindergarten. One man, we'll call him Patrick, was visibly upset and said, “I went to my daughter's class, and half of the kids didn’t even speak German, le

When my daughter came into the world, my husband and I faced a delightful challenge: how to nurture her bilingual upbringing. We had made a pact from the beginning – he would speak to her in German, and I, in French. It was our way of preserving our respective mother tongues and passing them on to t

When I moved to Switzerland, my grasp of the German language was basic at best, hardly sufficient for meaningful conversations. I lacked confidence, particularly in social settings, where I'd often try to fade into the background while whispering German words, constantly questioning their correctnes

1. You need a plan In my mind the logical way was “each of us will speak its own language” turns out this method has a name: The OPOL method. And guess what = It’s not the only method. Which I would have known, have I done my research beforehand. Every situation is different, so you need to find

Je me demandais dernièrement quelle place le créole occupait vraiment dans ma vie. J'ai toujours revendiqué qu'il faisait partie intégrante de mon identité, et pourtant, j'ai parfois le sentiment de ne pas très bien le maîtriser. Ce que je veux dire, c'est que je suis capable d'entretenir des conver

We all understand that the best way to learn and retain a language is through consistent practice. However, when it comes to children, the concept of practice often gets linked with specific playtime moments or lessons. This can be particularly challenging when you're balancing a demanding 9 to 5 jo

As a stay-at-home mom, I've been the primary caregiver for my daughter since the day she was born. Our family resides in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and my husband is native to the region. However, I'm French, and we made the conscious decision that I would raise our daughter exclusively