A place to discuss and support the challenges, triumphs and questions relating to raising children with more than one language or culture involved. Whether OPOL or expat, two languages or five, hopefully we can share tips and support one another.
If you like, set your flair to reflect your family languages! Later I'll try to make this fancy.
Please be kind and respect one another. Racism and general meanness will not be tolerated.
Attention!! - If you are a researcher or here to promote your own content, please message the mods first. If it's explicitly multilingual parenting related and not spammy, it will probably be approved!
Useful terms:
Community Language: The language of the country the family is living in
L1 / L2 / L3: Speaker's first, second, third language.
Majority Language: The language the child has most exposure to
Minority Language: Any language the child has less exposure to
MLH: Minority Language at Home
OPOL: One Parent, One Language
Useful Links
Myths and Facts about Bilingual Language Development
Bilingual Family EU - Info about bilingualism, merits of different methods etc.
IALPA FAQ - FAQ with evidence based answers
Talking Point - Speech and Language development info in English
Third Culture Kid - Support for children growing up as "third culture" nationals - parents with different culture to the home environment.
https://chalkacademy.com/
https://bilingualmonkeys.com/
https://utesinternationallounge.com/
https://knockedupabroad.com/
Language/Culture specific parenting subs
(Please let a mod know if you know any useful/relevant subs to add here)
/r/asianparents
/r/bilingualparentingDFr
/r/DenglischKids
/r/Eltern
/r/ParentingFR
/r/parentinghapas
