'Language acquisition for children is a natural process, don't turn it into a lesson'
Language acquisition in young children is a natural process and almost all children learn the language of their environment without having it explained to them.
'You can start stimulating language development very early.'
Talk to your child in the language of your heart! This is probably the language you speak best, and therefore in which you can express things like emotions and jokes.
Myrna - Director EarlyBird
Delve deeper into the world of multilingual education with our exclusive interview with Myrna, director of EarlyBird, who shares her valuable insights and experiences on bilingual education.
Blog Mamaplaats on multilingualism
One of those childhood memories that you can recall as if it were yesterday. We were on holiday and I was, together with my little sister, sitting in the back seat in the car. I estimate I must have been about five years old. My parents were having a discussion with each other, in the [...]
Junglethebungle in the media
New languages, you can't start early enough! Sooner or later, everyone encounters foreign languages. For adults, learning new languages later in life is just a lot more complicated. The best time to broaden your language knowledge is during the first period of your life. A big [...]
Bilingual parenting ? Tips and tricks
Benefits of bilingual upbringing Children raised bilingually from birth can learn both languages up to the mother tongue level. On top of this, children raised bilingually have been found to be better at multitasking, better at ignoring information that does not matter, and on average are better with their cognitive skills than their peers [...].
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