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The Hub Blog
Our MISSION is to make bilingual/ trilingual/ multilingual parenting accessible to all.
At Multilingual Family Hub, we believe that you don’t need to have a PhD or spend lots of money to raise your child to speak more than one language.
This blog offers a wealth of practical tips and advice for parents and distils the latest scientific research in a way that’s easy to understand and accessible.
Our goal is to empower families around the world to harness the power of being multilingual and unleash every child’s potential.
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Must-Have Books for Bilingual Families
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss Table of...
Oct 13, 20235 min read
A peek into our everyday life as a trilingual family in the UK
Table of Contents Morning Morning Study Routine My Work Day Evening Routine Evening Study Routine Getting Ready for Bed! In today's blog...
Oct 10, 20233 min read
How to Deal with Negative Reactions from Others When Raising Bilingual/ Multilingual Kids
Table of Contents Envy and Awkwardness A More Sinister Form of Negative Reaction My Own Experience Why People React Negatively - Three...
Oct 6, 20235 min read
Big Reveal: The BEST TOOL For Teaching Your Child How to Read and Write in the Target Language
Table of Contents A World Flooded With Options The Paradox of Choice - Why Too Many Options Can Be Overwhelming A Story: Why We Cancelled...
Sep 29, 20239 min read
Do you feel insecure about your accent, or your bilingual child’s accent?
My experience with accent as a trilingual person and a mother raising trilingual children; why your accent can be a huge asset
Sep 22, 20237 min read
Two Big Announcements! New book edition and a brand new book launch!
Bilingual and Trilingual 101, the second edition, and our new book series My Everyday Life are now available!
Sep 16, 20232 min read
The Three Main Strategies for Raising Bilingual, Trilingual and Multilingual Kids
Table of Contents One Parent One Language (OPOL) Using One-Parent-One-Language as a BILINGUAL family: An Example Potential problems when...
Jun 27, 202311 min read
When is the best time to introduce a new language for bilingual and trilingual families?
Table of Contents What scientists say about early language acquisition Our experience with a language specialist What does it all mean...
Jun 21, 20236 min read
What I REALLY think about language lessons and weekend schools...
Hello everyone! In this week's YouTube video and blog post, I’d like to discuss a topic that’s close to the heart of many bilingual and...
Jun 15, 20238 min read
New video: What Should You Do If Your Child Always Replies To You in English
Hello everyone! In this week’s video, I talk about one of the number one most common problems parents have when trying to raise their...
Jun 9, 20236 min read
10 School Holiday Activity Ideas in 1 Minute!
We're on holiday in lovely, sunny Brighton this week, so in this YouTube short video, I'll share 10 school holiday activity ideas in just...
Jun 2, 20231 min read
How We Raise Our Children to Be Trilingual in English, Mandarin and Russian
Table of Contents Using the "One Parent One Language" (OPOL) Method Consistency Language lessons and weekend school Reading and writing...
May 28, 20238 min read
Woohoo! The Multilingual Family Hub now has its own YouTube channel!
Hello everyone! After weeks of intense hard work, I am super excited to announce the launch of the Multilingual Family Hub YouTube...
May 21, 20231 min read
Free Online English Books for Children Aged 4-8 (Thanks to my reader for the recommendation!)
I got a lovely email from a reader today, pointing me to a valuable resource for parents looking for free English books for children:...
May 11, 20231 min read
A Collaborative Q&A Session with Inglese Bimbi - Three Key Takeaways for Bilingual Families
Hello everyone! Sorry it’s been a while since my last post, but today I have something really exciting to talk to you all about. About a...
May 9, 20237 min read
A new link has been added to the resource page
Thanks to an amazing reader who got in touch via email, I have now discovered a new webpage, which I've added to the resource page....
Feb 10, 20231 min read
American Seoul by Helena Rho – The “Grief” of Not Knowing Your Parents’ Language
I’ve just finished reading American Seoul, a memoir by Helena Rho, a Korean American writer who emigrated from South Korea to Uganda and...
Jan 31, 20236 min read
“I want to speak my friend’s language!”: The power of “peer pressure”
My cousin lives in Berlin with her German husband and their four-year-old son Oskar. In May 2022, we stayed with them for a week – little...
Jan 26, 20233 min read
Happy New Year and a Big Thank You to My Amazing Readers!
As we enter 2023, I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to all my readers who supported this website and/or my book in 2022. As you can see in...
Jan 1, 20231 min read
Can you do better than the Zuckerbergs? Some tips for heritage language speakers
My stepfather is a lifelong subscriber of The Times and every Friday, at our weekly family dinner, he would give me his collection of...
Apr 11, 20226 min read
Everything You Need To Know About Raising a Bilingual, Trilingual or Multilingual Child in One Book.
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