tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post4226070118026350878..comments2023-10-24T12:39:03.746+02:00Comments on Uh Oh Spaghettios: Words are easyRebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15768568719894187436noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-59049740283763220922010-06-23T15:30:02.441+02:002010-06-23T15:30:02.441+02:00Hi! My first visit here. What a coincidence, we...Hi! My first visit here. What a coincidence, we're also reading The V. H. Caterpillar (or should I see we're obsessed with the book? :))<br />Reading other parent's achievements and experiences is encouraging. :)Marta G. (A Bilingual Baby)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13444638708357603538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-90295576227877301662010-04-28T18:19:09.438+02:002010-04-28T18:19:09.438+02:00This post is SO encouraging! I love hearing about...This post is SO encouraging! I love hearing about Suzanne's linguistic achievements. And it sounds like Max is well on his way to following in her footsteps!<br /><br />I would expect that even if you feel like Max hears less in English than Suzanne did at that age, he's still getting plenty. If Suzanne speaks to him in English, even some of the time, he'll definitely imitate her and repeat everything.Sarah @ Baby Bilingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907207816628137938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-55484606375053992022010-04-20T19:39:36.037+02:002010-04-20T19:39:36.037+02:00Hi Reb, info about bilingual daycare for you:
Con...Hi Reb, info about bilingual daycare for you:<br /><br />Contact Laurence VANDAELE <br />vandaele.laurence@wanadoo.fr<br />It'll be in Marcq en Baroeul; I think she's currently accepting applications. The lady is really nice and feel free to tell her that I sent you if you'd like. Good luck!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496193808385291916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-50636435131772110512010-04-20T13:25:25.432+02:002010-04-20T13:25:25.432+02:00Emmy, thanks! Hope it can inspire and support othe...Emmy, thanks! Hope it can inspire and support other bilinguals! Yes, move to Lille. I like my group of franco-anglo friends here! <br /><br />Jan, they are amazing, aren't they? I wish I were a real bilingual...<br /><br />Amber, you have a built in network already ready to give you any advice you need when the day comes. Hope to meet you soon! <br /><br />L, I used to feel really guilty too about Suzanne especially that I was missing a part of her personality that couldn't translate from French to English. And even though I know French is her strong language, I at least know the English is there. And it's strong. I just hope it's the same for my son! <br /><br />Nicole, thanks for the support! I am really hoping Max will learn from his sister. I'm convinced that Suzanne's English is so good because of all my chattering and babbling and reading to her. But now Suzanne seems to provide a lot of it for her brother so fingers crossed.<br /><br />Sarah, isn't it amazing how they know how to choose the right language? I still get confused, but Suzanne never does.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768568719894187436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-5709562271802716062010-04-16T09:34:44.215+02:002010-04-16T09:34:44.215+02:00I had never noticed, but you are on the button the...I had never noticed, but you are on the button there. My son always calls me mummy but without fail refers to me "La Mamma" when talking to others.<br /><br />I can't wait to see what happens when he finally meets another mini Anglo-Italiano.TEFL Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660756490115614438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-2613809691372951882010-04-15T22:28:07.595+02:002010-04-15T22:28:07.595+02:00Both of my kids did all of what you described (esp...Both of my kids did all of what you described (especially the giggling at French people trying to speak English to them) and I too was worried that my second son was getting less (of everything). As it turns out, his English came first and fast, I guess just hearing all the conversations I was having with his older brother was enough to make for the fact that my time with him was often divided.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306228378745291912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-82542045090747283002010-04-12T21:01:53.447+02:002010-04-12T21:01:53.447+02:00I am starting to think of these issues now and hap...I am starting to think of these issues now and happy that a friend directed me to your blog. My little one isn't speaking yet but very interested in how things roll out outside the home. He has recently made the differentiation and expressed amusement when I spoke in French in a social context, but at the same time he sometimes seems to disconnect when we are in a French context (out running errands, etc). He always lights up when I add a little English commentary. About the French context, it's hard not to offend people who don't speak English, with my running commentary in a foreign language. I was beginning to wonder if I have been selfish in speaking to him only in English at home, but I see he'll probably choose French later on and it won't handicap him at all.L Vanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464993766760176087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-56516410651731838162010-04-12T19:32:46.889+02:002010-04-12T19:32:46.889+02:00Your stories give me hope that i'll be able to...Your stories give me hope that i'll be able to bring my future little one up bilingually as well. It seems like it must be such a challenge.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496193808385291916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-26495682234907612532010-04-12T16:00:11.347+02:002010-04-12T16:00:11.347+02:00Same for BK1: she usually gets the grammar right e...Same for BK1: she usually gets the grammar right even when she mixes languages in a sentence. Some examples:<br /><br />http://babelkid.blogspot.com/2008/10/multilingual-phrase-of-day-part-iii.html<br />http://babelkid.blogspot.com/2008/08/mulitlingual-pharase-of-day-part-i.html<br /><br />And my favourite: http://babelkid.blogspot.com/2008/06/heres-to-chaos-complexity.htmlBabalDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462472771197361179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35124868099611785.post-66184012750732078532010-04-12T15:50:13.406+02:002010-04-12T15:50:13.406+02:00I'm a huge fan of your stories about bilingual...I'm a huge fan of your stories about bilingual children! My biggest fear is that my (future, and theoretical!) children don't/won't/can't speak English to me. I've witnessed a mom speaking English and her children replying only in French and I cried a little on the inside.<br /><br />I think moving to Lille would help a lot as there seems to be much more exposure to the English language. Are there any English mother and baby groups in Lille? How do you meet all the English speakers?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com