Now in college, my daughter reflects on her bilingual upbringing in this tell-all conversation about her childhood experience. This article is the culmination of our long bilingual journey and a must-read for parents raising bilingual kids! Read it now
Now in college, my son reflects on his bilingual upbringing in this tell-all conversation about his childhood experience. This article is the culmination of our long bilingual journey as a family and a must-read for parents raising bilingual kids! Read it now
I’ve shared a lot about myself and my family over the years at this blog and in my books, but here are some things you might not know. Watch this video for some surprising confessions
Have you ever wished you could clone yourself to provide more language exposure for your kids? You can! And in this new video at my YouTube channel, I explain exactly how to do it! In fact, I also show never-before-seen footage of my own clone
My bilingual journey with my daughter is now over! She left home and started college this month! In the video below (at my new YouTube channel!), I reveal the final results of my bilingual aim for her
Last month my daughter was 6. Next month she’ll be 19. Now, factually, I know this isn’t true, but it certainly feels that way. As mindful as I tried to be when it came to the passing of time, day by day, in the end my kids have still grown into young adults much faster than I ever imagined. Today let me emphasize this key idea by sharing a few journal entries from a little 6-year-old girl
I know I haven’t posted anything at this blog in a while, but there are two very good reasons for this
This year my daughter, now 18, has taken two English proficiency tests. (English is her minority language; Japanese is her majority language.) The first was the highest level of the EIKEN seven-level test, which is widely used in Japan and is essentially a pass-or-fail sort of exam. And the second test, because she’s now applying to university programs in Japan that emphasize English, was the TOEFL
These days I regularly consult with parents about their bilingual or multilingual aim and, during these conversations, I have the chance to look back at my own journey with my kids and the things that have been most central to our success. While it’s certainly true that every family’s experience is different, and so our efforts should always be tailored as effectively as possible to our own particular situation, I do think there are some very basic and very powerful principles that apply to us all
I began this blog 10 years ago, when my kids were 8 and 5—like in the photos above and below. Today they’re 17 and 14 and will turn 18 and 15 in just a few more months. I’ve covered many of the milestones we’ve experienced during this decade and I now have two more
Another challenging year has come to an end. In this post I look back at my mostly home-bound life, both the highlights and lowlights I experienced over the past 12 months.
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