Why we shouldn't mix our languages with our babies and toddlers!

Should we mix languages when speaking with our babies and toddlers?
When we raise our children with multiple languages and are used to mix our languages with other adults it can be challenging to "not" mix our languages with our children.
In this video I share why this is important and what I call the "Paradox of Raising Multilinguals" consists in.


#parenting #multilingual #language

0:28 Challenges that we face when we are multilinguals ourselves
0:36 Mixing languages with other adults
1:11 The Paradox of Raising Multilinguals
1:19 How can our children learn all their languages in an effective way
1:38 How the input in each target language should look like
1:48 When One Person One Language (OPOL) works (and when not)
2:08 What to focus on with our babies and toddlers
2:24 Important tip!

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