Jeddah Mom
Motherhood and Expat life in Saudi Arabia
Can learning more languages help fight xenophobia? If yes, how? I am writing this post today as part of a series called A-Z of Raising Multilingual Children hosted by Annabelle of The Piri-Piri Lexicon. All through the month of February, bloggers from all over the world have taken part to talk about different ways to …
If you are trying to teach your child to speak Urdu or Hindi, tell me: how many books do you know that can teach them these languages as well as take them on a journey to discovering science? I have recently discovered a book that teaches preschoolers and early elementary level children to learn to read …
When you speak more than one language, children give preference to the dominant language. What if there are a few languages spoken, what then? How can you help a child learn a minority language? My family is multilingual. My eldest speaks four languages in varying degree of proficiency although he is only 8years old. …
I recently had an aha-moment when I realized that we are that family who sings in four languages- English, Urdu, Arabic and French. (I haven’t introduced my kids to Hindi yet, but if you counted one of those Urdu songs as Hindi, then, that would be an additional fifth one!) I have talked about my …
Our Lil’ is ready to start kindergarten this fall. As we make our decision to choose the right school for her, I want to share with you our experience with educating our son in a multicultural environment and what it taught us. We are keeping these tips in mind this time when choose the best …
Are you growing a child in a bilingual or multilingual environment? In this post, I am sharing my tips to raising multilingual children. I have three children who speak four languages. English, Urdu, Arabic and French. All three of my children were bilingual since birth. By the age of 7 years my children could speak …
