A native German speaker's attempt to raise her family in an English-speaking environment bilingually in both English and German. The kids are taking it in stride on the good days, the Husband is supportive, and things are rolling along.
Here we go again, another Bilingual Carnival, graciously hosted this time by BabelKid - Raising a Multilingual Child. Again with lots of contributions from all over the world - please pay everyone a visit, starting right here, of course :)
And if...
Especially S is good at playing us against each other.
That's not surprising, I know. She's four; it's her job. Has been from day one really, now that I think about it. She figured out early on that Papa is much more likely to cave in on just about...
Punk 2, the one who, as I'd said publicly only yesterday, doesn't mind using whatever German he knows (unlike his big and very stubborn sister) said to The Husband last night,
"Speak English!!!!"
Quite the opposite of where he was a couple of months...
There comes a time in every budding bilingual child's life when she wonders why. Why do I bother with this other language that is sooooo much harder than that language that everyone around me speaks? Why is Mama making me speak this other language...
Punk 1, the one that is the most stubborn, if only by a slight margin, is trying to give up German once more.
Yup.
Says she doesn’t like it.
I think it’s because she’s overwhelmed and this really is only a temporary change. But I wouldn’t...
