Bilingual siblings [Season 1, Episode 6]

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Children growing up in the same bilingual family can differ in how well they speak their two (or more) languages. Sometimes siblings in bilingual families differ in how much they use their two (or more)...

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Bilingual families in lockdown [Season 1, Episode 5]

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Many bilingual families across the world find themselves in lockdown. And as a result, schools are closed and children are having to be taught online and/or by their parents. What would have been unheard of...

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Should you worry about language mixing? [Season 1, Episode 4]

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For many bilingual families, mixing languages is quite normal. Children may start a sentence in one language and end it with the other. They sometimes throw in words from the other language in what is...

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How do you know if a bilingual child has a language delay? [Season 1, Episode 3]

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Potty-training, teething, learning to ride a bike: some children are quick to reach each of these milestones, whereas others are much slower. The differences between children can be huge, and such differences also exist when...

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Books about bilingual children [Season 1, Special episode 1]

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Are you looking for a book about bilingual children to give to someone in the holidays? Or perhaps you just fancy a new book to read for yourself. Then this special episode of Kletsheads is...

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How much language does a child need to hear to become bilingual? [Season 1, Episode 2]

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Bilingual children grow up in many different circumstances. In some families each parent speaks his or her own native language with their child.  So, for example, Mum speaks Italian and Dad English. This is what’s generally...

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How to plan for a bilingual child? [Season 1, Episode 1]

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Are you or your partner pregnant, and do you speak a different language from each other? Then chances are there’s not just a baby on the way, but a bilingual baby! At least that’s what...

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