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13 27 Bilingual SuperKids Is Here! Supercharge Your Success!
by Adam Beck
Jan 6, 2023 9:44:44 GMT 9
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What do you think of The Bilingual Zoo and Bilingual Monkeys? Have some ideas for making them even better?

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by Andrea
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Tell us about you and your family. Where do you live? What are your languages? What's your bilingual journey been like so far? What do you hope to gain, and give, through your participation here? (Share your warm welcome with new members of this community, too!)

438 2,290 An American in Corsica
by Adam Beck
May 29, 2023 15:17:43 GMT 9
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What questions do you have about raising bilingual (or multilingual) kids? What challenges are you currently facing? Share them here, and lend support to others.

361 3,080 Trying to get some honest, real advice and feedback
by rickyandmelanie
May 31, 2023 3:41:56 GMT 9
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Share strategies, ideas, and resources that have worked for you. Ask for advice to find resources in your target language.

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by Marisa
May 30, 2023 1:17:22 GMT 9
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Share a photo of your beautiful bilingual-to-be baby with this community! We love babies! (If you're not sure how to post a large photo, just send Adam a private message for support.)

21 109 Baby girl Sasha đź’•
by Adam Beck
Mar 21, 2022 11:04:54 GMT 9

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Challenges are designed to empower your efforts and boost your children's bilingual development. Try one (or try them all!) and tell us what happened.

14 573 Challenge #4: Make Use of Captive Reading
by Adam Beck
Nov 13, 2020 9:21:08 GMT 9
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66 4,713 Keeping up the pace in our bilingual journey
by Adam Beck
May 29, 2023 14:58:16 GMT 9
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by Helene
Oct 16, 2022 3:45:12 GMT 9

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Relax at the snack bar and talk about all things off-topic. Get to know one another a bit better. Free coffee and animal crackers.

51 284 FSI free language courses
by Marisa
May 10, 2020 6:51:27 GMT 9
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My two monkeys, Lulu and Roy (now 18 and 15), want to take part in our community, too! So feel free to ask them any questions you like--about their lives and their experience as bilingual children--and I'll have them respond. Your questions can be addressed to them as a pair, or individually.

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by Heather Broster
May 31, 2020 20:15:01 GMT 9

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