Bamm-Bamm Talks: 2,5 Years
When I last took stock of our son’s language skills at 20 months – almost a year ago – we were expecting a…
Trilingual Baby’s First Words
Do you know what your first words were? According to the little book that was given to every parent upon the birth of…
The Duvet Conundrum
Do you sleep under a duvet? And, assuming that the answer is yes, have you ever thought of this habit as an acquired…
Of Imaginary Friends and Other Mystic Creatures
Birdy’s age of pretend play arrived around a year ago when she begun to equip soft toys with bibs and spoon-feed them. Soon afterwards they were…
Language Learning by Playing
When Rita Rosenback from the blog Multilingual Parenting asked other bloggers to share their best tips for motivating children to speak the minority language for the…
Celebrating Two Years
A few days ago we celebrated Birdy’s second birthday. In these past two years our tiny baby has grown into an independent and cheerful little…
Picture Books: Boosting Your Toddler’s Vocabulary
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of reading with a toddler you’ve probably noticed that “reading” is a relative term. They rarely have…
Birdy Flies Transatlantic
One morning early December found our little household in a flurry of activity. As we finally hauled our two large suitcases down the stairs…
Our Adventures Flying with a Toddler
Flying with a toddler is a combination of words that often causes unease among parents and co-passengers alike. I used to be one of those people who, upon…
