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This page has the basics of bilingualism. Read about the different types of bilingualism, what kind of strategies there are and how to start planning for a bilingual baby (or older child of course).

When are you bilingual?

If you google bilingualism -or multilingualism-, you will find that there are more people who speak multiple languages, than people who only speak one language. Especially in Africa it seems that speaking two, or even three or four languages is quite

The types of bilingualism, explained

All roads lead to Rome, but it doesn’t mean all roads are similar. This is also true for bilingualism, as there are multiple paths a bilingual person can have taken. In this blog I will tell you the two main roads to follow. There is some overlap and

The strategies

In short, there are 5 main strategies or ways on how to raise your child bilingual (or even trilingual). Choosing the strategy that suits your particular family, wishes and abilities is very important for parents. I repeat, for the parents. Many pare

Family Language Policy

A Family Language Policy is a detailed plan describing the languages and language strategies used in a family. This plan often includes the ideology towards (bilingual) parenting and the goals that a family has set considering their bilingualism. Bef

Trilingual or more

On this page I will talk specifically about trilingual families, and families with even more than 3 languages. In general, not much is different with raising a trilingual child, then a bilingual child. All of my advise and information I give about ra