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In this episode, we interview Malwina Gudowska, a PhD student in linguistics and bilingualism, who has researched how raising bilingual children affects us mamas. We talk about the additional mom guilt, the stress of being the only input your child receives in one of her languages, and how moms may or may not be able to express their emotions clearly in the language they have chosen to speak to their children, We reference her article A mother’s tongue: The complexity of raising multilingual children several times during the interview. If you need a hug and high five, this episode is for you. You’re doing great, multilingual mamas!
In this episode we interviewed Anna Attal, a native English speaker who attended a dual immersion school in Spanish. She tells us about her experience learning Spanish as well as the other benefits of early exposure to other languages and cultures. Overall, she highly recommends the program and...
Published 08/13/24
In this episode, we interview María Elena Gutiérrez, daughter of a Spanish dad and American mother, who grew up in the US, went to UT Austin, became a dual immersion teacher, and is raising two bilingual daughters. Given that our children have similar profiles, we allow ourselves to imagine that...
Published 08/13/24