Ep. 69: What’s stopping you from raising a bilingual child?

In this episode, Heather talks about some of the fears and false beliefs that may be holding you back from raising your child bilingually or learning a language yourself.

This episode is inspired by a talk Heather gave at the Women in Language Conference back in 2021 called "Puis-je le faire ? Élever des enfants multilingues (Can I do this? Raising multilingual children)". This talk went over 13 fears or challenges and gave a practical solution or piece of advice for each.

This podcast episode addresses the same themes and aims to help parents who are afraid, stuck or struggling on their multilingual parenting journey. These tips are also applicable if you are learning a language and struggling with making progress.

Some previous episodes mentioned in today's talk:

• Ep. 3 - What's your plan? How to raise bilingual kids
• Ep 4 - Challenges and Solutions When Raising Bilingual Children
• ⁠Ep. 6: The benefits of being bilingual⁠
• Episode 7 - How to become fluent (What does fluency mean?)
• Ep. 41: Creating an immersive environment at home

• ⁠Ep. 45: It's never too late - Interview with Sandra⁠
• Ep. 48: Raising multilingual kids while learning the languages yourself - Interview with Heidi

• ⁠Ep. 51: Spice up your language learning routine⁠

• Ep. 55: What It Really Takes to Raise a Bilingual Child - Interview with Mackenzie
• Ep. 57: Planting Multilingual Seeds - Interview with Tiffany (aka Mama Earth)
• Ep. 58: Native vs. Non-native Language Teachers
• Ep. 59: Enseignants de langue natifs vs. non-natifs

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