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CRIAR NIÑOS POLÍGLOTAS: Entrevista con Esther Loiseau, madre de Mabou, niña de 8 años de edad que habla 9 idiomas (Parte I)

by: Mirta Desir Recientemente, me senté a hablar con Esther Loiseau, madre de Mabou Loiseau, para un extensa entrevista acerca de su hija políglota. Esther es una madre que trabaja en casa y ha tomado las riendas de la educación de su pequeña. Su hija Mabou, de 8 años,…

Rita Rosenback: Multilingual Parenting

by: Smart Coos Rita Rosenback: Multilingual Parenting Rita Rosenback, Multilingual Parenting. Rita is a Finland-Swedish blogger, coach and author of "Bringing up a Bilingual Child". After studying languages in Finland and Germany she worked as a university teacher, translator, interpreter and team manager and is now a full-time writer and…

4 Things to Avoid When Raising a Multilingual Child

by Smart Coos Editorial Staff Raising a bilingual or multilingual child is an incredibly rewarding experience. You get to see your child flit between different languages, different cultures, and different worlds. The benefits of knowing more than one language are innumerable. However, helping your child learn multiple languages isn’t an…

Baby Language Milestone- Before My Child is Born

by Smart Coos Editorial Staff It’s a common image in television and film – a pregnant woman rubbing her belly and speaking to her unborn child. Usually intended to get laughs from the audience, the act of communicating to your child before he or she is born is actually pretty…

Super Brains: Babies Are Born Smarter Than You Think

by Smart Coos Editorial Staff What’s going on inside a baby’s head? Are there actual thought processes happening? Parents are often left to wonder these questions. When you look at a helpless baby fumbling around hardly able to do anything, it is hard to imagine that anything is actually going on…

Esther Loiseau, mother of 8-year-old Mabou, who speaks 9-languages (Part I)

by Mirta Desir Recently, I sat down with Esther Loiseau, Mabou Loiseau's mother, for a lengthy interview about raising a little polyglot. Esther is a work-at-home mom who has taken the reigns in her child's education. Her daughter, Mabou, is 8-years old, speaks eight (8) languages fluently, is learning…