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May-June 2008, Vol. 3, Num. 3

Highlights:
• Time to Consult an Expert? - You will want to read through our list of tips before making that initial call!
• Mother Tongue(s)? - What is a mother tongue and how are we supposed to define it/them?
• Expressing emotion in both languages - when it is ok to use BOTH languages to express emotion.
• Interview with Kendall and Alison - an exciting interview with the authors of The Bilingual Edge.
• The right of deaf children to be bilingual - Prof. Grosjean does it again with this fabulous article!
• Frequently Asked Questions - your most pressing questions about multilingualism answered!
• Time to give up bilingualism? - have you reached a point where you want to give up?
• Non-native French with a newborn - the trials and tribulations from the non-native language front!
• Win your very own SIGNED copy: The Bilingual Edge: Why, When, and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language!
• And MUCH MUCH MORE!

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March-April 2008, Vol. 3, Num. 2

HIGHLIGHTS:
•The multiple benefits of multilingualism! You won't believe how many benefits there are!
•Balanced multilingual? Is it possible? Is it something to strive toward?
• Dual language program - Find out how you can start your own or at least help your school district get one going.
• A grandmother's perspective - what one grandmother of trilinguals has to say about raising children in more than one language.
•Multilingual Emotions - our mixing and meshing identities.
•Frequently Asked Questions - your most pressing questions about multilingualism answered!
• Colin Baker interview - the man behind A Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Bilingualism shares his thoughts and experiences!
• My Korean halmoni - language immersion grandmother style!
• And MUCH MUCH MORE!

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January-February 2008, Vol. 3, Num. 1

HIGHLIGHTS:
• When your spouse WON'T speak the language! What to do when he or she doesn't want to speak it.
• Just how important is consistency? It may not be as important as we were lead to believe - or is it?!
• Top Ten Tips to stay on track... You can't afford to let yourself get distracted - we'll help get you motivated again.
• Bilingual language diaries: Tips to start your own as well as a history of those who came before us!
• Learning to play the language game - How children REALLY learn to speak.
• The ABCs of multilingualism... 26 wonderful ways to get started and stay motivated!
• Our Multilingual Lives... this time around Madalena Cruz-Ferreira tells all!
• School Vocabulary in both languages? Yes, it is possible! You just need to have a few tricks up your sleeve!
• Take our 2008 New Year Quiz! Think you know a lot about current events? Try out our quiz and find out!
• And MUCH MUCH MORE!

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November-December 2007, Vol. 2, Num. 6

HIGHLIGHTS:
• When do they start SPEAKING? Find out what other parents and experts in the field have to say about this HOT topic!
•What would a bilingual do? Take the Quiz and see if it matches what you'd expect!
•Does Spanish harm English? Unfortunately, many monolinguals in southern California seem to think so.
•Luxembourg: Everyday multilingualism & multiculturalism - how do they do it?
•Language playgroup tips from bilingual moms - adding music and creativity to your gatherings!
•Dominant Multilingualism - it's probably NOT what you think it is!
•Tongue Twisters from around the world. Try them out and see how you do!
•Our Multilingual Lives... this time around Jean-Marc Dewaele spills the beans on life as a multilingual!
•Pumpkin Soup Mmmm, get ready for some healthy warmth inside and out!
• And MUCH MUCH MORE!

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September-October 2007, Vol. 2, Num. 5

HIGHLIGHTS:
• When NOT to choose immersion school! Sometimes it is better to skip the school in the other language!
• QUIZ! How Myth Resistant Are You? Take our True-False QUIZ and find out!
• Bilingual Homeschooling!? YES! Educating our children at home in more than one language!
• What about Values? Should schools be teaching our children morals and values? What if we don't agree with them?
• SEMI-lingual? What you should know about this word before you start using it!
• And MUCH MUCH MORE!

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July-August 2007, Vol. 2, Num. 4

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Top 5 Resolutions - Take a few minutes to get back on track!
TOP 5 RESOLUTIONS Take a few minutes to get back on track!
• QUIZ! WHAT TYPE OF PARENT ARE YOU? Get a pencil and TAKE THE QUIZ!
• VISITING FAMILY ABROAD? Find out how you can make your visit as fabulous as possible!
• KIDS AT HOME THIS SUMMER? Keep them busy with our four pages of fun LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES!
• Is our multicultural life HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT?
• Who can be your children's best language teacher? GRANDPARENTS!
• Take a trip TO TANZANIA AND BACK!
• And MUCH MUCH MORE!

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May-June 2007, Vol. 2, Num. 3

HIGHLIGHTS:
• When and when NOT to contact a speech therapist
•The emotional link of raising multilingual children
•Sibling Bilingualism! more than one child in more than one language!
• Hear what a 10-year-old trilingual has to say!
•Dyspraxia, what is it? Can you still raise your child bilingually if he or she has it?
•Are your relationship conflicts cultural?
•Going Non-Native: Raising your child in a non-native language!
• And MUCH MUCH MORE!

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March-April 2007, Vol. 2, Num. 2

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Multilingualism - the Art of Balancing Languages!
• One-Parent-One-Language PLUS One More!
• Becoming Bilingual At School when school offers another language
• Interviews with Moms who have been there and done that!
• What Research Says about multilingualism
• And Much, Much More!

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January-February 2007, Vol. 2, Num. 1

HIGHLIGHTS:
• What About Biliteracy?
• Third Culture Kids - Is Your Child Already One?
• Getting Started in Raising Bilingual Children - Your Expert Guide
• Stay Motivated!
• Growing Up Bilingual - will your children thank you or resent you?
• And Much, Much More!

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November-December 2006, Vol. 1, Num. 7

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Be Prepared - Don't let the holidays catch you off guard. Be prepared with our sure-fire tips!
• Bilingualism and Dyslexia - Will raising your child bilingually cause it?
• Multilingual Miscommunications - get back on track before family arrives!
• Know Your World Holidays? Take the Quiz!
• Stay Informed with so much more!

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September-October 2006, Vol. 1, Num. 6

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Top Ten Influences - make decisions with confidence!
• School Ready? Prepare with our tips!
• An Interview of Linguistic Proportions - Francois Grojean reveals the world of a bilingual linguist!
• Books and Literacy - promote language learning with our book and language development tips!
• And Much, Much More!

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July-August 2006, Vol. 1, Num. 5 (FREE)

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Get Motivated! Tips for you, your children and more
• Columnists - speaking out, sharing memories, a multilingual football star, and reminiscing.
• Myths Dispelled!
• English Only?
• Our Top Product Picks!
• Q&A - your questions answered!
• Birth Traditions - Practicing our Traditions

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May-June 2006, Vol. 1, Num. 4 (FREE)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
* The Benefit of Hindsight - insights from having raised two grown bilinguals
* Bicultural Families and the In-Law Connection...
* Following the East Wind - An International Marriage
* Confidence is the Key! Not losing faith
* Culture - Language - Identity - Can one exist withou the other?
* Little Fleeting Moments - Remembering just how intertwined we are with our cultures!
* The Language of Identity - Choosing to speak in a second language
* Columnists - Celebrating your child's arrival, Delighting as our children pick up the second language, Traveling the distances between eras, generation, thoughts and languages, Rummaging through the attics of our past lives, and Honoring our family's cultural differences while cherishing our cultural similarities...
* And Much, Much More!!
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April 2006, Vol. 1, Num. 3 (FREE)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
* Culture Clash - In the world of parenting, who decides who’s right and wrong? How does culture dictate U.S. conventional wisdom?
* I Before Me - One father's heart-warming essay about his young son and language.
* What to Do When He Won't Speak the Language - A son, a diagnosis of SPD and giving the language another try.
* Where My Home Is - An essay on finding home in more than one culture and language.
* Maths - Not My Favorite Subject - Embracing our complexities and refusing to limit ourselves to the definitions others place on us.
* Ethnopediatrics: Emerging field takes comparative look at parenting practices around the world
* The Politics of Bilingualism - Do you have the right to speak your language in a public institution? Maybe not.
* Columnists - Luckily Winnie the Pooh is bilingual too! Clo's Two Timing Nanny brings language number four into the household, One family searching for ways to add more community language into their home, Contemplations on the labels "bilingual" and "bicultural" and Anyone out there dealing with the "Diga-diga Syndrome?"
* And Much, Much More!
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March 2006, Vol. 1, Num. 2 (FREE)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
* Accenting Your Love Life - how to meet the foreigner of your dreams!
* From Breast is Best to Chicken Soup - babies and food during the first year of their life
* Multicultural Families - Identity and Change - Harriet gives us support for blending and strengthening our family's cultures.
* My Kid Speaks Better Than Yours! Advice for how not to let comments from others stress you out.
* Law in a Multilingual Environment - The Advantages of Cross Fertilization - a reprint of an article about law and politics in the context of bilingualism.
* Oh No! My Child Has Caught Bilingualism! a parody on our world's fear of language and culture.
* My Half Identity - a reprint about not trying to be half this and half that; instead being two in one.
* Columnists - Raising a trilingual child, Raising a child bilingually when you don't speak the "other" language, Finding a name for a future multilingual child, Raising two boys bilingually with the minority-language-at-home approach, Being the grandmother of three bilingual children.
* And Much, Much More!
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February 2006, Vol. 1, Num. 1(FREE)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
* Ask Yourself: Why, What, Who, When, Where?
* Living Abroad: 13 Ways to Optimize Your Experience
* Immersion Programs and Bilingualism
* An American Between Worlds
* Bilingual Family Blogs! From Guatemala to France to Austria
* Monica shares her Bilingual/Bicultural Journey
* One year, One World - One Seattle couple's beautiful trip around the world!
* Research from Australia - Lindsey, an American studying in Australia, share her expertise with us. Many of your questions are answered by this thoroughly researched paper!
* Golden Rules - Have you had a chance to read a list of the Bilingual Golden Rules?
* Questions Answered - It is possible that some of your most burning questions are answered here.
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