Tips for raising bilingual children, part II. Dicas boas para você que tem crianças bilíngues.
I have already mentioned the advantages of bilingualism and how you can manage to speak your mother tongue at home with your children. Now I have some more tips when it comes to reading books. If you have missed the step one, please check here: https://makingnorwaymyhome.com/how-to-raise-bilingual-children-myths-facts-and-my-experience/ When I do bed time with my child, if […]
About kindergarten and school reopening in Norway
This week, all kindergartens in Norway opened their gates again. Children had been at home since March 12th, when the lockdown was implemented. The routine at kindergarten is not back to normal. For the opening to be safe for the children and the employees, many adjustments had to be made. The children have been divided […]
How to find our inner balance during quarantine? The importance of ME time.
Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives drastically. These times of insecurity and lack of control affect us all and may bring anxiety, impatience, quarrels and instability to our relationships. Admit that we can’t control Corona crisis. (It also works for all kinds of anxiety). Once we admit it to ourselves, we are not stuck on […]
Easter 2020. Tips (and reasons) to cheer yourself up during Corona crisis.
Norwegians have a reason to cheer themselves up this Easter. It seems that we’re beginning to control the spreading of Corona virus in Norway. Statistics show that one person infected is transmitting to 0,70 person. The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 has declined drastically. It doesn’t mean we should forget all the safety instructions, […]
Why are trampolines so popular in Norway?
Here in Norway, almost every house has a trampoline in the backyard. Trampolines are to Norwegians like swimming pools are to (middle and upper class) Brazilians. There are trampolines at public and private playgrounds and even trampoline parks. Many children celebrate their birthdays at those parks. At first, when I moved here, I didn’t understand […]
How Norwegians are using creativity and kindness to face Corona lockdown so far.
National volunteering, or Nasjonal Dugnad is how it’s been called now. Norwegians are very engaged in making this quarantine work so that we can prevent Corona virus from spreading so fast. After the first shock with announcement of the lockdown on March 12th, most citizens are now being positive and creative to make home office […]
Cool activities for families during Corona virus quarantine.
As Corona virus seems to be now at its peak of spreading here in Norway, many European countries and USA, most of us are advised to stay at home and have no contact with other people. Isolation may lead to sadness and angst. It’s time for empathy and follow the government’s instructions. It’s also time […]
My Barnehage word book for foreign parents in Norway.
As a mother who was raised in Brazil, I got confused when my kid started at kindergarten. It was a whole new world for me. I had passed Bergens test (a high level exam in Norwegian language), but kindergarten vocabulary is quite unique, and you don’t learn how to be a latin mom in Norway […]
How to raise bilingual children. Myths, facts and my experience.
It’s a fact, proven by many kinds of research from the last decade: children are perfectly capable of learning two native languages at the same time. Bilingual children develop their language skills in a way that benefits logical reasoning and association, which is very positive for solving problems. Some researchers have interviewed bilingual children and […]
Let’s take a walk. Norwegians and the fresh air effect.
It was a rainy day and we stayed inside the school building all afternoon. One of my six-year-old students came to me and said: Jeg må luftes. Meaning: I need to get fresh air. This cover photo was taken by me in a family reunion of my husband’s family. At one point of the gathering, […]