Every international family is unique. There are many different kinds of international families, when you read about them. Some partners come from the same country or share the same language and citizenship, others are from different countries, ethnicities and speak different languages. In exogamous multilingual families, partners come from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds and experience unique dynamics in communication.
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Practical Tips to Enhance Intercultural Communication Skills
Effective communication skills are essential, especially when navigating diverse cultural landscapes.
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Parents’ roles when communicating with children
There are many roles we can play when we communicate with our children.
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3 tips to travel light as a multilingual family
by Ute Limacher-Riebold and Ana Elisa Miranda What has being a multilingual family to do with how to travel light? Have you ever packed a backpack in the wrong way? Made it too heavy, causing you back pain; brought the wrong or unnecessary things, making it difficult to reach what you actually needed, quickly […]
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4 communication styles in (multilingual) children
We all have different communication styles. And so do our children.Parents often assume (or expect) that their children will have their same communication style, but that is not as simple.
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