Ep. 55: What It Really Takes to Raise a Bilingual Child - Interview with Mackenzie

Episode 55 - In this episode, Heather chats with Mackenzie, one of the hosts of the podcast The ABCs of Matrescence, about how she is raising her two children completely in French while living in the US. Mackenzie's husband is Vietnamese and she tells us about how they considered adding Vietnamese into their family language plan and what their final decision was.  We get all the details on how Mackenzie's raising her children in French, her second language, and how much dedication it really takes.  There is a lot of responsibility in being the primary caregiver, and even more so when you're the only person speaking a minority language to your children. Nonetheless, Mackenzie makes the great point that she finds raising her children in her second language stimulating for her, especially during this particular period in her life.  Heather and Mackenzie discuss the true gift that we give our children when we make a concerted effort to raise them or teach them another language.

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During this episode Mackenzie mentioned: Concordia Language Villages and Tonies