Your Preschool Options in France
Today we are going on a field trip to France, where I live with my 2-and-a-half-year-old Franco-American daughter. She’ll be starting preschool in the fall after she turns 3. We have a couple of options that I want to cover…
Popular French books you can easily read to your baby
What books are French parents reading to their babies these days? If you’re a francophone (or a wannabe francophone), reading baby books in French will be easy for you, and it’s a simple way to use a second language in…
10 Chic French names for your baby in 2020
When it came time to choose a name for my Franco-American daughter, we had a somewhat difficult task! Not only did we want to choose a name that wasn’t too “out there,” but we also needed it to sound approximately…
Learn French With These Free Online Resources for Parents and Kids
You’ve probably heard that speaking a second language is like exercising a muscle: you use it, or you lose it. I hear from so many people who studied French, whether in high school or in college. They regret that their…
Raise your baby bilingual: a guide for parents
Have you been hoping to raise your baby bilingual, but don’t know how to get started? By now, you know that I’m an American raising my daughter in France. I started learning French in school when I was 13 and…