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Oct 2022
32m 15s

Sindy - Triple the languages, triple the...

MARIELLE KHAYAT
About this episode

🇮🇪🇩🇪🇮🇳 This episode’s guest is Sindy Brücher Sharma, a mom whose kids are now fluent in three languages: German, Hindi and English.

 

With Sindy, we talked about:

  • The importance of a childhood home and what happens when it’s sold
  • The OPOL strategy - one parent one language - and the dedication it takes
  • The energy it requires to give three cultures equal importance in the home
  • The challenge of continuously searching for content to enrich the vocabulary of your child
  • Grandparents’ views on the parents’ cultural education decisions
  • Little victories

 

Happy blending!

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