Florence Guerin
- Dec 28, 2020
5 tips to cope with post-Christmas limbo with children
How are you all feeling? It's been such a strange Christmas season here in London: Lockdown 3.0 (rebranded as Tier 4), no family, but lots of it at the same time. Nothing much to do. Nowhere much to go. And everyone will feel differently about it. According to my little Instagram Story poll today, 92% of you LOVE this time. And I have to admit that I do too. No pressure. Lots of leftovers. Totally acceptable to have the TV on all afternoon, eat cr*p all day and have Bailey's
Florence Guerin
- Dec 13, 2020
It all started off so well...
The biggest challenge faced by bilingual families is when their children refuse to speak the home language - here, French. “She understands everything, but she just won’t speak French to me!” Is what I hear. Or worse: “He simply refuses to listen when I speak French and is embarrassed in front of his friends.” We all start off on this bilingual journey with the best of intentions. We shall be consistent! We shall speak French only! We shall buy ALL the books! And then life ha
Florence Guerin
- Dec 13, 2020
Let's talk about screen-time...
I am quite open about the fact that my children have screen time. In fact, if you follow me on social media, you may have heard “that pig” in the background quite a few times - in French, or in English, sometimes even in German. But often, these are the sort of comments I get: “Wow, I am so glad it’s not just us.” “Thank you for being so open about this.” “Oh, so it’s ok then?” The guilt around screen time is REAL. And I am going to be controversial here, but screentime is NO
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