tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post5157480536111238667..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: 21 months (speaking)Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-14957087591131847612015-02-14T00:19:10.677+03:002015-02-14T00:19:10.677+03:00Hello Svetlana, thanks for asking, I'll see if...Hello Svetlana, thanks for asking, I'll see if I can write an update. I didn't catch whether you were in Russia or not, but my feeling is that the non-dominant language should be given an advantage. If you're in a Russian-speaking environment, then you need to find a way to get more English into your child's day. I know what you mean about the mixed feelings. I think as they get older, the language of their peers is EASIEST to keep up with, and the language of their parents might seem uncool, so there really needs to be an incentive to keep using it. Your English seems native, so I'm sure you are teaching your daughter well!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-44084670124050600232015-02-13T17:02:10.778+03:002015-02-13T17:02:10.778+03:00It'd be interesting to read an update on David...It'd be interesting to read an update on David's speech development. We're a Russian couple trying to raise our daughter bilingual. At first her English was ahead of her Russian (that's what I've been speaking to her since she was born), but then she started kindergarten in December, and her Russian has been progressing so fast. I have mixed feelings about this, but I guess what matters most is what language they use when they communicate with someone their age (which is Russian in our case). Anyway, I just wanted to say, it's been interesting reading your blog. Stay warm, the summer with its white nights is coming soon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419133053285491979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-68958336477594584922014-04-09T00:19:49.589+04:002014-04-09T00:19:49.589+04:00Yes, my MIL is currently "Mama" as well....Yes, my MIL is currently "Mama" as well. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-23116293861334818772014-04-08T23:54:00.453+04:002014-04-08T23:54:00.453+04:00Love this! Just about like Monnie - I think she h...Love this! Just about like Monnie - I think she has almost precisely the same vocabulary and also uses the "mama" for all women... I try to be "Ma" with Nastya being "Mama", but to Monnie is probably just means "woman". Monnie is crazy about the word "ball" to Craig's delight, and she has other <br />words like "tree" and "flower"...but mostly she says the first sound....so actually "book" and "bottle" sound the same. It is SO MUCH FUN, though! Love this stage!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-83206188159671830502014-04-08T12:39:25.393+04:002014-04-08T12:39:25.393+04:00Its a short but a meaningful post. Thanks for shar...Its a short but a meaningful post. Thanks for sharing it. God Bless! <a href="http://familyinternational.net/" rel="nofollow">TheFamily</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816454358848172190noreply@blogger.com