Growing up
The language of childhood
First words.
Every language.
The words in one language tell only part of the story. Here’s how to notice what your bilingual child is saying.
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Read the guideParenting, in practice.
Care · Growing up · School · Family lifeFirst words.
For the everyday questions
The practical edit
Making ten visible: counters before mental sums
Use counters to show how 7 + 5 can be reorganized as ten and two more. The visible moves connect the objects, spoken explanation, and number sentence before learners rely on mental steps.
At the learning table
8 + 5.
Two jumps
to thirteen.
A number line makes the thinking visible. One worked example, ready to try together.
Try the exercise
Between school and bedtime
The everyday rhythm.
New in the library
Fresh pages
Learning & schoolwork
Revising one sentence: adding meaning without rewriting your child’s work
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Learning & schoolwork
An unfamiliar word in a reading book: when to explain and when to decode
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Different families, shared questions
From parents’ lives
Published parent accounts, read with care. Each article credits the original publisher and explores practical questions for other families.
A grandmother’s account: making a family care handover visible
About a published parent account
Raising children across cultures: reading Hannah and Rithy’s account
About a published parent account
Grandfathers doing the everyday work: a Ghanaian family account
About a published parent accountWhatever stage you’re in,
there’s more to explore.