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Hi, my name is Gunilla. I'm originally from Sweden but is now married and live in Florida. I have two little girls, 1 and 3, that I am only speaking Swedish to. My husband does not speak any Swedish.
My dilemma now is that my 3 year old is all in to learning about her letters and numbers, is already writing her name plus several other words.
My question is this: How do I continue teaching her? All the books and material I have for her is in English, everything around her is in English, and the only one that speaks Swedish is me, and eventually her younger sister (who is still in the babbling stage LOL). But I want her to learn Swedish as well - my dad still lives in Sweden and don't speak much English.
What do you use to teach your kids?
Thanks for any help or suggestions.
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Welcome to Bilingual Families Gunilla! 

I was also living abroad with a small child who I wanted to learn to read and write in English.  Most educational material was aimed at school age children so what I would do was bring stuff back with me when I’d go visit my family for his age group.  Perhaps you could have your family mail you some books, or have you checked online for educational material you could order? 

My other idea, which would take some time, would be making homemade, flash-cards in Swedish to start them off with.

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Welcome to the board!  Your kids are really cute!  I would just keep up with talking to them in Swedish.  Maybe you can have your dad send you some books in Swedish for you to read to them.  There are also supplies that you can buy on the internet.  Good luck! 

Sarah...mommy to Janessa and Julian

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Thanks Tulip and Sarah!
I do have several books in Swedish that I read to them. I'll try to find some other material online as well, thanks for the tip. :)

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Welcome to the board, Gunilla!

 

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