Michele Cherie's guest appearances

Michele Cherie

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I chat with Michele Cherie &amp; Hanna Cheda about family trips they took during the summer of 2015.  Michele took her three children to France for three months while Hanna took her two children to England for two weeks.  Michele &amp; Hanna shared all the details and logistics of how they made their trips possible. 

On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I chat with Michele Cherie &amp; Hanna Cheda about family trips they took during the summer of 2015.  Michele took her three children to France for three months while Hanna took her two children to England for two weeks.  Michele &amp; Hanna shared all the details and logistics of how they made their trips possible.

100: How to make a family language trip a reality with Michele Cherie & Hanna Cheda

My guest in this podcast episode is Michele Cherie and she’s the founder of Intentional Mama. She writes about making purposeful choices for culturally-rich, perfectly paced family life–with a French twist.Michele is a former French teacher who is now dedicated to raising her two children and she’s also a non native speaker who speaks French to her daughters. I was very excited to talk to Michele about her views on language and raising bilingual kids as a non native speaker.In this episode of Bilingual Kids Rock podcast:00:45 Introduction to Michele Cherie – founder of Intentional Mama02:23 How did Michele learn language that paved the way to her career as a French teacher?05:41 What made her decide to teach her daughter to learn French?07:45 Did Michele go through French children’s books before she started reading to your daughter?10:15 What was her family’s reaction to her decision to teach French to her kids?12:17 Michele’s take on her husband speaking Thai to their kids13:00 Did it take a long time for Michele to speak French to her daughter?16:40 Does Michele have any tricks of learning French?18:00 Did she have a hard time when she also started speaking French to her son?19:01 What language does her kids speak to each other? French or English24:12 Does Michele speak French or English to her children in public?26:01 Discussing road trips and moving to a state27:09 Michele recommends one of the best resources book for parents teaching French29:30 Should parents continue speaking a non native language to their kids even if they feel they’re not up to par with the language level?33:42 Does she have to put in more effort to immerse her kids in the French culture since Michele grew up in a different one?35:40 World citzens VS one culture citizens37:00 Michele Cherie’s career from volunteer to French teacher39:24 Homeschooling – Is it a path that Michele wants to do for her kids?43:11 What is Michele’s advise for parents who are looking to raise their kids45:10 Closing RemarksQuotes “I think studying abroad is the best way to become fluent and fully immerse yourself to be more comfortable in the language”  On teaching her daughter French – “It’s a gift that I want to be able to give to my child. It’s something that I really love – the French culture and language”  “Progression is more important than perfection”  “Everything you give to your child is beneficial. Just do your best. Seek out a community, get support from native speakers and organize a play group for your kids”  Items mentioned in this episode:Raising a Bilingual Child by Barbara PiersonLes Petits Livres – French books for children Was this information useful?Don’t you wish you would have found it sooner?Well to help other parents find Bilingual Kids Rock and spread our positive message – please subscribe &amp; consider leaving a review and rating on iTunes.You see – your reviews and subscription information is how iTunes determines what’s good, what’s bad, and what they should share with new listeners.We REALLY appreciate your help – we can’t grow without your support.To leave a review, login to iTunes, go to the BilingualKidsRock Podcast, and click the Ratings and Reviews tab.Then rate us – five stars being good – and let us know what you enjoyed about the show.We’ll even highlight your reviews in future podcasts!Again – thank you for helping us grow and reach more bilingual families JUST LIKE YOURS

<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/021-michele-cherie-how-non/id818773890?i=321053920&amp;mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bilingual-kids-rock/e/021-michele-cherie-how-nonnative-speakers-can-raise-their-35813569" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"></a>My guest in this podcast episode is Michele Cherie and she’s the founder of <a href="http://intentionalmama.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Intentional Mama</a>. She writes about making purposeful choices for culturally-rich, perfectly paced family life–with a French twist.Michele is a former French teacher who is now dedicated to raising her two children and she’s also a non native speaker who speaks French to her daughters. I was very excited to talk to Michele about her views on language and raising bilingual kids as a non native speaker.<h2>In this episode of Bilingual Kids Rock podcast:</h2>00:45 Introduction to Michele Cherie – founder of Intentional Mama02:23 How did Michele learn language that paved the way to her career as a French teacher?05:41 What made her decide to teach her daughter to learn French?07:45 Did Michele go through French children’s books before she started reading to your daughter?10:15 What was her family’s reaction to her decision to teach French to her kids?12:17 Michele’s take on her husband speaking Thai to their kids13:00 Did it take a long time for Michele to speak French to her daughter?16:40 Does Michele have any tricks of learning French?18:00 Did she have a hard time when she also started speaking French to her son?19:01 What language does her kids speak to each other? French or English24:12 Does Michele speak French or English to her children in public?26:01 Discussing road trips and moving to a state27:09 Michele recommends one of the best resources book for parents teaching French29:30 Should parents continue speaking a non native language to their kids even if they feel they’re not up to par with the language level?33:42 Does she have to put in more effort to immerse her kids in the French culture since Michele grew up in a different one?35:40 World citzens VS one culture citizens37:00 Michele Cherie’s career from volunteer to French teacher39:24 Homeschooling – Is it a path that Michele wants to do for her kids?43:11 What is Michele’s advise for parents who are looking to raise their kids45:10 Closing RemarksQuotes<ul> <li>“I think studying abroad is the best way to become fluent and fully immerse yourself to be more comfortable in the language”</li> </ul><ul> <li>On teaching her daughter French – “It’s a gift that I want to be able to give to my child. It’s something that I really love – the French culture and language”</li> </ul><ul> <li>“Progression is more important than perfection”</li> </ul><ul> <li>“Everything you give to your child is beneficial. Just do your best. Seek out a community, get support from native speakers and organize a play group for your kids”</li> </ul><h2> Items mentioned in this episode:</h2><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Bilingual-Living-Language-Series/dp/1400023343" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Raising a Bilingual Child by Barbara Pierson</a><a href="http://www.lespetitslivres.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Les Petits Livres – French books for children</a> Was this information useful?Don’t you wish you would have found it sooner?Well to help other parents find Bilingual Kids Rock and spread our positive message – please subscribe &amp; consider leaving a review and rating on iTunes.You see – your reviews and subscription information is how iTunes determines what’s good, what’s bad, and what they should share with new listeners.We REALLY appreciate your help – we can’t grow without your support.To leave a review, login to iTunes, go to the BilingualKidsRock Podcast, and click the Ratings and Reviews tab.Then rate us – five stars being good – and let us know what you enjoyed about the show.We’ll even highlight your reviews in future podcasts!Again – thank you for helping us grow and reach more bilingual families JUST LIKE YOURS

021: Michele Cherie | How Non-Native Speakers Can Raise Their Kids Bilingual

On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Michele Cherie, a former French and English teacher with a passion for French, intercultural education, and purposeful parenting. She lives in Oregon, USA with her husband, preschool-age daughter, and toddler son where as a non-native French speaker; she is raising her children in French. You can follow Michele on her blog at Intentional Mama.com where she writes about making purposeful choices for a culturally-rich, perfectly paced family life--with a French twist.

On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Michele Cherie, a former French and English teacher with a passion for French, intercultural education, and purposeful parenting. She lives in Oregon, USA with her husband, preschool-age daughter, and toddler son where as a non-native French speaker; she is raising her children in French. You can follow Michele on her blog at Intentional <a href="http://Mama.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mama.com</a> where she writes about making purposeful choices for a culturally-rich, perfectly paced family life--with a French twist.