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Familia ry – founded in 1988 – is a national expert organisation of intercultural families. We support the wellbeing of intercultural families by offering peer support and volunteer activities, information, and advice. We also aim at making improvements in the social and legal systems, so that the needs of intercultural and multilingual families and Finns would be better met.
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DUO LIVING ROOM ONLINE - FAMILY CAFÉ FOR INTERCULTURAL FAMILIES
Duo Living Rooms are a place for parents, guardians and children of intercultural families to meet others and exchange ideas and experiences about the daily life of an intercultural family. During this spring the Duo Living Rooms will be held online in six meeting series. Each meeting will have a specific topic (like bilingualism or intercultural parenthood). Find out more and sign up for the Duo Living Room! DUO FAMILY TRAINING ONLINE FAMILY WORKSHOPS NEXT AUTUMN
Duo Family Training is intended for intercultural couples expecting a baby. The training consists of a Duo Family Training Online Course (self-study) and family workshop. The themes of Duo Family Training include different aspects of intercultural family life: relationship and parenthood as well as child development and bilingualism. In addition, the free-of-charge training includes Love and Parenthood in an Intercultural Family guide (PDF) that is also available in Finnish, Spanish, French, Russian and Thai (PDF). The next Duo Family Training Family Workshops in Helsinki and online take place next autumn. Read more or register for the Duo Family Training workshops online. FOUR REASONS TO RAISE A BILINGUAL CHILD
Many parents view bilingualism as an opportunity and decide to transmit more than one language to young children. In addition to the majority language of the country, children often learn a heritage language, a minority language, a language they may have acquired due to immigration, or an additional language not spoken as a native language by either parent (non-native bilingualism). Read the full article from Familia's Library |
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