Letter to Grandma: How to Help Your Child Write a Letter in Russian by Hand
When a child lives abroad, contact with grandparents in the CIS often relies on calls and messengers. But one...
April 6, 2026
Russian from mom, English from dad: how the «one parent, one language» method really works»
When two languages coexist in a family simultaneously, parents have to not only raise their children but also think about a language strategy: how to organize communication...
April 6, 2026
Russian homework: how much, how, and are they even necessary?
Tired parents often sigh: the day is already packed, and now there are Russian language exercises for children who are growing up abroad...
April 5, 2026
Russian Language on the Road: 15 Games for the Car and Plane
When a family travels a lot, the journey becomes a separate part of life: traffic jams on the way out on a weekend, long flights, waiting at the airport. On...
April 4, 2026
Online Russian Lessons for Kids: How to Choose a School and Not Make a Mistake
Online Russian language lessons for children seem like a simple solution: open a website, pay, and the child «attends Russian» from home. But from...
April 4, 2026
March has passed: how to realize that the child is making progress in Russian language
When a child lives abroad, the question «How is his Russian?» is asked particularly often by relatives, teachers, and even in...
April 3, 2026
Child's Accent: A Problem or a Peculiarity? An Opinion from a Speech Therapist and a Linguist
Many parents of bilingual children worry about accent: their child speaks Russian «not quite like us,» drags out intonations, «swallows» sounds, or sounds slightly foreign...
April 3, 2026
What is RKI and why isn't it «regular Russian»?»
Russian as a Foreign Language (RKI) is not about «knowing the language worse,» but about a different path to Russian for a child who...
April 2, 2026
How to explain Easter, Pancake Day and May 9 to a child abroad
For children growing up outside of Russia, their understanding of «Russian» is primarily shaped by what happens within their family.
April 2, 2026
Imposter syndrome in bilingual children: «I'm not Russian enough»
Sometimes a child understands Russian perfectly, says things, but at the same time whispers: «I'm not a real Russian,» «I have a terrible accent,» «I..."
April 2, 2026
