S03E02 From Serbia to Australia: The Kind of Parenting That Helps Children Thrive Through Big Moves

S03E02 (srb) Od Srbije do Australije: Preseljenje Preko Sveta i Važnost Roditeljske Podrške

U drugoj epizodi treće sezone emisije RealMomsTalking razgovaram sa Jelena o tome kako je zaista izgledalo odrastati višejezično i preseliti se iz Serbia u Australia kao dete. 🌍 Razgovaramo o identitetu, pripadanju, jeziku i emocionalnoj strani prilagođavanja potpuno novoj kulturi tokom odrastanja. Jelena deli kako su je roditelji podržavali kroz te velike promene i kako ta iskustva danas utiču na način na koji i sama odgaja svoju ćerku višejezično. Ova epizoda je snažan i iskren razgovor o višejezičnom detinjstvu, kulturnom identitetu i trajnom uticaju koji roditelji mogu imati tokom velikih životnih promena. Ovo je kraća verzija epizode na srpskom, dok kompletnu epizodu možete poslušati na engleskom jeziku. Povežite se sa Jelenom na Instagramu: @multilingualbeginnings

S03E02 From Serbia to Australia: The Kind of Parenting That Helps Children Thrive Through Big Moves

In episode 2 of season 3 of RealMomsTalking, I sit down with Jelena to talk about what it was really like growing up multilingual and moving from Serbia to Australia as a child. 🌍 We explore identity, belonging, language, and the emotional side of adapting to a completely new culture while growing up. Jelena shares how her parents supported her through those big transitions and how those experiences now shape the way she is raising her own daughter multilingual today. This episode is a powerful and honest conversation about multilingual childhoods, cultural identity, and the lasting impact parents can have during life-changing moves. Connect with Jelena on Instagram: @multilingualbeginnings

S03E01 Growing Up Between Cultures: From a Child’s Perspective

In this episode of RealMomsTalking, we talk with Michelle from WeCultivate and WeCultivate.Pod about what it felt like to grow up between American and Chinese cultures in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Raised with Mandarin-speaking grandparents and immersed in both cultural worlds from early childhood, she shares her lived experience of navigating languages, identities, and expectations as a child. We explore what felt natural, what felt confusing, and what kind of support she needed from the adults around her while growing up multilingual. Links: Michelle’s Substack: https://wecultivate.substack.com/ Michelle’s main podcast page: https://wecultivate.world/podcast Michelle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wecultivate.world/ About Michelle: https://wecultivate.world/about-michelle

S02E07 Bilingual Parenting/Keeping Serbian Alive Abroad

In this episode of Real Moms Talking Multilingual, I talk with a Serbian mom married to an English partner, raising their children bilingually in London. We explore how to balance a dominant language like English while intentionally preserving a heritage language, and what it really means to respect your partner’s language and culture while preserving yours —without pressure, forcing, or guilt. She shares honest insights into motivating kids naturally, navigating school, and keeping Serbian alive in everyday family life. She also introduces Mali Bilingual, a school she founded in Serbia for children growing up abroad with Serbian roots, and shares her perspective on literacy and learning multiple scripts—something many multilingual families face. A thoughtful, reassuring episode for parents raising bilingual kids and trying to do it with balance and heart.

S02E06 Why Portuguese Won in Germany: When the Community Language Isn't the Dominant One

Surrounded by German, but thinking and speaking mostly in Portuguese. In this episode, we unpack a real family story where parents from Brazil and Tunisia raise their kids in Germany while speaking English to each other. What really shaped the children’s dominant language? This episode explores real family dynamics, language exposure, and unexpected outcomes.