Étienne is a 70-year-old “young” grandfather. As he thinks about what he would like to pass on to his three grandchildren, he often thinks of his own maternal grandmother whose letters he treasures. “Mamine” was affectionate, modern and very “cash” in the way she spoke to her grandson. → TESTIMONIALS. What grandparents want to pass […]
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Testimonials: the essential role of parents in language learning
“I want him to understand his mother’s roots” Jean-Baptiste, 39 years old “I knew my future partner in high school. Of Spanish origin, Cécilia arrived in France at the age of 9. When our first child was born, everything happened naturally. It made sense that we were going to speak to him in both languages. […]
Education: “Coercion is essential to become a social being”
The cross : Do parents “psychologize” their children’s education too much? Caroline Goldman: I do not believe that this can be generalized, the fact of questioning oneself about the psychological functioning of one’s child still depends a lot on the socio-cultural environment. There are families in which we give room to the parameters of development, […]