The WHY Matters
Hey friends, this is Jessica and Will from WorldTowning. You’re listening to the podcast that shares the highs, the lows, and the “what the heck just happened” of our decade-long full-time travel lifestyle and how it has changed us. On The WHY Matters, we dig deep into the WHY behind our choices and the positive results they leave. If you are ready to spread your wings, have a laugh, and take the insights of full-time travelers into your everyday life, then this podcast is for you.
The WHY Matters
#44 - Raising Trilingual Kids: The Real Cost, Chaos, and Magic of Multilingual Living
In this episode of The WHY Matters Podcast, Will and I unpack one of the most asked questions we get as full-time traveling parents — how on earth did our kids become trilingual?
What started as a simple desire to expose our children to different cultures turned into a years-long journey through French immersion programs, homeschooling abroad, and more than a few unforgettable (and painful) teacher experiences. From Boston to Costa Rica to France, we share the real story behind raising multilingual kids — what worked, what didn’t, and what it really costs (financially and emotionally).
@04:18 – Why we believe language is the bridge between worlds
@08:14 – The surprising lifelong benefits of learning a second (or third) language
@18:24 – How we accidentally discovered France’s free immersion education system
@27:42 – What we paid at each stage — from $580/month preschool to free public school abroad
@43:11 – The honest truth about bad teachers, language tears, and firing tutors
@59:20 – Myth-busting: why kids don’t just “pick up” a language on the playground
@1:10:45 – Our biggest takeaways and why giving your child another language is the best gift you’ll ever give
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