What's your most effective strategy for supporting bilingual language development at home when only one parent is fluent? Can you share one daily habit or resource—such as dual-language bedtime reading, bilingual audio stories, or a language-immersion playdate—that moved the needle?

In our multilingual home, consistency coupled with cultural immersion has been our most powerful tool--each parent speaks their own language consistently, creating a clear language boundary for children to navigate. Our game-changer was establishing 'French Kitchen Nights' where I cook traditional recipes with my children while speaking only French, incorporating sensory experiences, cultural stories, and language learning through something deeply connective like food preparation. This creates emotional bonds with the minority language that textbooks simply can't replicate, and I've noticed my children eagerly asking questions in French when they're excited about what we're making together.