Questions & Answers for Parents

No. Speak to your child in the language you feel safe and authentic in.
Children sense authenticity – this is how trust, security and language skills develop.

Not necessarily. Clarity is important – not strictness.
"One person – one language" works well, but everyday situations can also mix languages. The main thing is that your child hears both languages ​​regularly.

This is completely normal. This "code-switching" shows that your child is actively using the languages.
Instead of correcting, simply repeat the word in your own language:

Child: "I want to watch another cartoon."
You: "Ah, you mean the cartoon!"

This is how it learns – completely without pressure.

Stay calm. Your child will understand you anyway – and that's the first step.
Continue speaking your family language, show enjoyment of it, and provide opportunities to use it: with relatives, through music or stories.

Make language visible: books on a shelf, words on the wall, a song in the car.
Celebrate the fact that your home speaks more than one language.
This way, multilingualism becomes part of your family culture – not just your everyday life.

Many parents cannot read Arabic script. The transliteration translates the pronunciation into Latin letters – making reading aloud in Dari or Pashto easy and natural.

Ideally, this should be done as a shared ritual – for example, as a bedtime story or on weekends. Reading together strengthens language skills, closeness, and the feeling of belonging.

Yes. Phonetic transcription allows you to read the texts aloud, even if you don't know the written form. This makes multilingualism a natural part of everyday life.

The book tells the story of a group of birds who set out in search of the legendary Simorgh – and discover that the light they seek shines within themselves. A poetic tale of courage, community, and self-confidence.

Simorgh is available in Dari, Pashto and German, each with phonetic transcription so you can read it aloud even without knowledge of how to read.

Theo is a little lion who learns about his anger. On his journey, he meets animals who show him how to recognize, understand, and transform feelings – a story about emotions, courage, and compassion.

Feelings sound different in every language. Translation helps families name emotions in their native language – this strengthens emotional bonds and expressiveness.