Rita Rosenback

Author of the book "Bringing up a Bilingual Child", out in June 2014, subtitle: "Navigating the Seven Cs of Multilingual Parenting: Communication, Confidence, Commitment, Consistency, Creativity, Culture and Celebration" A how-to book for parents raising bilingual children in a family with more than one language.

I am the mother of two grown-up multilingual daughters. I was born into a bilingual family in the tiny village of Dagsmark on the west coast of Finland, in one of the Swedish speaking areas of Finland. English and Swedish are my main languages at the moment, but I instantly switch to Finnish or German and with great delight to my Finland-Swedish dialect when the opportunity presents itself.

Translator, interpreter, language teacher, university lecturer and team leader count amongst the different jobs I have had the fortune to add to my CV so far in life, and I am excited to add ‘writer’ to this list.

I now live in Derby, in the East Midlands area of England, having moved here in 1998. I am proud to say I feel strongly about both countries – I am always “going home” when travelling between Finland and England.