dual language mommies

If you speak more than one language, which language are you teaching you baby first. I speak spanish and was taught spanish first, i wanted to do this with my baby.

Message edited 7/21/2006 10:44:46 AM.

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DH & I speak fluent in Spanish but we will be teaching him English first and as he gets a little older then we will start speaking to him in Spanish.

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I have read that wither you should teach them both at once like Baby, this is a table or la mesa. OR have one parent speak Spanish and one speak English. I would love to teach my future children two languages but I only know restaurant Spanish(as you can see from my example-ask me napkin, fork I know em, anything else not so much)

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The best thing to do is to have one parent speak in English, the other in Spanish (or whatever the second language will be)


You could also have grandparents speak in their native language if neither parent is fluent

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It's important not to confuse the child, which could seriouslly hamper it's speech/ language functioning. If the child starts to speak in sentences that are in English and Spanish you should switch to all English.

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I was also taught Spanish first. My grandmother who cares for my son all day, only speaks to him in Spanish. My mom, dad and grandpa only speak to him in Spanish too. I speak to him in both English and Spanish. Dh in English and Greek. DH's parents speak to him in mostly Greek. He's going to be one consfused kid But we would really want him to learn both Spanish and Greek.

Message edited 7/21/2006 11:46:31 AM.

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Posted by Stacey1403

The best thing to do is to have one parent speak in English, the other in Spanish (or whatever the second language will be)


You could also have grandparents speak in their native language if neither parent is fluent