tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226827899381897844.post3952299671111245075..comments2023-10-16T08:01:21.233-07:00Comments on Bilingual Fun: Taking Control of My Life with Bilingual FunMaestra Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02242227485410841913noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226827899381897844.post-79855401806440674052008-04-15T22:00:00.000-07:002008-04-15T22:00:00.000-07:00Hi there! I am a 2nd generation mexican american (...Hi there! I am a 2nd generation mexican american (and first on the other side!) who is a bit lacking in the spanish department. Kinda like Selena, I can sing it, love to hear it, but trip up on things here and there.<BR/>I would love to raise my 10-month old bilingually, and am interested in talking to you...can you email me?<BR/>pm.lupercio@gmail.com.<BR/>thanks!<BR/>by the way, i am a new Mom Blog member and was browsing the MI boards.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962628303745671244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226827899381897844.post-4985197415628501062008-04-15T04:02:00.000-07:002008-04-15T04:02:00.000-07:00This is a common problem for multilingual children...This is a common problem for multilingual children. Some families have certain rules for languages spoken inside the house vs. out in the public. For example in our family, my children did not experience this until about age 3 and we had to start to be very insistent. Now at age 6, my daughter has a sticker chart for various things and Speaking Spanish is one of them. We have our meals in Spanish, so that means she has to answer us and continue the conversation during the entire meal time in Spanish. The rewards that we give for the sticker chart are very small, but it seems to give my daughter some motivation. Also with certain family members or friends, we have told our kids that they HAVE to speak Spanish with them. No exceptions. They do a great job and don't complain at all. I have also ensured that these Spanish speaking friends and family only address our children in Spanish, so that helps too. Your son has such a wonderful opportunity to be trilingual, and I hope that you continue expose him to your languages. It is hard sometimes when we are surrounded by English, but if parents are consistent, the language will stay alive. Buena Suerte!Maestra Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242227485410841913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226827899381897844.post-10236806450160732012008-04-10T22:16:00.000-07:002008-04-10T22:16:00.000-07:00Hi--I am a new mom trying to raise a trilingual ba...Hi--<BR/><BR/>I am a new mom trying to raise a trilingual baby. I speak to our son in Spanish and my husband speaks to him in German, and we speak to each other in English. I have had a lot of people telling me that our son will start to answer us in English even if we speak to him in Spanish or German. How do you motivate your kids to actually use the language? Our baby is only 4 months, so it will be awhile before we have this challenge.<BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Stephanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057485115982387251noreply@blogger.com