Comments on: Spanish not your native language? You can still raise bilingual kids!

By: Christina

Christina — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:05:36 +0000

I knew when I was pregnant that I wanted our son to learn Spanish. I am not a native speaker, but grew up with Spanish in my life. I started small, with flash cards when my son was @ 6 months old. then on to very easy to read books that even I could read (again, I am not a native speaker). I try to regularly say Spanish phrases to my son. He is 4 and understands lots of words. He is also in a pre school that has a Spanish class and has a couple of Spanish speaking friends in day car. We are actally both learning in this journey.

By: MegsMom

MegsMom — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:05:30 +0000

Thank you for this post and especially for mentioning some of the resources you’re using. I’m in a similar situation. I minored in Spanish and, though I’m not as fluent as I was, I am trying to raise my daughter to be bilingual. She’s in kindergarten at a Spanish immersion school and I’m so impressed with how much she’s learned in less than a school year. Helping her with her homework has even helped me with my vocabulary. The resources you mentioned will be fantastic for encouraging and reinforcing Spanish at home.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:05:42 +0000

Ahh…Thanks so much for this post. I did better teaching my kids Spanish when they were learning to talk. Now that I am the only person that speaks to them in Spanish it has gotten even more difficult and I have learned that I have to be very intentional in keeping up my practice of teaching my kids Spanish.

By: jay @ Learn Spanish Fast

jay @ Learn Spanish Fast — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:53:04 +0000

That’s great advice. It’s also a good exercise for yourself.
Some things which can also help them tremendously: listen to Spanish music, and watch Spanish movies/series/etc… With or without subtitles. You might buy them some books or magazines for kids (in Spanish). If they learn one Spanish word a day, they’ll be fluent by the time they’re 15.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:46:27 +0000

I think it's very important to be bi-lingual, so I am teaching my 5 year old daughter Spanish and I find your site very beneficial and inspiring. Thanks. .-= Dennis´s last blog ..Rocket Spanish Review =-.

By: SpanglishBaby-Ask an Expert: How to Raise a  Child from an English Speaking Home to Speak Spanish?

Mon, 11 May 2009 16:33:38 +0000

[...] One such example is our cyber-friend Karen who is learning Spanish while teaching it to her two sons. She’s so passionate about it that she writes a blog, Teaching Learning Spanish, where she shares all the Spanish language resources that she finds useful. If you haven’t yet, we suggest you read a guest post she wrote for us a couple of months ago: Spanish Not Your Native Language? You can Still Raise Bilingual Kids. [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:16:57 +0000

Thank you for the lovely comments. I was glad to do it.

Karen’s last blog post..Perdidos

By: diane

diane — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:43:10 +0000

I love how Karen is so diligent in finding motivating materials and methods for teaching kids Spanish. I’m always getting great ideas & resources from her blog. I’m exposing my kids to some Spanish and teaching them French (which I speak, but I’m a non-native.) Bilingualism is such an important life skill, and EVERYONE can find away to encourage that in their kids on whatever level they are able. Wonderful, motivating post

diane’s last blog post..Visit Boca Beth’s Blog for a Musical Spanish Giveaway

By: Ana Lilian

Ana Lilian — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:05:00 +0000

We invited Karen to post this article because we want all of you to be inspired by her hard work and commitment. That´s really all it takes and you are all truly amazing for doing it!
Gracias, Karen!!

By: Nicole aka Gidget

Nicole aka Gidget — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:58:46 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement, Karen. I’ve gotten out of practice for the last few months but it’s helpful to see how you structure Spanish into your day. I like the informal method, too.

Nicole aka Gidget’s last blog post..The Jimmies Teach Spanish Vocab!