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I can’t tell you how many people still say to me, “Oh no. I want my baby to learn her English before I start any new language.” They just don’t get it, and sometimes I feel like it’s about educating the parents first, then the children!

I will tell you that a dear friend of mine, who allowed me to hold those bilingual playgroups that so many moms search for in her dance studio years ago, was asked by the teachers who in her family is Spanish because her son could not be placed in the Kindergarten Spanish class as his new Montessori school.

Neither she, nor her husband nor any relatives speak Spanish beyond the basic greetings. They were able to give the gift of Spanish as a second language through the playgroup classes and regular interaction with the new language via bilingual CDs.

You can do it, and it can be a fun part of every day, but the key is daily interaction with both English and Spanish. Make it a fun second language journey for all three of you (you will find you learn along with your child!)

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]]> By: Tricia http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/ask-an-expert-how-to-raise-a-%e2%80%a8child-from-an-english-speaking-home-to-speak-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Tricia Tue, 12 May 2009 14:07:12 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3372#comment-1416 We live in the middle of nowhere, so I drive forty-five minutes each way once a week to take my older two sons to a teacher from Argentina (we speak Spanish at home on a regular basis, too, but I'm not a native speaker so I think this is important for them). We also spend time in the summer at a Spanish camp/school in Cuernavaca, Mexico. It improves my Spanish and is a huge benefit for my boys. It is amazingly affordable, and Cuernavaca is a great city. There are probably a hundred language schools there, but we have had great experience with Chac-mool Institute. We are leaving in just three weeks to spend a month there this summer...(in fact, maybe I should be spending more time getting us organized for the trip instead of surfing my favorite bilingual websites!) We live in the middle of nowhere, so I drive forty-five minutes each way once a week to take my older two sons to a teacher from Argentina (we speak Spanish at home on a regular basis, too, but I’m not a native speaker so I think this is important for them). We also spend time in the summer at a Spanish camp/school in Cuernavaca, Mexico. It improves my Spanish and is a huge benefit for my boys. It is amazingly affordable, and Cuernavaca is a great city. There are probably a hundred language schools there, but we have had great experience with Chac-mool Institute. We are leaving in just three weeks to spend a month there this summer…(in fact, maybe I should be spending more time getting us organized for the trip instead of surfing my favorite bilingual websites!)

]]> By: Jessica http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/ask-an-expert-how-to-raise-a-%e2%80%a8child-from-an-english-speaking-home-to-speak-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-1415 Jessica Tue, 12 May 2009 00:31:27 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3372#comment-1415 Until you're able to hire the nanny or drive to a dual-language school, there's plenty you can do right at home to create a bilingual environment for your baby. Like mentioned above, watch Spanish kid shows and dvd's; play Spanish kid-friendly music cd's; read bilingual books to your baby; label things in your house; and play with your baby by naming body parts, foods and colors in English and in Spanish. Equally important is work on your own Spanish learning. You will learn a lot of Spanish yourself from the kid shows and books. Use what you learn with your baby. I could go on and on. I'm so excited for you and your family. My husband and I are monolingual who desire our children to be bilingual as well. Because of the Spanish environment we created and exposed them to, they are well on their way to becoming bilingual. ¡Buena suerte! <abbr><em>Jessica’s last blog post..<a href="http://spanish-lesson-plans-for-children.blogspot.com/2009/05/tv-and-professor-pocket.html" rel="nofollow">TV and Professor Pocket</a></em></abbr> Until you’re able to hire the nanny or drive to a dual-language school, there’s plenty you can do right at home to create a bilingual environment for your baby. Like mentioned above, watch Spanish kid shows and dvd’s; play Spanish kid-friendly music cd’s; read bilingual books to your baby; label things in your house; and play with your baby by naming body parts, foods and colors in English and in Spanish. Equally important is work on your own Spanish learning. You will learn a lot of Spanish yourself from the kid shows and books. Use what you learn with your baby. I could go on and on.
I’m so excited for you and your family. My husband and I are monolingual who desire our children to be bilingual as well. Because of the Spanish environment we created and exposed them to, they are well on their way to becoming bilingual. ¡Buena suerte!

Jessica’s last blog post..TV and Professor Pocket

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