Comments on: Simple Tips for when Your Child Refuses to Use Minority Language http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/ Raising Bilingual & Bi-Cultural Children Mon, 21 May 2012 02:45:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: เจคอบ 2 ขวบ 11 เดือน กับภาษาไทยที่ถดถอย « Letters from Mae to Jakob http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-43589 เจคอบ 2 ขวบ 11 เดือน กับภาษาไทยที่ถดถอย « Letters from Mae to Jakob Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:35:09 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-43589 [...] http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-languag... [...] [...] http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-languag... [...]

]]> By: Emma http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-20836 Emma Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:15:00 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-20836 We seem to be having the reverse issue and I am finding it hard locating any information on this. My daughter attends school in Spain where we live and has been going since the age of 3. - Now 4 and a half years old. She goes from 9am to 2pm which is quite a lot of hours for language immersion. We speak only English at home and lots of her playmates outside of school speak in English. She has always heard me speak Spanish in interactions with others. She obviously only wants to hear stories in English and watch English language programmes which is not unusual. Her Spanish is practically non-existent. She cannot talk to kids at school and plays with them by miming. We had a boy home to play the other day and she uses laughter and facial expressions as well as lots of physical humour to communicate. She wants to communicate - that is not the issue, she is just not picking up the language. Her English is super strong for a 4 year old and she uses lots of complex language. Surely she has a perceived need to speak her minority language of Spanish. I was told that this might be the issue but we are perplexed. We seem to be having the reverse issue and I am finding it hard locating any information on this. My daughter attends school in Spain where we live and has been going since the age of 3. – Now 4 and a half years old. She goes from 9am to 2pm which is quite a lot of hours for language immersion. We speak only English at home and lots of her playmates outside of school speak in English. She has always heard me speak Spanish in interactions with others. She obviously only wants to hear stories in English and watch English language programmes which is not unusual. Her Spanish is practically non-existent. She cannot talk to kids at school and plays with them by miming. We had a boy home to play the other day and she uses laughter and facial expressions as well as lots of physical humour to communicate. She wants to communicate – that is not the issue, she is just not picking up the language. Her English is super strong for a 4 year old and she uses lots of complex language. Surely she has a perceived need to speak her minority language of Spanish. I was told that this might be the issue but we are perplexed.

]]> By: 4 Ways to Create a Perceived Need for the Minority Language « SpanglishBaby http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-7713 4 Ways to Create a Perceived Need for the Minority Language « SpanglishBaby Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:51:12 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-7713 [...] of the main things to do, according to bilingual experts, is to create a perceived need for the minority language. In other words, your children HAVE to feel as if they NEED to speak the minority language in order [...] [...] of the main things to do, according to bilingual experts, is to create a perceived need for the minority language. In other words, your children HAVE to feel as if they NEED to speak the minority language in order [...]

]]> By: They Will Learn English…I Promise « SpanglishBaby http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-6511 They Will Learn English…I Promise « SpanglishBaby Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:35:56 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-6511 [...] thing I am worried about is what will happen when she goes through the stage in which she’ll refuse to speak Spanish, which I know is almost [...] [...] thing I am worried about is what will happen when she goes through the stage in which she’ll refuse to speak Spanish, which I know is almost [...]

]]> By: The Beginner’s Guide to SpanglishBaby « SpanglishBaby http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-5626 The Beginner’s Guide to SpanglishBaby « SpanglishBaby Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:26:30 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-5626 [...] Simple Tips for when Your Child Refuses to Use the Minority Language [...] [...] Simple Tips for when Your Child Refuses to Use the Minority Language [...]

]]> By: It’s a Carnival: raising your child bilingually « Blogging On Bilingualism http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-2877 It’s a Carnival: raising your child bilingually « Blogging On Bilingualism Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:40:28 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-2877 [...] Roxana at SpanglishBaby shares valuable tips for the perennial question that we all have, which is: how do we get our kids to speak their minority language when they refuse or always answer in the “easier” language? This is a big frustration for a lot of parents in the bilingual community and Roxana has some solid advice about how to get around this hurdle, focused around the idea of creating a perceived need for the minority language.  It is also worth checking out a related post at SpanglishBaby that offers parents support and tips for when children refuse to use their minority language. [...] [...] Roxana at SpanglishBaby shares valuable tips for the perennial question that we all have, which is: how do we get our kids to speak their minority language when they refuse or always answer in the “easier” language? This is a big frustration for a lot of parents in the bilingual community and Roxana has some solid advice about how to get around this hurdle, focused around the idea of creating a perceived need for the minority language.  It is also worth checking out a related post at SpanglishBaby that offers parents support and tips for when children refuse to use their minority language. [...]

]]> By: SpanglishBaby - Speaking the kind of Spanglish that hurts my ears http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-2597 SpanglishBaby - Speaking the kind of Spanglish that hurts my ears Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:06:14 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-2597 [...] her usage of Spanish. Mostly, how it will affect her perceived need to speak Spanish–which, as we’ve said in the past–is one of the major pitfalls of raising a bilingual [...] [...] her usage of Spanish. Mostly, how it will affect her perceived need to speak Spanish–which, as we’ve said in the past–is one of the major pitfalls of raising a bilingual [...]

]]> By: SpanglishBaby--Raising Bilingual Sibling - Are Things Different? http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-1702 SpanglishBaby--Raising Bilingual Sibling - Are Things Different? Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:31:11 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-1702 [...] lately I’ve found myself taking my own advice - which I dished out here - with my own daughter. When she talks to me in English, I usually just tell her I don’t [...] [...] lately I’ve found myself taking my own advice – which I dished out here – with my own daughter. When she talks to me in English, I usually just tell her I don’t [...]

]]> By: Language Summer Camps http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-1625 Language Summer Camps Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:02:14 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-1625 [...] So how much can your child actually learn in one or two weeks? The truth is probably not much - although you’d be surprised. For most of you; however, who are already raising bilingual children, it can be a great source of reinforcement - especially when kids get to the age that they start refusing to speak in the target language, as we discussed in this recent post. [...] [...] So how much can your child actually learn in one or two weeks? The truth is probably not much – although you’d be surprised. For most of you; however, who are already raising bilingual children, it can be a great source of reinforcement – especially when kids get to the age that they start refusing to speak in the target language, as we discussed in this recent post. [...]

]]> By: marina k. villatoro http://spanglishbaby.com/2009/05/simple-tips-for-when-your-child-refuses-to-use-minority-language/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 marina k. villatoro Fri, 22 May 2009 18:38:10 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=3205#comment-1466 oh my god, i just realized i gave you the wrong link!!!!! i'm not sure how that happened/ here it is: http://www.travelexperta.com/2009/03/how-does-trilingual-kid-learn-english.html sorry <abbr><em>marina k. villatoro’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTravelExperta/~3/5xUX9aXjWKw/guatemala-zoo-will-suprise-you-photo.html" rel="nofollow">Guatemala Zoo Will Suprise You - Photo Friday</a></em></abbr> oh my god, i just realized i gave you the wrong link!!!!!
i’m not sure how that happened/ here it is:
http://www.travelexperta.com/2009/03/how-does-trilingual-kid-learn-english.html

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