And with our baby, we’ve been speaking mostly spanish…and happily, his first word (besides, ma) was in spanish (pa…pajaro), so I tell my other kids Diego only speaks spanish. (To which my older son says, “Well, I’ll teach him English.”) But when we are with their little friends, I introduce them to Diego and say the same thing and they start breaking out what little spanish they know. and asking “how do you say….in spanish?” Plus kids don’t have a fear of talking to a baby in spanish. This encourages my own children and makes them feel proud that they can speak spanish to their brother.

I love your blog and all your tips and they’ve really helped us to remember how important being bilingual is and passing that on to our kids.