http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/ Raising bilingual and bicultural kids Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:12:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-347321 I Forgot I’m Bilingual | SpanglishBaby™ Tue, 28 May 2013 07:32:14 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-347321 [...] my farewells to my great grandmother, as I held her hand and she drifted on to the next life. Spanish is how I remember my Papi, speaking to me in his quick, sharp tone, always affirmations of his sometimes angry love. But I [...]

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-213271 Learning How to Be an American from an Immigrant | SpanglishBaby™ Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:19:39 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-213271 [...] Read: The Promise I Made to Raise my Daughter Bilingual [...]

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-197965 Why My Family is Celebrating Día de los Muertos | SpanglishBaby™ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:56:37 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-197965 [...] ofrendas and altars, I most appreciate the opportunity to honor the life of my grandfather, Papi. The promise I made to him to raise bilingual children is the reason why I embark on this journey of language immersion. He would have loved looking at [...]

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-188658 Personal Identity Project: Bilingualism - De Su Mama Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:51:28 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-188658 [...] about the {very personal} motivation behind my decision of language immersion in my recent post for SpanglishBaby {The Promise I Made To Raise My Daughter Bilingual}. Although it was difficult to write, remembering my promise to my grandfather, just hours before he [...]

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-111617 Hollienoel Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:03:28 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-111617 Wow, this was really touching and well-written. I teared up way at the BEGINNING of the post, not knowing what was to come! I am a white woman living in Miami Beach and while we are not even close to raising our daughter to be bilingual, I frequently talk to the abuelas walking my neighborhood with their grandkids, and I know my little one will know the words “preciosa”, “muneca”, “gorda”, y “chiquidita”, ha ha. She will also know enough to be friendly and polite to our Spanish-speaking community members

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-64906 I Want To Homeschool My Kids | all of me…now Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:32:24 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-64906 [...] American, past, present and future – side by side, breathing and being. Don’t get it? Read this, comments too, and then you’ll get a clear picture of what I’m babbling [...]

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-63104 Alison Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:47:36 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-63104 What a beautiful post

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-63103 Medea Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:37:49 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-63103 This is so moving. And motivating. I too promise to share my heritage language and the legacy of my grandparents with my children.

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-63102 Susan Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:49:39 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-63102 What a beautiful post! It made me think of my grandma who I loved so much. I wish she had met my children. Thank you for such a beautiful and moving post.

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2011/11/the-promise-i-made-to-raise-my-daughter-bilingual/#comment-63101 Comiendo en LA Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:04:46 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=16652#comment-63101 Muy linda tu historia y me encanta como la narras! Estoy muy de acuerdo con tu abuelo, es ideal que los niño puedan comunicarse con sus abuelos, tíos, etc, valiosos en su entorno. No sólo es una bendición crecer en una familia bilingüe, sino es el deber de los padres asegurarse que los niños practiquen los dos idiomas para un mejor futuro.

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