Comments on: Why It Takes a Nonconformist to Raise A Bilingual Child http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/ Raising bilingual and bicultural kids Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:12:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Calling All Village Idiots! (It Takes A Village Ya Know?) « Nanny Naturale's Yogi Care http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-137080 Calling All Village Idiots! (It Takes A Village Ya Know?) « Nanny Naturale's Yogi Care Fri, 25 May 2012 19:12:57 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-137080 [...] SpanglishBaby.com they asked rather it takes a Non-Conformist to Raise A Bilingual Child?  Pretty obviously it [...]

]]> By: Jill@MomsGoneGlobal http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-136613 Jill@MomsGoneGlobal Thu, 24 May 2012 16:43:25 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-136613 Great post! I consider my status as a nonconformist a badge of honor! Having said that, raising children with more than one language is very difficult when you do not live near an immersion school or in a community with a multilingual support system. Like you, I persevere by constantly seeking out language education opportunities and multicultural experiences because I know that it will enrich our children’s lives, and hopefully contribute to a more peaceful and interconnected world.

]]> By: Ana Gaby http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-132895 Ana Gaby Wed, 16 May 2012 14:14:18 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-132895 What a great read! I can absolutely relate to you in that I’m a nonconformist. It’s a big challenge being overseas where the English is bad and the Spanish is non-existent. However, I’m doing my best to raise my two boys in a bilingual, sometimes trilingual environment. I just started a Spanish speaking playgroup here in Indonesia and so far I can see my two year old making progress and being much more motivated to speak in Spanish.

]]> By: Ana Flores http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-132447 Ana Flores Tue, 15 May 2012 16:39:03 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-132447 Exactly! Once you know the benefits there´s no turning back! Good for you for getting informed and sticking to it

]]> By: Erik H. http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-132430 Erik H. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:02:03 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-132430 I have a question…I’m african-american and my fiancee is mexican, and we’re planning a family. She is fully bilingual and I have been trying to learn spanish for 2.5 years with extreme difficulty, having tried just about everything in the book. I’m 40 and she is 35. Despite my insistence that I’m too old to learn, she and a lot of others are pushing me. I’m really learning so that I can communicate with her family. My question is this…we want to raise our future children to be bilingual, and I’ve been reading the studies where one parent speaks in spanish and the other parent speaks in english. If our child picks up spanish more quicker than english, linguistically-speaking, is there a chance that I may not understand my child fully because I haven’t quite mastered spanish yet? This is all new to me so I would love some good advice.

]]> By: Kathleen http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-132360 Kathleen Tue, 15 May 2012 12:44:51 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-132360 Never considered myself a nonconformist until I read your article :) Most of my family and friends are very supportive of my daughters dual language immersion..but I do get an occasional negative comments..”How is she going to learn english??”

I did a lot of research and talked to a countless number of people before I made the decision to have my daughter go this route. I feel like the decision was easy and sometimes it’s hard for me to understand why people don’t realize just how good it is!!

]]> By: Gale http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-132097 Gale Mon, 14 May 2012 20:11:30 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-132097 PS: Almost missed it…they also have a child’s first spanish Alphabet coloring pages:
http://www.doverpublications.com/sampler/0302/children13.htm

]]> By: Gale http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-132096 Gale Mon, 14 May 2012 20:09:48 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-132096 Hi! This is a little off topic, but they had some free printable construction themed coloring pages over at Dover (they usually leave their samples up about a month). Thought I’d share:
http://www.doverpublications.com/sampler/0302/sample81.htm

]]> By: Tracy López http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-132076 Tracy López Mon, 14 May 2012 18:34:43 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-132076 As a woman who married a guy she could hardly communicate with and then went on to adopt a language and culture which I now raise my children in despite the strange looks and comments, I think I definitely qualify for this non-conformist gang you’re organizing jajaja ;)

Love the photo BTW!

]]> By: Ana Flores http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/05/why-it-takes-a-nonconformist-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-132067 Ana Flores Mon, 14 May 2012 17:43:18 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=23090#comment-132067 We need to get tees made! ;)

I just have a nagging fear that way too many parents give up in raising bilinguals because of what others think or advice them to do.
I´m glad you´re not one of them!!!

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