Comments on: The Importance of Play in Raising #BilingualKids

By: How to Nurture a Child’s Language Learning | Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:43:33 +0000

[...] from Spanglish Baby promotes the importance of play in raising bilingual kids. As she states, “They learn most of their skills through play, and language is no [...]

By: How One Woman Taught Her American Children Her Mother Tongue - The Nest Academy Learning Preschool

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 04:35:58 +0000

[...] “Raising a Bilingual Kid: Useful Do’s and Don’ts” and “The Importance of Play in Raising Bilingual Kids” [...]

By: Frances

Frances — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:21:18 +0000

I love all the ideas here, and I would love to be able to create a Spanish playgroup for my son. Sadly, I have yet to find Spanish speaking playmates for him. However, I will definitely be following your other three tips! Thank you for submitting this post to last month’s multilingual carnival! http://discoveringtheworldthroughmysonseyes.blogspot.com/2013/10/raising-multilingual-children-blogging.html

By: The One Mistake I Made Raising a Bilingual ChildSpanglishBaby™

The One Mistake I Made Raising a Bilingual ChildSpanglishBaby™ — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:14:33 +0000

[...] as young as possible. We know that we can’t force them to learn a language, but we can immerse them in ways that it will become part of their self. We know that we want to take this path for so many reasons, but most that have to do with the [...]

By: Top tips for raising a bilingual child | Multilingual Kids

Top tips for raising a bilingual child | Multilingual Kids — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:59:08 +0000

[...] SpanglishBaby: Make time for play! Use play time as language time. Schedule a bilingual play group by searching Meetup.com. Pick up [...]

By: Michelle Hernandez

Michelle Hernandez — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:08:03 +0000

That’s great to hear, I find my daughter wanting to speak Spanish mostly when she is out on the playground. I think it almost comes natural!

By: Sadie

Sadie — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 04:00:56 +0000

My father wanted me to speak and comprehend Spanish from an early age. My favorite games were El Echo Espanol (reciting back what was said in Spanish) and the perrito game (where each dog on our nightly walks had a “job”. Dance ballerina dog! Run quick dog! Bark grumpy dog!) two games that kept attention and were totally free. I am excited to try those types of games with my children in Spanish and in French!

By: SpanglishBaby: The importance of play in raising bilingual kids

SpanglishBaby: The importance of play in raising bilingual kids — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:23:48 +0000

[...] To read about 4 tips to make play an essential part of your baby’s language learning go to SpanglishBaby.com [...]

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:51:14 +0000

And play through song too! Our son is very musical and singing/playing rhymes and songs like la Arana pequeñita and Cuando se va a comprar la carne… are great for playfully engaging with him in Spanish.

By: Amy Conroy

Amy Conroy — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:26:59 +0000

couldn’t agree more whole heartedly!! right on!