http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/ask-an-expert-how-can-i-convince-my-monolingual-mother-thats-its-ok-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 http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/ask-an-expert-how-can-i-convince-my-monolingual-mother-thats-its-ok-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-8353 BethO Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:13:11 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=8565#comment-8353 I like the above suggestions very much and I also think even if your mom can’t be convinced, it’s nothing to argue about. Babies don’t talk much at first anyway. As time goes on, if Grandma feels Baby is not understanding her when she speaks in English, it just means they should spend a little more time together.
It’s amazing how much babies remember about their grandparents — even if they don’t see each other often.

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/ask-an-expert-how-can-i-convince-my-monolingual-mother-thats-its-ok-to-raise-a-bilingual-child/#comment-8342 Blanca Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:14:49 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=8565#comment-8342 Wow..I feel for you Megan. I had the same exact problem with my MIL..however, my MIL is actually bilingual! My husband and I both speak only in Spanish to our 3 year old daughter, and ever since she was a baby, my MIL has refused to speak to her in Spanish. She thinks that my daughter will have a tough time in school with her English speaking peers and she basically does not consider speaking Spanish important. I decided to just let it go…either way, my daughter has to learn English from somebody, right? Before, I’d take spanish speaking books for my MIL to read to her, but she never did that. She would actuallly translate the books into English! Don’t let her get to you and interrupt whatever method you decide to use with your child. If you value her relationship with your child, then basically just bring your child around her frequently and she’ll see that her love and attention (if it is sincere and present) is what is going to matter when it comes to developing a relationship with her grandchild…no matter what language is used. My MIL is not very sincere and i think my daughter senses that….so it’s a lost cause on my end. However, my daugher LOVES her “abuelitos” (my parents) who are sincere and authentic with the attention they give her. By the way, on my husband’s side, all of his siblings speak Spanish and none of the 12 grandchildren speak Spanish….hopefully my daughter will be the first grandchild on his side to be bilingual one day. I also think that issues such as these can by straining on a mommy and daddy relationship if you allow it to. We had to overcome a lot of hurdles when it’s come to my in-laws and this whole raising a bilingal child issue.Wow..I think I just took advantage of your posting and vented out a few frustrations! Best of luck to you..just keep a smile on your face…

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