One of the things that scared me the most about raising my son to speak three languages was that he would speak them all incorrectly. When I heard him say “parqueadero” for parking instead of estacionamiento I didn’t know what to say, I almost cried!

Now that he is 9 years old, he is making fewer and fewer mistakes and I am not worried about his misuse of words anymore. Kids just mix them as they learn and it is okay!

What do you do when your kids say something in Spanglish that is just simply horrible to your ears? How do you react? We invite you to share your kids’ “not so cute” Spanglish on Words on Wednesday discussion at SpanglishBaby Playground.

Melissa Cunningham shared her son’s “annoying Spanglish” words: “Voy a bringuer las cosas conmigo… Mom, she gasts all of our time/money/paint.”

What do you think? Join the conversation!

We are having a great time at SpanglishBaby Playground and would like to share our latest news and activities!

The exchange of bilingual books is on! The Bilingual Children’s Book Exchange Group  is having fun sharing and exchanging our kid’s books.  In its first month, the families have already sent more than 15 packages of bilingual and bicultural books all around the US! We have books for all ages from newborn and toddler to big kids who are reading stories in both languages. Children are loving it!

Also, we are having great conversations with families who recently started an immersion program in Immersion Kids: Kindergarden 2012 Group!

This week we welcomed bilingual and bicultural families from Argentina and South Africa, is so exciting to grow our familia internationally!

More amazing groups have also recently joined including Raising Filipino Families Group as well as our dear MamaYala World Cultures Group where you will find cultural educational materials.

Today we are starting a new conversation we would like you to join: SpanglishBaby Words on Wednesday where you can share your baby’s funniest, cutest, craziest Spanglish words!!

We all have a Spanglishbaby Word, what is yours? Join us and share SpanglishBaby Words on Wednesday!

See you there