Community› The Bump Message Boards› Pregnant after a Loss
Pregnant after a Loss
New Discussion

Anyone looking into bilingual education for babies?

vlewis515vlewis515 member
in Pregnant after a Loss
I know earlier is better, but unfortunately this half-Mexican was never taught Spanish growing up. So now I have very basic knowledge from school and some Ive picked up just from my job and living in TX (you can't live here and not know some Spanish!). So basically I understand it but don't really speak it, DH knows French about the same which has been helpful, he's got a prety good understanding of spanish because of it. But I'm determined for Jackson to speak spanish, anyone else looking into any kind of bilingual classes? All I'm coming up with so far is to have everyone I know that speaks Spanish to speak only in Spanish to him. But that's kinda slim-pickens because my Dad (who is my Mexican half) didn't learn until he was in high school. So he'll do it but he'll slip into Spanglish a lot since he doesn't think in Spanish. My grandma ( Mexican side) is against being bilingual so she will probably refuse and only speak to him in English. Plus DH and I are going to start using Rosetta Stone and hope for best! Any other ideas?
Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
Report Reply to Post

Re: Anyone looking into bilingual education for babies?

  • CoastieWife08CoastieWife08

    If you're looking into in-home child care, you can try and find someone bilingual and request they only speak to your child in Spanish.  Our friends did this (although their nanny was French) and the children picked up on the 2nd language very easily.

    It's amazing how quickly they pick it up, though.  DD can already count from 1-10 in Spanish and say a bunch of phrases thanks to simply watching Dora.  Which, I know, isn't serious practice and doesn't count as anything even remotely close to "learning" a 2nd language.

    We do, however, plan on enrolling her in an after-school Spanish or French program once she enters kindergarten.

    Bunny 05.2008//mc 9.2009//Bubba 07.2010//mc 10.2011//
    Bloggin' It
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • vlewis515vlewis515 member
    Well we'll kind of have the child care route taken care of, Mom and Dad are watching him 3 days a week , so he'll have Dad to speak Spanish or Spanglish at least. The 4th day my sister will have him and she's back together with her ex husband who speaks spanish too so Frank can speak to him. The other 3 days a week he'll be with me and/or DH. I just wish DH and I spoke more that we could go back and forth, hopefully we'll pick up more and everyone that speaks it will do that and not revert to English!
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • JenPVHJenPVH

    I know this is a very different scenario... I will be teaching my baby American Sign Language from the start.  I am not using shorthand signs or baby sign but the full language.  My DH will be focusing on English and pronunciations.  All in all, both DH and I will use both ASL and English in day to day basis. 

     I am not sure about classes but an idea is for you to learn Spanish along with your baby together.  Otherwise, if a language is not being used, it can easily be forgotten.

     

    Report Reply
  • luvsbunnyluvsbunny member

    I am brazilian and will teach mybaby portuguese. to help, I also got books in portuguese and videos too (like all disney movies but dubbed in Portuguese)

    I also wrote the translation in some books so dh can read in portuguese and teach her too :)

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Addicted2thenotAddicted2thenot member
    DS takes Spanish classes twice a week He is so proud of himself when he gets the opportunity to use it.
    image
    Summer 2011
    Lilypie Kids Birthday tickers Lilypie Second Birthday tickers ~early M/C 4/09 ~ Ectopic 6/09~ BFP 11/09~
    Report Reply
  • kellieokkellieok
    Yes, we are thinking about Japanese or Hawaiian. If he'll be able to get into Kamehameha then it will be Hawaiian but if not then we may put him In Japanese school. It depends because I know DH wants him to play sports so we have to see when the time comes.
    BFP #1: 10/17/08 EDD: 6/24/09-missed m/c; d&c on 12/8/08 BFP #2: 11/7/09 EDD: 7/15/10-Cabe born on 7/9/10 BFP #3: 10/7/11 EDD: 6/20/12 Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Pregnancy Ticker A Butterfly lies beside us like a sunbeam and for a brief moment, its beauty and glory belong to our world. But then it flies on again. And though we wish it could have stayed we feel so lucky to have seen it. In loving memory of MrsTyson's precious Julia.
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"