11/9/2023 0 Comments Dino lingo canada![]() We did it! She’s bilingual! We are awesome parents.Īfter awhile though, my daughter figured out English was easier. She would turn to my mom and blabber in Japanese, then turn to my husband and blabber in English. By the time she was two, you could never get her to shut up. We attribute this to her listening to two languages and trying to figure it all out. She didn’t say her first words until she was nearly 18 months old. My daughter (now three) was slower to begin speaking than some of her peers. No need to teach grammar or use flashcards-all you have to do is talk, and they just get it. They hear a word once, and they’ve got it. Raising bilingual children is easy because little children are naturally just amazing. It is both easier and harder than we anticipated. I am now married to a so-white-it’s-almost-blinding husband, who only speaks English, and together we are attempting to raise bilingual and bicultural children. Although my English is ten times better than my Japanese, I am grateful for the rusty bit of Japanese that I know. I was very lucky being bilingual has helped me in my education and given me neat volunteer and work opportunities. I think this is one of the most ideal ways to become bilingual-to be immersed in one language half the time, and in another the other half. I grew up bilingual because both of my parents spoke only Japanese at home, but at school, I only heard English. “I am the daughter of born-and-raised-in-Japan parents and also a proud American citizen. Of course, our children are worth every penny (at least that’s what I try to tell myself), right? Bilingual education doesn’t have to be expensive but in many cases, the things you want to do for your children does cost money. The copyright for ALL digital products remains solely with AbleLingoASL.Are you wanting your child to become bilingual? Get ready for fun… adventure… frustration… joy… and spending money □ I wrote the following for In Culture Parent magazine about raising bilingual children.By purchasing Able Lingo ASL content, you are purchasing a license to use the content, not ownership of the content. □ IMPORTANT! Don’t claim these digital files as your own. Use the digital files as part of your end product, design, or creation. □ IMPORTANT! You agree not to distribute or resell the digital file(s) contained in this download “as is”. ![]() ![]() □ DO use these digital files for POD (Print-On-Demand) projects, crafting projects, digital projects, personal projects, commercial projects, school projects, hang it on your fridge projects, etc, etc. □ DO use these digital files as an element of your projects, designs, or end products as much as you want.
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