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Did I Say Something I Should'nt?
Asked by A.S. from San Francisco
on April 1, 2010
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Hello,
I posted here before six months ago actually about the twin boys I nanny for part time. I was concerned about them having a possible language delay and I was w...
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- I think you took a brave leap, however, it is risky for someone working with children to tell parents about possible cognitive issues without being a professional. You...
- I don't know how elegant or inelegant your delivery was, but in principle you did the right thing if you voiced a concern that you have had for 6 months already. ...
- I have nannied for many families and think they are all the same...they don't want the nanny pointing out anything wrong with their child. They won't listen and will b...
Advice on How to Raise a Bilingual Child with Only One Bilingual Parent
Asked by C.D. from Raleigh
on March 18, 2008
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Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any advice on how to raise a child who has at least a working knowledge (if not full fluency) of a second language, when only one pare...
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- I don't have any suggestions but a cousin of mine was in the same situation. Her husband was German and she did not speak any German. He spoke to the children (always)...
- Let me first identify the voice that is speaking here. I am an ESOL (English to speakers of other languages) teacher and I was a linguistics emphasis in my masters deg...
- I think that the idea of teaching your child a second language can only help them in many areas. If you don't want the two of you to have a "secret language" that exc...
Signing Toddler Won't Speak the Words He Can Sign For
Asked by J.M. from San Diego
on December 17, 2009
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We taught our toddler son baby sign language when he was about 8-11 months, thinking that it would help him communicate and speak sooner. He can sign simple words and ...
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- Your son may just be sticking with what works, or else he may be "reverting" to try to be like the baby (babies) again. I would not regret any of it. Actually, you d...
- Don't worry! We taught our daughter to sign and she didn't start speaking early like we thought she would, but when she did, she learned fast! She is and was way ahe...
- I have to say I'm glad my kids are older - they were babies just when this sign thing started taking off, and I didn't do it. I'm glad for that. What you do is DON'T...
Raising a Child Bilingually
Asked by H.P. from Boston
on November 4, 2008
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I am a native English speaker and so is my husband. I, however, am proficient in speaking Spanish and understand the importance of knowing more than one language. I wo...
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- Hi H., we are raising our kids English/German (they are almost 3 years old and 8 months old). We have many friends that are bi- and trilingual. We have read 4 books...
- Do it! I have three kids, all being raised bilingually and everything is fine. I honestly didn't do much research on this - just went with my gut instinct, and we'...
- My suggestion is to speak only Spanish to your child. They will pick up the English from others, from TV, from playgroup, etc. You will also find that as hard as you t...
Need Advice for Toddler Speech Delay
Asked by D.O. from Chicago
on August 28, 2008
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One of my 18 month old twins has a "borderline" speech delay, which means she doesn't qualify for early intervention but she does need some extra attention. I use very...
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- The only suggestion I have is to pick a word every couple days and focus mainly on that word. My son (he was 21 months at the time)barely qualified for early interven...
- Hi! I have taken a baby sign language class with both my children and then used two videos as reinforcements and extensions to their class learnings: Baby Einstein "My...
- you can contact your local school district...they should be able to provide help for your daughter...that way she is getting specail attention & you will have some fre...
Constant Errors in School Principal's Correspondence!
Asked by R.C. from Washington DC
on April 28, 2008
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I've yet to receive correspondence from the principal at our children's elementary school that is free of grammatical errors! I'd like suggestions from others on how t...
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- Grammatical errors drive me a little nuts sometimes too, so you're not alone. Maybe you can write to the schoolboard or attend a schoolboard meeting and speak with on...
- It is big deal. Principals should be careful on how they write. Making grammatical mistakes is not a good example for our kids. I am not sure she/he will accept your r...
- I, too, would find the errors annoying, and agree that allowing such such sloppy work sets a poor example about what is expected in the real world. I rather doubt t...
Baby Signing: How Do You Feel About It? Do You Think Signing Is Beneficial?
Asked by E.L. from Los Angeles
on December 14, 2011
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What are your thoughts on baby sign Language? Have you used it? If so, how do you feel about it and do you think signing can benefit a child. This is an interesting to...
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- My older daughter took sign as her language in college. She swears all her kids will learn. :) I know little about it beyond it cuts down on communication frustratio...
- I taught my 2 daughters sign language just for fun. I didn't think to start my son on it, but now that he's been diagnosed with a speech delay, we've been stepping ...
- Did it with both kids. My oldest talked early, youngest was a little delayed but I think that's because her brother talked for her - it had nothing to do with signing...
Babies Growing up in a Bilingual Environment
Asked by M.T. from Minneapolis
on March 3, 2011
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Hi, my son, who is 16 months old, is growing up in a bilingual environment (sort of). He goes to day care (all English) 10 hours a day on weekdays, and when he's home...
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- Find a new day care provider. A bilingual environment is a wonderful experience for a child. Both my children were exposed to 2 languages at an early age. My olde...
- We have neighbors who raised their son in a German/English environment. He spoke not at all for about two years, but could obviously understand most of what he heard. ...
- Nevermind what your daycare provider has told you. Your child is primed to learn language at this stage and will pick up both languages if that is what he is exposed ...
Is There a Spanish Speaking Preschool
Asked by V. from Chicago
on September 2, 2007
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Hello Mommies.
I was wondering if anyone knew of a preschool that teaches in Spanish? I know that the earlier the children are exposed to language the better. I am ...
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- My son was enrolled in Jolly Fun House Playschools on Addison & Oriole for two years and they tought basic Spanish there. I was really happy with their overall program...
- V., The setting at Language Stars may be useful as a supplemental tool to your regular daycare. It's an immersion spanish environment. I loved it for the short ti...
- I don't know about official preschools but my kids attended a play class through Focus on the Family. It's a Catholic church organization adn was free. I believe it wa...
What Is Expected at Kindergaten?
Asked by S.H. from Los Angeles
on April 9, 2008
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Hi. My daughter will be attending kindergarten in the fall. I am curious to what is expected of children as they start kindergarten. I have heard "horror stories". My ...
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- I would try to get her into preschool as quickly as possible to try and catch up. She might have to wait an extra year to start kindergarten.
- Do not send her to ues there they suspend kids from kindetgarden is the most horrible school in la
- Years ago I taught Kindergarten in the LA Unified School District. At that time, the basic requirement, UPON GRADUATION, was that the child be able to read and write ...
