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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...
First Duty Station with Kids!!!!
Asked by K.S. from Atlanta
on October 18, 2010
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My wife is a surgical PA joining the Active Army as a 1st LT. in summer 2012. We want our first duty station to be in Germany, but are scared to death about where we'...
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- Hey Kevin. =) Don't be nervous! It's a wonderful adventure! I spent 4 years in Nurenberg and LOVED it! My kids were 1 and 3 when we first went there and my oldest was...
- Go for it. Landsthul is not that far from Ramstein Air Base and then there is KTown. My husband was the military person and the rest were dependents and spent 8 year...
- As an adult and what I want in a school for my kids..I can't speak to education in Germany. I can say that when I was 1-6th grade, we lived in England (just a hop away...
Teaching Spanish to a Almost 3 Year Old.
Asked by T.F. from San Diego
on April 22, 2010
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My son LOVES to learn. I have never forced learning new things on him. We learn by having fun and once he loses interest we stop and move on to something else. With...
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- Unfortunately if you really want him to know Spanish, a dvd/cd/book won't do the trick. My family is from Argentina and I grew up hearing Spanish constantly and can s...
- Your son will most likely begin Spanish classes in K and first grade (mine did!). In the meantime, here's a website for expanding his español vocabulary! http://w...
- I think Muzzy DVD's would be good. I always see the commercials and it's geared for kids. I believe there are numerous languages to choose from.
Pcsing from Fort Benning GA to Mannheim Germany
Asked by S.R. from Columbus
on May 30, 2010
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Hello! My husband and I are in the process of PCSing to Mannheim. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on PCSing overseas? This is our first move with the Army so...
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- Oh my gosh, jealous! We had a great time when I was stationed at a small airbase near Landstuhl. It was years ago and the one thing I remember specific to the move is ...
- My first duty station was in Japan and my recommendation for PCS'ing overseas is to think about what you want in your express shipment and what can/should go in your '...
- I don't know anything either, this is the first time my husband and I are PCSing too. We are going to Korea in August. So if you get any info please let me know. :) Go...
Learning to Read
Asked by T.Z. from Dallas
on November 15, 2007
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My 4 yr old is ready for reading. She knows all of her letters and loves to write words I spell out for her. My question is, do any of you have a great system you have...
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- Hi, T.! I taught my son to read using headsprout.com. You download each episode as you do them, and the first 40 episodes (80 in all) cost $99. Included in this is...
- My older son learned a lot from the Leap Frog DVD's. We started with the Letter Factory, then The Word Factory and so on. He learned so much from the series. He is ...
- Hi T., I actually just got this for my little girl and she really likes it. I am also using this myself to learn chinese and japanese. http://alicefuboccia.en101.c...
Information on Army Housing in Heidelberg Germany
Asked by S.R. from Columbus
on February 8, 2010
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My husband and I recently found out that we will be PCSing to Heidelberg Germany. I was wondering if anyone had any advice or pictures OF the housing. The ArmyOneSto...
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- We used to be stationed in Sembach AB near Landstuhl. ENJOY HEIDELBERG!!! We loved visiting there. Don't know a thing about the housing, but what I will say is, it doe...
- I've been in several of the apartments in Heidelberg area, but I don't have any pictures. They are all what's called stairwell living, not bad at all. Heidelberg is ...
- I don't know anything about the army housing, but I have visited Heidelberg as a tourist and I loved it! I think you will be very happy there! It is a beautiful city...
My Mother in Law
Asked by R.P. from Tampa
on March 16, 2007
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my husband is puerto rican and so is his family. i get along with his family just fine however, since the birth of our son my mother in law constantly talks spanish to...
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- Hi, R.! I have lived for many years in Miami, so I can tell you that most people of spanish descent do not intent to hurt your feelings when they talk their language ...
- Hi R., I applaud you for taking the initiative to learn Spanish. I have to disagree with many of the others who have responded because I do not think you are ove...
- R., don't take it to the heart....i am sure if she is saying something wrong or outta place your husband will talk to his mom, however this is really good that she is ...
Bad Experience with a Foreign Exchange Student??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on September 28, 2011
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A friend of mine has a foreign exchange student. He is 15 and has been here about a month. They are planning on sending him back to his country next week.. The boy w...
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- Culture shock can be HUGE! And the first time being away from everyone you know can just shake you to your core. A friend of mine in high school went to Japan for a ...
- I have never had an experience with this but Maggies advice seems pretty right on. Give him time, there are lots of people that wet the bed due to the trama of change...
- A friend of mine hosted a student. A student that came from a LOT of money. He hated them, their house, the school--EVERYTHING. After six months he settled in and ...
English
Asked by L.G. from Eugene
on January 3, 2012
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Many times on this site we see questions written so badly it is hard to answer them. Do you think all the texting that has leaked it's way on to this and other blog s...
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- Your peeve is Capitalization, my peeve is a lot is two words!!!!!! It is a lot not alot. This drives me nuts. My children are well aware of proper writing techniques.
- I am planning on raising my son proper grammar in his writing and speech. I figured it might be the only thing, along w/proper manners, that will separate him from th...
- Let me preface this by stating that I know my grammar and punctuation is very bad. I have an 8 year old daughter who has grammar that is appropriate for her age. She u...
Child Care Concern
Asked by T.J. from Dallas
on February 26, 2008
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So I found the perfect person to watch my baby once I go back to work. My husband and I met her and her spouse and the house is clean and they are both very nice. The ...
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- I would not be so concerned with language barrier as much as I would wonder about things such as emergencies(does she know cpr/first aid)..Can she communicate if your ...
- We had a part time live in nanny Spanish speaking only with us a few months back. We loved her. She is now employed full time by my grandmother. I did not speak any Sp...
- We had this situation when one of my daughters was 6 months old. We took her out of a place because she continued getting sick and a co-worker suggested her sil who wa...
