Bilingual Babies – Raising Bebes Bilingues

Posted by Teacher Mom at 29 May, 2007, 7:17 pm

I am so thrilled – as a mom, as a teacher, as a mompreneur – to find continued support in the field of research and data to support what I continue to pour my heart and soul into.?

It would be like, “Wow!? Great!? I came up with a sunscreen that also kills insects on camping trips!” only to find study after study stating that the chemical used in your sunscreen also causes skin blemishes and burns to the body.? It would not be a win/win for the consumer or for you as the manufacturer, and you would have to start back at ’square one.’

So, this week, when the following report – in snippet form for us busy Mompreneurs – came across my desk I squealed, did the Mexican Hatdance and more with joy!!!

“BABIES as young as four months old can tell that their parents are bilingual by their mouth and facial movements alone, according to a new study.

Scientists from Canada have found that infants don’t need to hear the words to realise another language is being spoken in a bilingual environment.

Welsh experts last night said the research showed the importance of introducing children to a second language as early as possible.”

Well, can I tell you, that since I was “Ms. Music” in local?preschools back in 2001 I continually extolled the virtues of introducing a new language to young children as soon as possible.? The directors thought I was ‘cute and fun to have come into their center.’ and the children loved ‘Ms. Music who taught them Spanish with simple songs!’

Now the studies out of Cambridge and Texas and Harvard and Georgetown and Wales all claim that the philosophy of “the earlier, the better” (when it comes to introducing a new language to?young children) is THE philosophy of this decade!

So – do it this summer and do it now……..Find a way to give your child the gift of a second language!? ….. Read on for a little more detail of why babies really can get it!!!!!!!!!!

“It is important that parents and carers are enthusiastic and approach it as a fun thing through play, facial expressions, smiles and body language. Children can easily pick up two languages.

“Parents have got to give it a go. Even if they only have a little bit of Welsh like greetings or times of day then they should try to use it. If they do they find they will build confidence.”

Soooo…..amigas……..Happy Summer!? Happy Having the Children Home! and Happy Expanding Their Minds as We Grow Our Businesses!

Happy Educating!? ?Sea feliz educando!

Boca Beth?

 

 

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One Response to “Bilingual Babies – Raising Bebes Bilingues”


BloggingMommy June 1, 2007

I couldn’t agree more. We live in San Diego, muy cerca a Mexico, so I’ve considered a second language as a must for my children. We’ve introduced three: English, Spanish, and ASL. In our house, the languages blend, I was fluent at one point (dreamt in Spanish even), but went years without using it. Having children is bringing it back for me, and I teach them as much as I can, even if it’s just vocabulary words.

Next year, we are keeping our fingers crossed that our daughter can get into a Spanish Immersion program for kindergarten and first grade. What a bonus, to be able to learn the language when it is still easy to pick it up, when you can still master the accent.

I think you are onto a really great thing with your biz, especially as the world gets more “global”. My dad always told me that learning computers would put me ahead of the curve for my generation, I feel that way about learning a second language for our children’s generation.