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| I am so teaching my son Spanish and/or Mandarin as soon as I can. It is going to be so important for him to know those languages in the future. |
| posted by Jaxon on 10/15/2007 08:56 AM |
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| Ultimately, I'm not going to force my kids to learn anything. If they want to learn a second language, awesome! If not, trying to force them would only cause themselves and me suffering. |
| posted by Indigo Ottyr on 10/19/2007 02:57 AM |
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I was taught how to speak Italian and Croatian before I spoke English as a child and I would like my son to learn as well.
If it works it works, if it doesn't well I can always try and if it ends up not working I won't lose sleep over it.
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| posted by Renata on 10/19/2007 01:49 PM |
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| My husband is from Argentina so I would like my kids to learn Spanish even if he speaks English very very well because his family still speak only Spanish, and I want them to be able to talk to them. |
| posted by Jennie on 10/23/2007 01:17 PM |
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| I am teaching my child sign language and I will start with spanish as soon as he starts speaking. I wouldn't mind him learning German either. I think for the children that are in school that can not speak either a word of English or speak words at all I feel if my son can make them a friend that would brighten their day. I believe everyone should have a friend and if my son can understand them they both gain a friend. |
| posted by Toni on 11/02/2007 11:17 PM |
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| My daughter is learning Spanish, Japanese and Sign language. Not because I'm forcing it, because she wants to. |
| posted by Jessie on 11/16/2007 02:52 PM |
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| My daughter is of mixed heritage, and her Grandma speaks to her in Spanish. I would love for her to learn Spanish well and at a young age, because it is a part of who she is. It would also be good for her in the future to be bilingual. |
| posted by Bethany on 11/17/2007 12:25 PM |
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| Anymore these days, there is always a different language being spoken in our country. I think it is necessary if you plan to travel outside the country where it is needed. It is always nice to learn something new, and if it helps you, then better yet. |
| posted by Roxanne on 11/26/2007 12:44 PM |
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| learning a different language is always a good thing....i dont force but they pick it up from dora and diego and stuff like that....not too mention we are from florida so spanish would be a good thng to learn |
| posted by Bobbi on 01/24/2008 10:23 AM |
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I am Italian, and I talk to my baby in Italian. I definately want him to learn since half of his family only speaks Italian!
I ordered some bilingual toys for him I am sure it will help.
Languages are essential, the more you know the better it is.
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| posted by Lucia on 02/04/2008 08:24 AM |
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| you cant go anywhere now without having some one speak to you in another language. so if my child is learning it then i want to as well so if they decide to yell at me in one language i will know what their saying. plus when you are trying to get a job its always a + if you are bilingual. and that would be good for both of us. but thatsway down the line with the job thing their still really young |
| posted by Angela on 02/06/2008 04:24 PM |
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| I feel it is important for my children to learn Spanish because their Grandfather only speaks Spanish and I want them to be able to communicate with him. It is much easier for them to become bilingual at a young age then to wait until they are older. It will open doors later in life if they are bilingual. |
| posted by Toni on 02/22/2008 01:23 PM |
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| I want my children to be able to communicate to all people.my husband is cuban and speaks spanish with his family.That would be great for my children and not to metion the hispanic populaion is rising.I will not push but slowly introduce new words.If they persue it as they grow then awesome if not thats fine too! |
| posted by nicole on 03/04/2008 01:21 PM |
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| Children often learn second languages in school but sometimes kids with certain learning styles/disabilities struggle with learning a second language (no matter what age you teach it to them). Therefore, I don't recommend forcing a child to learn a second language, especially if that child struggles with it from the beginning. |
| posted by Heather on 03/08/2008 08:26 PM |
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| where we live at there are many people who speak only spanish. Almost every job opportunity available wants bilingual only. we feel that if our kids learn another language, especially spanish it will benefit them greatly. besides as parents we have our children do alot of stuff that they don't want to do such as try foods, go to bed, go to school..etc why not have them learn a new language. I doubt they'll hate me for it later in life. |
| posted by Tami on 03/11/2008 10:47 PM |
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| since we speak more than one language in our home it seems pretty important to us |
| posted by shakti mama on 03/19/2008 02:54 AM |
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| The plan is for me to speak English to our son and for my husband to speak to him in Thai. We'll see how it goes... |
| posted by Sarah on 04/17/2008 02:58 PM |
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| My husband is from Austria and we are planning on moving there in a couple of years. So, teaching our daughter german is very important and it will help me learn as well. |
| posted by Sara on 08/29/2008 09:55 AM |
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| I speak Spanish to her and my husband English, she will bilingual . We are planning that she learn a third one, but we don't know which. |
| posted by Maria on 08/29/2008 02:30 PM |
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My children speak both spanish and english, spanish was taught to them as the primary language and english is secondary, so at home we only speak spanish and they know this rule, but outside of home its a mix of spanish and english
I feel it will help them nthe future to be able to be biligual, and know of their heritage. |
| posted by Sandra on 11/11/2008 01:09 PM |
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| Besides knowing your own native language, i do think its important and at an advantage if one learns a second language therefore i would encourage my child(ren) to learn French as we live in Canada :> |
| posted by Shama on 02/06/2009 11:41 AM |
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| My Husband is Portuguese so i am hoping that he will teach my daughter as she gets older. I on the other hand only speak english. Maybe I can learn portuguese with her. |
| posted by Sandy on 02/21/2009 06:38 PM |
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| If they are started on it early on they dont even know any better and it can only be helpful and bebeficial for them in their future, it is not forcing them. Especially with our economy today for where we live in Oregon and CA there are many Hispanics, to learn spanish only makes sense and more and more jobs are requiring a second language like spanish to be spoken because with our country we have so many immigrants. |
| posted by ashley on 03/06/2009 03:00 PM |
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| I hope my children want to learn a second language. I took 3 years of Spanish in high school. |
| posted by Stefani on 03/18/2009 11:42 AM |
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| I am teaching my son ASL so he can talk with his cousin who is Deaf. So it is very important to me. |
| posted by Shanelle on 07/20/2009 03:22 PM |
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| I am brazilian and I speak portuguese to my son. When my husband is at home, we speak English. I hope Benjamin learns both languages. It is very important to me that he speaks portuguese, because I want him to be able to comunicate w/ part of our family that lives in Brazil. |
| posted by Ana on 01/03/2010 03:16 PM |
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| anaika is now learning to talk ,but when the time come and she is able to do it then i will try |
| posted by Camille on 05/07/2011 06:17 PM |
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| I'd like for my child to learn spanish as well as any language he comes in contact with but was told that it's best if he either learns it from a native speaker or just someone else because it would throw him off if I suddenly started speaking another language. |
| posted by Amber on 05/26/2012 01:00 PM |
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