How to Raise a Bilingual Baby When You Don't Speak the Language | Raising Bilingual Kids

Are you expecting a baby or have a young child you'd like to raise to be bilingual, but you don't speak the language you'd like to teach your child? That shouldn't stop you! You don't need to be fluent to start exposing your child to a new language. In this video I talk all about how you can get started raising a baby to be bilingual even when you aren't fluent (yet).
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[newnaturel]

I started introducing my baby French since birth. It involved lots of singing in French. I think I know all the French nursery rhymes lol I just started reading French books to my baby

[Chambers]

Very useful video from someone with the educational background in the field. I hope that you will continue to produce such high quality videos.

[tigereyes]

I'm not fluent in my native tongue but started speaking to my baby in it from birth using the OPOL method. The more I soeak the better I get and I have a tutor as well. She's the one who encouraged me not to rely on being fluent to speak and also allow myself to make mistakes. I'm now a solid intermediate and only use English when I'm nonplussed, although I base my tutoring on my daughter's growing needs. Songs and books have been great and I agree about practicing with these.

[marian]

Exactly the topic I was searching for! I want to teach my son French though I have now have about A2/B1 level French after not having used the language for several years.

[jessj]

This was very encouraging to me! I wanted to also raise my kids with German but I'm not super proficiente but enough for basic convo. This has brought me back hope that I can start that process! Thank you!

[mayra]

Great step by step guide. You really break down such a daunting task.

[axelletoupie]

This is the exact kind of account I was looking for! Thank you.

[yakultsoju]

Thank you for this video! My husband's Latino but his family never taught him Spanish and he struggled with language barrier his own community like many American children of immigrants. I am Korean and speak fluent Korean and plan to raise our child with Korean. But I always wanted to also incorporate Spanish as well so that the child can grow trilingual. And I've been learning Spanish but it's my 4th and worst language. This video energized me. Gratitude to you!

[purplefreax]

I was confused (Ftm) because I am bilingual my husband too. We both speak fluent English & fluent Spanish. We are both Mexicans&our family are from Mexico. We want our son to speak Spanish too. We been speaking to him in Spanish since birth. He is 1yrs old(18m). & he speaks a few Spanish words he understands Spanish too. But we also want him to speak English too we just don't wanna confuse him 😅. He's primarily language right now is Spanish ❤.

[AntoniaOkafor]

Thank you so much! I have two toddlers and want to start teaching them french. I learned Spanish growing up. But never past the intermediate level. So this is a first for me. I needed this exact thing. So thankful I am doing this when my kids are learning basic English too.

[mikaylaw-c]

Thanks so much! This is a great encouragement

[Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

Are you using this strategy with your children for Spanish?

[NumanSyed]

Hi, great topic! I am interested in the same process but didn't get it quite right I suppose. I missed the point where you said "PICK THREE". Can anyone please elaborate on this here? Thanks.

[FeliciaFollum]

What languages did you teach your son?

I'm only fluent in English but can get by in several. We dabble in Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi/Urdu, ASL, and several others. I'm learning Italian and speak ok Portuguese, Hindi, and sign. But I'd love for him to speak decent Hindi and Spanish...

This video is SOOO encouraging!!!

[HangLe-clpd]

thanks so much. I find it so helpful and motivated

[annajison]

Thank you very much! Very helpful tips.

[LalaaCherry]

It’s crazy you don’t have more views but I have an eight month old little girl I am not bilingual but I want to I want to be and I want to teach my daughter how to speak multiple languages as well as my 13-year-old son who is half Puerto Rican and doesn’t know Spanish, so I would really like toteach my infants and whole family so we can all become bilingual. I want to see my daughter grow up to speak eight languages at least

[jayribujanda]

My first language was Spanish & I speak fluent English & a little German. I want my son to grow up knowing all, but I definitely need help with the German

[andrewjgrimm]

10:54 Are you talking about the second person indicative (you go), or the imperative (go!)?

[saramohammed]

At any age, I can start teaching my kid languages?