Bi-Lingual

[RO_AH 1,685]

I am just curious about language. We are expecting a baby in mid June and for the 6-8 months will mostly hear people speaking Tagalog. Once the visa is approved our baby will be here hearing mostly english. I hear it is easiest for children to learn languages at a young age and I want our child to be fluent in English and Tagalog.

 

For those with bi-lingual kids, what did you do? How well did your kids handle it?

[payxibka 10,048]

16 minutes ago, RO_AH said:

I am just curious about language. We are expecting a baby in mid June and for the 6-8 months will mostly hear people speaking Tagalog. Once the visa is approved our baby will be here hearing mostly english. I hear it is easiest for children to learn languages at a young age and I want our child to be fluent in English and Tagalog.

 

For those with bi-lingual kids, what did you do? How well did your kids handle it?

My daughter hears only Russian at home and English in school or when she is with me.  She understands Russian very well and is speaking well enough to be able to have a conversation with her grandparents.

 

There is no doubt that the younger the child is the easier it will be to learn language

[mangkanor 1]

talk to your baby in Tagalog at early age. Believe me they learn fast at school when talking to their classmates and friends.

[Brian&Larissa 73]

When my family came, 2 step-daughters, teenager and a 6 year old, their adoption of the English language was very quick.  The older was taking English in school for 10 years, but native vs scholastic is very different!  She adapted awesomely!  The 6 year old....when she started school she had no English.  When we enrolled her in school she was placed in ESL...no problem!  This was August....by October she was speaking very good English and has advanced to the point where she is completely fluent...no more ESL after 2 years of it to understanding her native language, but not wanting to speak...even though it is HEAVILY encouraged by her mother and me(native English speaker).  The older goes back and forth between both languages like a pro!  

My suggestion, as your child is so your, would be one speak only English and one speak only Tagalog.  When the child is older, they respond in the according language!

Good luck!  This is a good problem to have!

[kris&me 572]

our daughter knows 5 languages

and learned alll at an early age 

she has chhinese grandparents and speaks to them in Madrian Chinese

my husband speaks to her in Spanish

i speak in English

her babysitter is Phillipine woman and she can speak quite well to her

the other is mix of 2 Indain langauges as i am part Iriqois and she likes the Navajo language from learning about Windtalkers

 

 

 

[payxibka 10,048]

My daughter typically responds back to her mother in Russian unless she thinks it is a conversation I should know about, and then she will respond in English.  

[RO_AH 1,685]

30 minutes ago, payxibka said:

My daughter typically responds back to her mother in Russian unless she thinks it is a conversation I should know about, and then she will respond in English.  

I never thought about that...They can plot against me

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, RO_AH said:

I am just curious about language. We are expecting a baby in mid June and for the 6-8 months will mostly hear people speaking Tagalog. Once the visa is approved our baby will be here hearing mostly english. I hear it is easiest for children to learn languages at a young age and I want our child to be fluent in English and Tagalog.

 

For those with bi-lingual kids, what did you do? How well did your kids handle it?

My wife teaches our kids Bisaya  because that is her language and they also are able to understand Tagalog as well due to having it on all day at the house. 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

47 minutes ago, RO_AH said:

I never thought about that...They can plot against me

Not if you learn the language 

[RO_AH 1,685]

Just now, Orangesapples said:

Not if you learn the language 

I understand a lot of words so I can pick up a lot of what is being said but I am still far from fluent. I will get better