How we raised bilingual kids: The ultimate 30-minute guide

[@jean-philippeplanas9682]

Outstanding. Thank you.

[@sacroyalty]

I just watched the whole thing, (do I get a prize? Jk. ) Thanks for sharing. We’re moving to Spain in February from the USA with a toddler but will probably end up in Germany or France so this video was helpful sharing your experiences.

[@firedupinfrance]

Definitely 😆 here you go: 🏆 Thanks for watching, though, truly, I hope it was useful. It has been so fun watching my kids grow up while learning their two languages. Your little one is on the path to learning even more languages - what an amazing opportunity!

[@sacroyalty]

@firedupinfrance 😂 woo!

[@willemdederde6669]

hm . . I am Dutch, grown up in Holland and still live in Holland . . . It's normal here to learn, besides Dutch, Englisch and German and, in many cases also French. It's only a 'thing' of Englisch speaking country to learn only one language . ..(France is an exeption españa también puede ser una excepción `)

[@Dylan-oy3ch]

Hi there, I think the one parent, one langauge method is the best. Just from my limited experience of course, but it’s very intuitive. Looking into the science of child development. A baby can understand the difference between two languages from the moment it’s born. Their ears have not yet been refined as ours have, therefore they can hear virtually every sound that’s open to humans. The method is simple, one parent speaks to the child in x language, and the other speaks to the child in y language. This can be expanded; say you have someone who’s always around the child, like a nanny; this nanny can speak z langauge, and it is just the same as teaching your monolingual child it’s native language. It has no trouble doing so, in the same way it has no trouble picking up multiple languages. Theoretically many languages, but in practice two to four is generally the sweet spot for early development. It’s all about environment. Adult humans learn in the exact same way as a toddler, they simply have a blocked off brain in the way a toddler doesnt. Take 25+ years of developed preconceived notions on the world compared to less than 3. Cheers for the video!

[@firedupinfrance]

@@Dylan-oy3ch thank you for your comment! Absolutely, we do this in my house, too, I always spoke to my kids in English and my husband always spoke to them in French - our respective native languages. Just seemed logical to us, but I know there are other, more complicated situations out there where it’s not as straightforward (tri-, quad- and more multi-lingual environments, families where foreign parents don’t speak their native languages to their kids in an effort to assimilate to the dominant language environment, etc.) Fascinating stuff - kids are truly incredible in their language-learning abilities - especially in early childhood 😊☺️

[@tott598]

Step 1: Move to Belgium.