Raising bub to be bilingual can be a challenge. Sarah shares her story.

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I will teach DS signed english, we do not have any deaf people in either family, but I have deaf friends. I was going to teach him in conjunction with english at the start, but he became unwell (not seriously) but I wasn't coping, so I stopped signing to him. I will start with bub from birth, and hope DS catches on a bit smile

We made a decision long before we had kids that they would learn english first and once they had a good grasp of that then we would look at them learning korean.
I know people say the younger they are the easier it is but we think that htey have enough to deal with at this stage in their lives!
My inlaws have basic english skills and the only person who doesn't speak english who my children ever see is my DF's grandmother and that is only twice a year if that!
If my children never learn korean I have no problem with that and all DF wants is for them to maybe go to after school korean classes and if they don't like it then they don't have to continue it.
Both DF and his brother were born in Korea and spoke korean fluently as their first language but now both choose to speak english as you have to speak the language you are surrounded by.
Even when alone, they speak english to each other.
P.S. I don't know how people can live in a country for 25 years and not speak the common language of that country. I would go insane!

Double!!!

I hope to teach all of my children Sign, we have a Baby with a cleft lip and Palate and it has Affected his hearing, and even though it is not permanent we know of others who are deaf and i think it would be the best second language we can offer our children because with sign comes an understanding of other people that they would otherwise never get to truly interact with.

As well as sign i am encouraging my children to choose other langauges to lear fluently as when they are older this can help with career paths and even travel which i hope all my children do.

Raising bub to be bilingual can be a challenge. Sarah shares her story.

Read the full blog post: Are you raising your bub to be bilingual?

We have three kids - and I do have to admit that raising them bilingual is much easier if both parents speak the "foreign" language - but I have seen pretty impressive results in one parent one language families.
I coordinate German Classes for Kids in Sydney because I am very passionate about bilingualism. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give your kids. They grow up to really understand two (or more) cultures.
Every child takes it differently. Whereas my oldest son reads and writes perfectly in both languages, the middle one refuses to read German.
On top of that we have the apparently rare but added bonus, that our kids speak German to each other. This gives me hope for the teenage years and beyond.

well were trying to its a little hard when every 1 around us speek mainly english though.

My daughter is 22 months old and understands and speaks 3 languages . Her speech wasnt delayed . She is actually saying more words then other kids in her age group , i guess it's differnt for every child though . smile

My 2 yr old son has very good english vocab for his age. I try and put in some of my native language (Maori) in his vocab so he is familiar with the sounds. My husband speaks fluent Fijian. Sometimes I catch my son imitating the Fijian lingo when my hubby is on the phone. Looks like he might end up being Tri-lingual.....LOL

I grew up speaking in Russian at home, so it's been easy for me to remember to speak to my little one in Russian while my husband (who doesn't speak Russian) speaks to him in English. He's actually picked up on some Russian himself, this way. Our 16 month old doesnt say any words yet except 'mama' while my niece who is 14 months old can already say a few words (I suppose it's a little easier for her as both her parents speak Russian with her), but then, every child develops their speech at their own pace as well!

Don't give up Mel_Shaw82. My baby girl has cleft lip and some hearing loss too. I still sing her Chinese, French and Japanese nursery rhymes everyday. She actually enjoys seeing my facial expressions and I believe this will motivate her to learn.