Babies/Children Can Relate to Bilingual Home/Parents
Funny! You invest your time, your heart, your energy, your passion, your family’s home equity line of credit (Thanks Dennis!) and so much more in something you so believe in it hurts sometimes to express it………….
Then along comes study after study that seems to prove what you are doing, what you have believed in for so long really is true, really does work, really can make a difference.
Such is the case with this Google Alert / News Release out of Wales just this past week. Please read a few snippets of it:
Babies can tell if parents are bilingual
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May 26 2007 |
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by Abbie Wightwick, Western Mail |
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BABIES as young as four months old can tell that their parents are bilingual by their mouth and facial movements alone, according to a new study. Scientists from Canada have found that infants don’t need to hear the words to realise another language is being spoken in a bilingual environment. Welsh experts last night said the research showed the importance of introducing children to a second language as early as possible. The researchers from the University of British Columbia, meanwhile, also suggested the warning “use it or lose it” may be true. |
This is all so great, so cool, so wonderful, and read what they closed out saying:
“It is important that parents and carers are enthusiastic and approach it as a fun thing through play, facial expressions, smiles and body language. Children can easily pick up two languages.
“Parents have got to give it a go. Even if they only have a little bit of Welsh like greetings or times of day then they should try to use it. If they do they find they will build confidence.”
Soooooooooo parents, teachers, caregivers, family members - use the free tools we give you on our web site. Make second language learning happen and happen today with those babies/bebes in your lives.
Happy Educating! ¡Sea feliz educando!
Boca Beth
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