Parents Need Not Speak Spanish in Order to Introduce it to Their Children
We are our children’s best teachers! That we know - from reading to them while still in our belly to having siblings and daddy speak to them, sing to them while still unborn to constantly communicating with our infant upon birth in a loving and predictable way. We create the little personalities that will walk our earth in years to come!
I am often times asked, “How can I give my child the gift of a second language when I don’t even speak anything more than English?” Don’t be afraid of this task I advise parents and fellow teachers or you will never want to follow through on it. In order to make it part of our daily routine WE have to love it before having the kids love it.
That’s why Boca Beth music and movies work so well. Sure, the DVDs are not the slick Baby Einstein look (not yet!) and no, we don’t profess to have your 5 year old come out as a bilingual genius ready to tackle grammar and verb conjugation! What we do here with this love of mine, this passion I have channeled into a bilingual program for youngsters is provide lots and lots of tools to introduce Spanish to English-speaking families as well as English to Spanish-speaking families! We even have tons of free resources available 24/7!
I leave for one of my favorite Conferences in two days - the FFCCHA Conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida at the Sheraton Sand Key Hotel. FFCCHAA stands for Florida Family Child Care Home Association, and these providers ROCK! Our daughter was cared for by one of these special home care providers, and she flourished. That’s why I love presenting my workshops on how easy it is to bring bilingual fun into their homes and give these little children a jump start on learning languages for a future full of cultural diversity!
Happy Educating!
Boca Beth
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