Babble – JEANNETTE KAPLUN
“Raising bilingual kids is no easy feat but the effort is totally worth it — even when your children are old enough to answer back in more than one language!…Understanding the challenges we face to raise them bilingual in English and Spanish has allowed us to strategize on how to navigate this stage, in which our kids (who are 9 and 12 years old) are increasingly independent and question the need for fluency in a second language. We’ve shown them the research that shows the advantages of being bilingual but it’s not enough to persuade them to speak más español (more Spanish) when they think it’s cooler to stick to English…I know we aren’t the only ones facing certain obstacles with bilingualism. That’s why I decided to share the top 5 challenges I am going through with my kids…If you’re committed to bilingualism, you can overcome these challenges.”(more)