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15 hours ago, mumto2 said:
I have no idea how it all turned out but when my kids were young they spent a great deal of time with a little boy(he was around two) who was being taught, in his case living in, three languages. He was a sweetie who happily gave me a new word for what he needed if he was using his Portuguese. He went to school in the US for elementary then moved to Quebec for the rest of his education. So I know he is fluent in terms of reading and writing in two of his languages. His mother was a translator and worked using five languages.......
Wow! He inherited her brilliance)
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On 3/17/2020 at 11:20 AM, Æthelthryth the Texan said:
What is getting me, locally news wise, is they are acting like PS kids being home for 4 weeks and doing a math sheet IS homeschooling. It's not homeschooling. They're making it sound simple and trite. That's what I can pinpoint personally. Cancelling school and having teacher directed worksheets at home for a month is NOT the same thing as taking charge of your child's education and intentionally directing it, and being involved within it, which is what constitutes homeschooling in my book. (ETA- generally speaking).
I agree with every word you wrote! Just doing homework is not even studying (just a part of it), it's just exercising in order not to forget sth or remember!
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31 minutes ago, lulalu said:
That is normal to confuse in talking and reading between languages.
I am glad we waited and did learning to read in one language first then moved on to the next.
The family will figure it out. The brain can do a lot. The child will be fine and work it all out it just may take more time than a monolinguist.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
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4 hours ago, CuriousMomof3 said:
That's a pretty common situation. Parents can talk to each other in English, and still talk to their kid in their native tongue. Later, when the kid is older and there are more conversations, then obviously they're going to want to use English when everyone is talking, but when they're little it's possible to have almost all of the speech that's directed to the child in the native language.
True! But as for reading and writing, is it sensible to learn the kid read and write in all 3 languages?
The thing is it's seen to be too much load on a child. She must be struggling learning so much, or at least often confused
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5 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Feeling a bit stressed.
Picked up dinner from Chipotle
Reading helps to distract me from anxiety and stress
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On 1/29/2020 at 6:19 AM, Matryoshka said:
I think it's time to get a new blender. The one I own is I think from the 1970's. Dh had it when we got married, and it's Harvest Gold. 😮 I think his mom probably gave him an old one of hers, lol. It still works, but it's not built to do things like the new heavy-duty ones do, and I think I want one that can really blend stuff. I've been on a healthier diet and have been seeing a lot of recipes that ask for one of those blenders - if it's a larger batch I've been using my food processor instead, but for smaller amounts it doesn't work. I'm sure a Vitamix would work, but isn't that $$$$? How about the NutriBullet thingies? Are there other brands that can do the job and not break the bank? This would still be far from daily use, but I want something that will really puree things smooth when I need it to - like nuts or frozen bananas.
What is your budget limit?
I've purchased a new one and did a massive research before paying, so let me know some of your preferences and limits, I think I may be helpful as I still have some info saved
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On 3/22/2020 at 11:43 AM, CuriousMomof3 said:
Sure, we live near a couple places that are destinations for international workers, and I've taught plenty of trilingual kids, including kids with disabilities. It works fine, and sharing your language with your kids is a powerful thing.
My suggestion would be to do just Russian and Spanish for as long as possible, and let English come from school. If they work, then trying to find Russian or Spanish childcare would be great, but otherwise, just let English come from daycare.
See your point, but parents can only communicate with each other in English as they don't know the languages of each other.
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I know that bilinguals are a common case, but they still one dominant language. However, with 3 languages it's dubious that a child could be well in both non-dominant language
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My friends, who are a russian girl and a spanish guy living in the US, try to raise their daugter in 3 languages: russian, spain and english.
Is it real to succeed in their goals? I'm really intrested to hear different opinions and reasoning
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On 11/30/2019 at 3:01 AM, Monica_in_Switzerland said:
I disagree. You need to continue speaking English to your child, and your husband needs to continue speaking to him entirely in Spanish. This is a method called OPOL (one parent one language) and you can google that for more information. Expose him to Spanish as often as possible, ideally in high-interest ways like Spanish speaking playgroups and friends, and perhaps cousins or in-laws. TV exposure in Spanish is not shown to be effective for language learning, especially at young ages. So while it might be a good idea to turn on a tv program as Spanish, don't count it as "face time" with a Spanish speaker.
I do not recommend teaching reading in both languages at the same time. Start with reading in English, which is the harder language to read in. He can get through certain basic, transferrable skills- like blending, sounding out, etc- in his stronger language. He can then learn to read in Spanish very quickly by comparison. We are currently on our 4th bilingual child learning to read this way. As long as he continues speaking Spanish, he will learn to read it immediately after he has grasped the basics of English. When a child has grasped that a symbol is a sound, it is not hard to teach them j says /j/ in English and /h/ in Spanish. Let him understand the CONCEPT of reading in one language first. It's like learning one card game makes it infinitely easier to learn a second card game. You are familiar with the deck, how to shuffle, the order of the cards... you get the metaphor.
Good luck! Keep working on your Spanish, you will need it. But you will also learn lots as you teach your child Spanish grammar later on.
Such a knowledgeable advice! I also use some modern apps, as kids loves to play some games in their phones, they enjoy some of the playfull language apps
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Does your blender base fit a mason jar?
in The Chat Board
Posted · Edited by caywltz
Has anyone Braun JB7350 or round Oster that comes second here https://pickadvisor.org/best-blenders-with-glass-jars
I like Broun design better, but it's more expensive and the reviews are controvercial
I can't decide