my best friends older sis had a baby, since they speak another language and english they want teach her both but don't know how, do they just speak both or will it confuse her etc. i don't have any kids so i wuz hoping someone could help me
2006-11-19 14:39:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Have one person speak one language to the baby, and the other speaks the other language. This way nobody gets confused.
The child may or may not speak a little later, but this doesn't matter. Also, the child may learn to speak one language sooner than the other, this is normal. For instance English is easier for a baby to speak than Spanish because the words are shorter. However, they are equally easy to understand.
The child may show a preference for one language or the other, but just keep working on both of them if you can.
2006-11-19 14:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should teach her the primary language that the family speaks and then when the time is right teach her the second language.
2006-11-19 22:42:44 · answer #2 · answered by Steph L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the language that her parents speak then english. it will be less confusing for the child and the child can communicate better with the family.
2006-11-19 22:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by furby21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋