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Into the Story: Learn English with True Stories

#34 | Raising Bilingual Children (with Alex Perdel)

Jan 11, 2022
Guest Alex Perdel de Crecer en Inglés shares his experience raising bilingual children, discussing the challenges, benefits, and methods used. He also talks about transitioning from writing to podcasting and the importance of connecting with children through a second language.
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Quick takeaways

  • Using nursery rhymes in another language can be a fun and effective way to introduce it to children.
  • Raising bilingual children can create a special connection that goes beyond language, strengthening the parent-child relationship.

Deep dives

Raising Bilingual Children

Alex shares his experience of raising his son in a bilingual home, starting to speak to him in English. He talks about using nursery rhymes in English and how his son enjoyed them. He also mentions how their friends and family turned their heads when they heard him speaking to his son in English for the first time. Despite initial skepticism, they continued with their language experiment. Alex discusses the challenges, but also the joy of seeing his son understand and communicate in a second language.

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