Thread: A Mother and Daughter, not of Spanish Decent....

Ever since I was 10yrs old, I wanted to learn spanish. Growing up, I had a lot of spanish friends... In school, the only foreign language I would take was spanish. Now, I have a 4.5yr old daughter and she has learned some spanish also. Ever since she was a child, she would watch Dora and now Go Diego, Go. The teachers at her school are spanish-speaking and I push for them to speak to her in spanish at times. I would love for my daughter and I to be bi-lingual and hopefully with enough practice we will. Can anyone help us?

I believe ever since I was withchild, I watched programs such as Dora the Explorer, also I watch Novelas. She is very good for her age and to have no one who speaks spanish fluently around her. Every now and then I will ask her a question in spanish to see how she responds. I like to go back and forth and she loves the language more than I imagined. As for your daughter learning english, having her pair the language with things she likes to watch is one of the best things you can do for her. She has developed a personal connection with these shows and songs, which will make the transition for her much easier..... You're on the right track...Best wishes and Thank you!!