https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 08:54:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2777835 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:40:33 +0000 CC Mommy 2777835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: Thank you, I will definitely look into that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2777834 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:40:11 +0000 CC Mommy 2777834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: That is so encouraging!! When I finish my Master's degree in a few months I want to pick back up on my language-learning endeavor. I am using Coursera.org for a baseline and then from there, I will be learning with my kids as well, I suppose :) We will see how close we can get to establishing it as a family language before the baby starts talking :) thanks again for the support! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2776114 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:14:03 +0000 lamariniere 2776114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CC Mommy: maybe you could also hire a Spanish-speaking babysitter for nights out. I’m starting to think about looking for a German-speaking babysitter or try to find a German-speaking family with whom we can do play dates. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2775863 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:07:09 +0000 CC Mommy 2775863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Thank you, I would like to take Korean classes with my kids, as well--I know the fundamentals, but I need to make some serious progress. My MIL only speaks Korean and I would like to have a deeper conversation with her--w/o my DH as a translator. </p> <p>Hearing all of your stories is very encouraging and I look forward to teaching my children languages and cultures from around the world. </p> <p>I would love to hear updates as your kids progress :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2775861 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:04:51 +0000 looch 2775861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CC Mommy: I don't speak my husband's native language fluently, I did go to a beginner's language course though, in order to establish a baseline, so I am basically learning alongside my son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2775859 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:00:48 +0000 CC Mommy 2775859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: That's a great idea--I will definitely look for classes and activities in my area when they get older--until then, any cartoons/videos will have to be in Korean or Spanish--they will get enough English in their surroundings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2775854 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:57:41 +0000 CC Mommy 2775854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Great idea--I have read that exposing them to phonemes from various languages is very important at a young age. I think I will start using headphones in my belly band at week 18, then listen to various music/language CDs in the car, as well. </p> <p>Unfortunately, I don't speak Korean enough to establish it as a family language and my husband doesn't speak Spanish--so we will have to settle for the grandparents speaking only Korean to them. I will speak Spanish to them when it is just me and them and my husband has said that he will speak Korean to them, but we will see. </p> <p>Thanks for the advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2775420 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:08:43 +0000 gingerbebe 2775420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 2 kids, age 3 and 16 months. My husband is white, I am Korean. Our family language is English. I learned French, speak Korean fluently, and Spanish is the dominant second language where we live in California. We had a speech delay with our first child that we're just now getting totally sorted out, so we ditched anything intensive in Korean and just focused on English for a while. But we have always sung Korean children's songs and used the proper Korean words for food items and relatives. My parents exclusively talk to my kids in Korean and while its sorta bewildering to them at first, they get the gist of what's going on and have bonded really well with my side of the family. They also have been exposed to Spanish by their teachers and caretakers, so they use Spanish words for certain things. I think at this age, just tuning their ears to different sounds and pronunciations is what's important. </p> <p>Right now, our plan is to start our kids in weekly formal Korean school at age 5, which is the youngest they have the classes around here. That will be their foreign language instruction formally until they get to take a foreign language elective at school. I think very soon I am going to start back up with Korean more regularly at home. DH will continue to speak to them in English and I will probably start speaking to them in Korean. DS2 is normal for speech development and DS1 is now on track, so I think they're both ready to have dual language.</p> <p>For school, we would prefer they choose Spanish as their foreign language elective. If they want French, I wont protest, but I think Spanish is just more useful. If they want to take Spanish sooner than high school through private classes, we are also wholly supportive of that and I think honestly we'd take it together as a family or at least me and the kids, since I personally also want to learn. I would also try to arrange family vacations and trips to places where they can practice the language they are learning. Our expectation is that they will take at least 4 years of foreign language instruction in high school and I will probably make it a requirement that they take 2 more years at the college level in order for me to pay for study abroad (unless they decide to go rogue and learn a completely NEW language and want to study abroad for that fourth language or whatever, in which case COOL!) </p> <p>I want our kids to know Korean culture too and I have family in Korea, so once they are a little older and can manage the long-distance travel a bit better, our plan is to take them to Korean for an extended visit and return every few years. I visited my grandparents for a month at a time growing up and it helped my language tremendously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2775406 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:30:36 +0000 lamariniere 2775406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids are trilingual and are being introduced to a 4th language this year. Our family languages are English and French, they became fluent in German while we lived in Austria and we have just moved to Thailand so they have exposure to Thai at school. I only speak to my kids in English, my DH only speaks to them in French. I speak French to my DH so French is more of our family language. Daycare was all German, so especially for my younger LO, she was introduced to all three languages simultaneously. I think you have to do what feels comfortable. But you also really can’t predict how your LOs will react. My son mixed languages when he was little and finally sorted them out around 3. My DD never mixed languages until about this time last year when she was almost 3. When my son started school his French went from 3rd place to 1st place in order of dominance and he started speaking much more French at home to the point where he and DD now only speak in French, whereas before they would speak to each other in all 3 languages. My DD only speaks to me in French now and my son is about 50/50 when I remind him to speak in English. </p> <p>We have plenty of books in French and English. I’m trying to maintain the German, so now that we have moved they are only allowed to watch videos in German (my DH and I don’t speak it enough to help them). YouTube is a great resource for cartoons and songs in various languages. You could also look for classes or activities in the various languages. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2775396 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:53:47 +0000 looch 2775396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The biggest tip I have is to establish a family language. My husband and I made the mistake of conversing in English, when we should have instead been speaking in his native language. Now, even when I speak that other language, my son knows I speak English and doesn't converse to me in that other language.</p> <p>Also, regular music is great, we expose our son to music from all over the world and I think it helps with grasping nuances in language. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/raising-tri-lingual-children-korean-kids-book-suggestions-spanish-english#post-2775386 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:20:15 +0000 CC Mommy 2775386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all! </p> <p>Like many of you, there are about a million and one things that you consider regarding how you will raise (or are raising) your kids. </p> <p>The one I am currently contemplating and preparing for (I have 5 1/2 months left, lol) is how to introduce them to various languages. I have done research on this for a project at school and definitely want to introduce all three languages to them simultaneously--the grandparents will speak Korean, my husband will speak English and Korean and I will speak English and Spanish. </p> <p>Additionally, for my own sake as much as theirs, I want to gather some good children's books in all three languages and begin reading from them all in rotation. This way, I can continue learning Korean with them and practice my reading skills. </p> <p>I would also be open to CDs I can play in the car of songs or stories in either language--or cartoons to introduce later in life.</p> <p>My main question is: Do any of you have experience raising a multi-lingual child and/or do you have any tips in this area? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-shakespeare#post-2161647 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 07:57:34 +0000 Jess1483 2161647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-shakespeare#post-2161581 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:15:48 +0000 honeybear 2161581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish we had some Scottish Shakespearean actor friends to hang out and talk to my son. ;) Cox has a fantastic voice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-shakespeare#post-2161532 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:29:47 +0000 katsupgirl 2161532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So cute! I love his interpretation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-shakespeare#post-2161494 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:58:36 +0000 apis 2161494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A fun video from 2009 where the esteemed actor Brian Cox takes it upon himself to teach his friends' 30-month-old Theo just a little bit of Shakespeare:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loDMRzPiCic" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loDMRzPiCic</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-44075 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:15:47 +0000 Katm558 44075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@melisslp - he says about 175 words and can speak in a five word sentence. That may seem like a lot, but I'm just worried that he isn't grasping all the words I'm trying to teach him. When I'm trying to get him to say something new, I will direct him to look at my mouth to see how to say the word. I will also try to use the words more frequently and ask him to repeat me, but he doesn't really try to do it.</p> <p>@mrbee - thanks so much for the recommendation, they are in my Amazon cart right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43911 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:11:01 +0000 melisslp 43911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could give you many suggestions (I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist), but I have a couple of questions for you first; How many words does he have in his vocabulary? (Write them down in a notebook as he communicates). How many words does he typically string together? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43910 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:08:58 +0000 mrbee 43910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katm558: awesome!!</p> <p>Charlie loved these:<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/First-Touch-Feel-Picture-Cards/dp/0756615186" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/First-Touch-Feel-Picture-Cards/dp/0756615186</a></p> <p>We got a bunch of other flashcards from the same company: the animals one, and "things that go"! He looooves those two even now!</p> <p>Bee is doing a guide on flashcards at some point... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43907 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:02:29 +0000 Katm558 43907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee, he's the same age as Charlie. Charlie was actually born on my DS's due date (25 months ago!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43833 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:59:28 +0000 mrbee 43833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katm558: How old is your LO? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43793 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:26:48 +0000 Katm558 43793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee - which ones do you use? I've looked into that, but can't seem to find ones for his age, they all seem too advanced. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43788 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:17:11 +0000 mrbee 43788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried out any flashcards? They have been huge for filling in Charlie's vocabulary! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43787 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:16:34 +0000 Katm558 43787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks @cvbee! I'm definitely going to try those things. You kinda sparked an idea in me that I hadn't thought of before. I'm a SAHM and was on bed rest for five months, and just had my second son two months ago. We've been coupes up in the house and haven't been able to interact with others a whole lot. I think I should muster up the courage to take both kids out somewhere where DS can play and interact with others. </p> <p>Thanks for your help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43781 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:05:50 +0000 cvbee 43781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Talking with him a lot is great. Ask him questions and when he asks about something explain it. Use advanced vocabulary and explain what things are to him. Even just being around adults who are talking to one another helps too, but giving him opportunities to talk is very important. Stop while you are reading and ask questions. Sing songs together and say nursery rhymes too! </p> <p>It's great that you are thinking about this. Also good that you know that you 'shouldn't' compare to others. Each child develops at their own rate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/expanding-vocab#post-43778 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:57:51 +0000 Katm558 43778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How do you work on your LO's vocabulary?</p> <p>I try reading to my 25 month old son as often as I can, and try to have discussions with him and tell him what I'm doing, but it just doesn't seem to be working. He speaks in sentences, but I feel like he doesn't say as much as other toddlers his age(I know, I'm totally guilty of comparing him to others!)</p> <p>Anyone have any tips? </p>