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10-14-2011, 06:05 PM | #12 |
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Congratulations, Jonathan! With two kids, you can consider yourself an official parent instead of a poser with one. :poke2:
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10-14-2011, 07:19 PM | #13 |
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My only child had 4 feet and a wet nose. She was a real sweetheart for many years and a privilege to know. As for human kids I had the misadventure of helping to raise and educate other folks ungrateful offspring. They were in need of a leash and obedience training more than most dogs.
#1 wife had a girl who didn't talk till I taught her. Once I was out of the picture she stopped talking b/c no one was there to talk and guide her. Here is my Rant for the Day. People who talk baby-talk to their children. Really bad form. Talk in a normal manor and the kids learn faster and develop faster. No one would accept a teacher doing the baby-talk thing in grade 6 so why should parents start their kids off in an almost foreign language that they have to unlearn down the road. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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10-15-2011, 10:58 PM | #14 |
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I'm with you WW. And to add, use the formative years to introduce a 2nd or even 3rd language.
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10-16-2011, 01:23 AM | #15 | |
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10-17-2011, 09:03 AM | #16 |
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Yeah. And it certainly helps if you, the parent, has at least 1 second language up your sleeve.
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10-17-2011, 09:35 AM | #17 |
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My 2 grandkids speak fluent Russian as well as English (or American, may be more accurate) - age 3 and 6. My daughter's husband is of Russian descent, he has been here with his family for the past 30 years and everybody is American and speaks English but my daughter eventually also learned Russian and it probably took her longer to learn than it did her kids. Her kids picked it up as fast as they learned English and can separate the two and think in both languages, if there is such a thing.
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10-17-2011, 01:02 PM | #18 |
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There is such a thing.
When I first started learning Spanish, I would sometimes dream en Español. And when I was really into it, I would think it too. To be honest, I still do sometimes, but I've slowed in my learning as I got close and closer to 100% fluency and the motivators I guess have died a little bit. My son is a sloppy Spanish speaker but he knows when you turn it on and when to turn it off and he understands Spanish without a problem. He recognized from a very young age when, and with whom, he should speak certain languages. It's really quite impressive what young minds are capable of. |
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10-17-2011, 03:01 PM | #19 |
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I speak 3 languages....all English, good, bad and very bad. :lol: :lol:
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10-17-2011, 03:05 PM | #20 |
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Just remembered this. I once met a dog trainer who trained his showcase dog to obey all commands in 3 languages.
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