tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395300355976041715.post7716639829409265539..comments2024-03-16T03:35:32.067+01:00Comments on Raising a Trilingual Child: Non-native Speaker Raising Bilingual Children. Interview with Christine Jernigan, the author of "Family Language Learning" book.Maria Nemchukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13705092171155853565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395300355976041715.post-13148591716197393022016-07-25T20:59:24.024+02:002016-07-25T20:59:24.024+02:00Also, I loved your comment about it feeling natura...Also, I loved your comment about it feeling natural to speak Portuguese to other children, not your own, as well. I definitely do that. And I find that people I feel really close to, for some reason, I'll just say something in Portuguese to them sometimes. ChristineSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025095606372078010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395300355976041715.post-36624001649280599112016-07-24T22:45:44.849+02:002016-07-24T22:45:44.849+02:00I was so happy, Dnaielle, to hear the book has bee...I was so happy, Dnaielle, to hear the book has been helpful. And it's exciting to hear about how your family is learning different languages. I wouldn't worry about confusion between Spanish and Portuguese. Your kids will sort them out as they use the languages. And I loved hearing how supportive your husband is of raising your children bilingual. I feel lucky, too, to have a guy who is dedicated to the work. Also, if she doesn't speak English initially, don't despair. Just give it some time. Eventually English will be her stronger language so it's fine for her to start a bit later than others. I thought of the analogy of giving two little kids a backpack. Your child has a much heavier one. At first, the other kid may get ahead since your little one has more to contend with. Eventually though, your child will grow stronger and will no longer be in second place...probably even pull out in front. Sometimes children's doctors and teachers have to be reminded of this, that's the challenge. Or mother in laws :-)<br /><br />Thanks for writing!<br />Christine JerniganChristineSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025095606372078010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395300355976041715.post-53281669412945443032016-07-21T03:27:56.520+02:002016-07-21T03:27:56.520+02:00I love this article, and I loved your book! Which ...I love this article, and I loved your book! Which I read first. I'm living in Seattle and teaching my daughter to speak Portuguese as well. I grew up in Brazil, so speak it well, but not totally fluently. Her dad only speaks English, but is in the Army and gone from home frequently. Her nanny speaks to her in Spanish, which I also speak (and which she hears me speak to the nanny. I was very concerned about being able to teach a non-native language to my daughter, and my American husband was the one who convinced me that I could do it! Then I found your book, so awesome (esp. because I can relate to all of the Portuguese examples)! Now she is 6 months old and responding to all three languages equally. it only took me two months to feel totally normal speaking to her in Portuguese, and it feels weird to me to speak to her, or other little kids, in English. We are a little bit worried that she won't speak English initially, but I know that she will pick it up when she starts pre-school (although we will also look for a bilingual one for her. <br />I'm a little worried that she will confuse Spanish and Portuguese (I know I put a lot of Portuguese words into my Spanish), but I think kids are smart and that she will be okay. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025450765848239651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395300355976041715.post-62354029540802176342016-01-11T14:58:43.600+01:002016-01-11T14:58:43.600+01:00This seems difficult but doable. What I do with my...This seems difficult but doable. What I do with my son is, I let him learn the English with native speakers at Preply.com ( http://preply.com/en/skype/english-native-speakers ) so my filipino accent doesn't affect him. We mostly speak Tagalog at home and a little bit of English. I hope this is enough so that he will grow up really good in the language.Krist Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235451219103840214noreply@blogger.com