2 languages?
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DO IT NOW!
It will NOT CONFUSE the baby, but rather help. Various studies have shown that children raised bilingually are generally more successful in school, socially, and later in life.
It would be one of the greatest gifts your husband could give your child (IMHO)!
Start bi- lingual
i guess its better to teach english because its a world language.he/she will get use to it when he/she grow up.
teach him it wen he gets older like 5/6 when he understands more otherwise he wont know if he is coming or going & besides u want english as his main language anyway so the other one shouldnt be as important
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well let him learn english first and untill he knows most of it teach him romanian at the age of 3 or something
teach you r child both languages, that should not be troublesome
but don't cvonfuse your child
The baby will not be confused. Babies are born with a high capacity to learn any language spoken to them.
My little nephew in Zimbabwe understood 2 languages by the time he was 2 years old. At home his family used one language, and a different one was spoken to people in public. Not only did he speak the 2 languages, but he knew when he was to use which language.
I grew up speaking three languages, my parents did it from infancy. I was never confused. I speak five languages now.
yes speak both my friends little boy speaks turkish and english.
start as usual with animal names mummy and daddy etc in both
You can talk to him in both languages without any problem. A baby can learn any language if you start soon enough! It is not confusing, it's more like a great gift for your baby. Start right away!
No it would be great for him to know two languages and babies are like sponges it will not confuse him at all I speak German and English cause my dad is irish and my mom is Swiss and when i was younger my dad spoke English to me and my mom spoke German so I picked it up easily
There are many bilingual families and they don't get confused.
Think of it this way. You can call a chair a seat in English and there are many other synonyms in the English language. All you'll be doing is adding additional Romanian words to your child's vocabulary. From about 18 months the child will begin to use some of the words but will be lacking on verbs.
But even we might say "I am James" or "My name is James" so adding a Romanian sentence won't be confusing.
i think u should talk to the baby in both languages. it wont confuse them but it might take a while for the baby to talk. cause my cousins had the same problem so, they cud only speak one language, they could understand the other but not speak it.
My best mate does this and her 6 month baby is responsive to both languages.french and english. They say that young children have the ability to learn languages v easily, as the older you get the more closed your brain is in the undeveloped / unused areas.
Definitely do the muli-language thing with your baby, they will be best off learning from the start.
This is the perfect time to start teaching him these languages. The baby will have no problem absorbing this because its the developmental stage for his brain to learn new things and I think he will adapt well to this without much of a fuss :-)
Maybe u teach your boy the romanian language when he is old enough. Just talk to him in English.
If it were my kid..It just happens that I just met a Romanian women with a young child and a father whose is speaks only English.. The child is being spoken to only in Romanian. It is a tough language and will be good for the child to learn as soon as possible. English will be spoken later on in school, etc.
Yes, you are right in fact at first , we think they are confuse i also like your child my mom from Australia and my dad from Sweden but i must ask that where you live now , i mean is in which country . we live in Sweden and i learn Swedish automatically because i go school here , if your child live in your or your husband country , your child learn that language better but little by little your child learn another language also..
I am bilingual (soon 'trilingual' if I manage the IB :D) I live in Finland and I speak both finnish and swedish at home :) I don't remember if it was confusing as a child, but i think it might be important to start with one language, and when the child has learnt it you can start using the other language too..
Actually, teaching him both languages simultaneously will be extremely beneficial for the baby, for two reasons.
#1. Language acquisition is much easier and can develop to native-like fluency when a child is exposed to more than one language when he is a child. The older the child is, the more difficult it becomes to learn a second language. After age 5, the window of opportunity closes just enough that the child's fluency will be affected. Once the child is 12-13, it will be almost impossible for the child to achieve native-like fluency.
#2. The brain actually benefits from exposure to two or more languages, especially from infancy. Languages are learned with a certain part of the brain; there will not be "confusion" by having more than one language at home. As you get older, the part of the brain that works on acquiring languages becomes less efficient, and when you are 13 or older, you actually a DIFFERENT part of the brain, which is not as good at picking up languages. which again explains why it's so hard for older people to speak second languages like natives.
Basically, the best thing to do is to expose him to BOTH languages at the same time. The child will NOT be confused, and his brain will benefit tremendously. Studies have shown that children who speak more than one language from childhood (before age 6) achieve better in school, have better vocabularies, and are overall more intelligent than children who grow up only speaking one language.
Speak in both. Start now. It will be natural for him to learn both. You will be giving him a real head start. He will also be able to pick up other languages much quicker when he is older.
Just speak to him in both languages - children are amazingly adaptable and will learn both without getting confused. It may mean he seems to start talking a bit later, but it wont effect his development at all. You have the opportunity to give him the most fantastic gift in growing up bi-lingual. Start right away - when you speak to him use English, and your hubby should use Romanian - perhaps, when you are together one can repeat what the other said in the other language for reinforcement.
Good luck, and lucky little boy!
2 languages at the same time is not confusing for the baby. I've been living in multi-lingual environment, and can tell u that even if a baby cannot pick up all the languages equally and sometimes misuses some words, he/she is capable of learning as many languages as there around. just let the languages be used naturally, ur son will start picking up automatically. I'm expecting a baby boy, too, and due to some conditions my son will be exposed to 4 languages at the same time! and I think it's wonderful.
one more thing. kids may start talking a bit later if they live in multi-lingual surrounding, but eventually they r more intellectually developed.
U do not need worry about it I know a 7 +boy speak 4 kind of languages cuz his dad come from HONGKONG speak cantanese and mandarin and hie momy comes from japan but they live in Australia so the boy speak mandarin chinsese cantanese ,janpanese ,and engliah at the same time on the table when we having meal together , so I think yr baby will do as well as the boy
u two just speak to him ,he will teach himself !no rule
start it now, that way it is easier for the baby to learn it
Languages are taught to children the moment they are born. They start learning the moment they hear us speak. Which means that your baby is learning and picking up the language everyday. No worries about confusing the baby. It would be ideal if you speak to your baby in one language and your husband to him in another language. Do not cross each other's barriers or your child may be confused. Meaning, you only speak english to him and not romanian at all. You baby will pick up both languages. No issue, no worries.
Hey I'm a Romanian to and I speak English and Romanian. When i was young I learned more English than Romanian. Teach your son both languages, you will make him a big favor. Let him hear, see and feel these languages. No you aren't confusing the baby. This is the best way to teach him, by the time he grows you can teach him more and faster and better. Babies are learning to talk by hearing the words. Find a way to teach him equal both languages. Doresc pentru voi si pentru copilul vostru sanatate, multa dragoste si fericire.
Start straight away, it will NOT confuse the baby. I was brought up with 3 languages, now I speak 4 fluently!
no no not at all . kids don't get confused with 2 language .infact it is good thing u can keep on speakin both the languages he will learn both the languages very fast. n his ability to learn other languages increases if they get such enviro at home from the very begining.
as now kids mind is like a blank paper n more u will talk n teach more he will learn.
kids mind develops more than 60 % in their first 4 yrs so teach what ever u wanna teach they will grasp it very well .
same is the case with my daughter we speak in hindi n english with her n she understands both. she is 17 months old.
so good luck.
Language is acquired. so start straight away.
I have a friend hus parents are chinese and javanese. He married an English. now, his children are speaking Chinese to the grandma, Javanese and Malay to the grandpa, English to their mom!
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