How do I make my kids grow up bilingual?
How do I make my kids grow up bilingual?
user
Do you mean that you want to raise your kids speaking two languages from the very beginning?
assistant
yes
user
If you really want that, you’ll have to make sure your children live in an environment where they hear the other language all the time.  In order for your kids to understand two languages, it’s not enough that you speak them.  They need to be surrounded by lots of other people who speak the same languages.  That’s why most people learn their first languages by living in a language-rich environment.
assistant
Okay, I see what you mean.
user
In general, kids learn language better when they hear it from birth, when they start hearing lots of it.  But after age 3 or 4, there’s a stage where if they’re exposed to a language as a second language, they’ll learn it better than if they were just hearing it all the time.  Maybe that’s the best age for you to begin.  You could start studying Spanish in school with your kids, if there’s a program there.
assistant
Okay, thanks for the advice.
user