#6 How to raise bilingual children: "My children are learning English, Spanish and Danish" "I learned Spanish in my 20s!"

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DOCE for Immigrants by Immigrants

Emerald Edge Productions

18 episodes

5 days ago

Explore journeys of immigration from Latin America to the USA and dive deep into personal narratives of growth, sacrifice and success; creating a space where Latinos living in America can feel at home, far away from home. A bilingual podcast with biweekly episodes, welcome to DOCE! Follow us on TikTok @doce.podcast ~ Descubre historias de inmigrantes Latinoamericanos a los Estados Unidos y aprende de sus historias de superación, sacrificio y valentía. Bienvenidos a DOCE, el lugar donde los Latinos viviendo en EE. UU. se sienten en casa, viviendo en el exterior. Síguenos en Insta @doce.podcast

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#6 How to raise bilingual children: "My children are learning English, Spanish and Danish" "I learned Spanish in my 20s!"

DOCE for Immigrants by Immigrants

51 minutes 22 seconds

1 year ago

#6 How to raise bilingual children: "My children are learning English, Spanish and Danish" "I learned Spanish in my 20s!"

Do you think is too late to learn Spanish or teach your children?Dr. Veronica Benavides has tips for you! She has spent her career exploring and advocating for the intersection of identity, language, and learning.

Dr. Benavides is an educator, a Fulbright scholar, researcher at Harvard, a leadership coach, and the Executive Director of a leading early childhood educational research and training center. Today, she is the founder and CEO of Bilingual Generation, Dr. Benavides works to support the reclamation and flourishing of heritage languages across global contexts.

To learn more about Dr. Benavides's work follow @wearebilinguageneration @thebilliapp and to support her podcast listen to ⁠⁠@talkingtograndma in all streaming platforms.

Timestamps

00:00- Teaser

00:47- Guest Introduction

02:58- What is the intersectionality of language, identity and culture?

06:56- The duality of shame and pride in our culture

12:15- "It takes courage to learn a new language"

15:30- Language is about connection

17:07- Tools for parents to raise bilingual children

27:56- Bilingualism is your superpower, how to protect it?

33:10- "We need more playfulness" when it comes to learning language

38:30- What does the decolonization of language mean?

45:50- Advice when first raising multilingual children

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