How to Teach Your Children a Second Language

Teaching your children a second language will give them an advantage in life. Bilingual people are afforded more opportunities personally and professionally. It will also flex those brain "muscles".

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Patience
• Fluency in a second language

1. Be fluent in the second language.
2. Start off slowly. Replace a few words at a time in the second language.
   Let the child know what the word means. Continue to add a few words every week.
3. Ask the child to use the new words in everyday tasks. For example, encourage your child to ask you for things in the second language.
   This should be as simple as having your child ask for milk in the second language. Save the more complex words for later!
4. Play movies and music in the second language. Every language has its own rythym. This will help your children catch on to that rythym.
5. Be consistent and patient. Learning a second language takes time and effort. Remember how long it took you to learn that language!

Tips & Warnings

• Do not overwhelm you children with too many new words at the same time.
• Reward every effort your child makes at learning the second language. Hug and congratulate your child!