Raising a Bilingual children

Raising a Bilingual children should not be another task of your to do list, one that you can check once you expose him once to their second language. Bilingualism is a lifetime ability that will provide your children with infinite posibilities and open doors all around the world. Getting involved in your children’s second language education will boost their ability and confidence. Here are 5 basic tips you could use to make the process more fun for both of you.

1. Sing songs together.
   Find some children songs you can sing together. If your children have some favorite music, try finding it on their second language, that will help them understand that their second language is not far from what they like, however, is one more way to enjoy and share what they love.
2. Read aloud to your child.
   If you know the language (even if its not your native one), read some books together, specially books full of pictures where you can point images and name things around. This will increase their vocabulary and willingness of learning.
3. Role Play together in the target language.
   Role play gives us the unique chance to meet our children in an imaginary world and boost their creativity. For the child, this technique is used in their day to day playing activities. Encorage them to do it in their second language and they will find this language fun as their native one.
4. Name things around the house.
   help them relate a word with a visual image of it. We are visual beings and retaining images is easier than words. Naming things around the house will help with the process of association.
5. Be social.
   One way children learn language is by being social with people who also know the language. This way, it helps promote good conversation skills and show them one of the most important benefits of bilingualism, communicating with others.