Worldviews of Bilingual Children Before I go back to talking about plans and strategies, I’d like to talk about one of the best side-effects of raising bilingual kids: they quickly become global citizens with an appreciation for, and understanding of, different ways of seeing th

Audio-Visual Resources for Bilingual Children Since my first trip to Costa Rica at the age of 15, I have always loved watching TV in Spanish. At first I enjoyed the challenge of understanding, and I think that now it’s more nostalgic than anything because I just love the way Spa

Reading in Second Language to Achieve Bilingual Goals Books, like music, in your child’s second language are great resources to support your bilingual action plan . And  my 4 year old, like most children, loves all books. My wife attended a program with the Canucks Family Educat

Resources for Raising Bilingual Children: Music I thought I’d take a break from musing about raising a bilingual child and talk about some resources that our family has used. Our daughter absolutely adores the library, I think it comes second only to the park in the list of fun

Choosing a Second (or Third) Language for Your Child At first I felt like this was a big decision, choosing a language. However, choosing a language for your child is just like choosing any other academic, artistic or athletic activity for them. And just like piano or skating, results

My Work with UNICEF Peru – Part 1 In June 2013, I began a six month position as a Junior Professional Consultant in Education Research at UNICEF Peru in Lima. The position is part of the UN Professional Placement Program with the United Nations Association in Canada. My terms of

Bilingual Action Plan Creating a bilingual action plan is not something that I would think of doing on my own. However, I see the value in really thinking about and discussing the kind of bilingualism that we aspire for in our family. Step 2 in Dr. Steiner’s book is about concep

Benefits of Bilingualism In Part 1 of What is Bilingualism? I brought up a couple of myths that represent what isn’t bilingualism, now let’s explore some ideas about what truly is bilingualism. Maintaining a bilingual environment has many benefits for the family and the in

Understanding Bilingual Children – Why Spanglish is Okay Step 1 in Dr. Steiner’s book, 7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child is all about understanding bilingualism and laying a foundation. This seems like a very logical place to begin. And she, as many other authors have d

This is the first of my posts about raising our daughter in a bilingual environment and I have decided to include a Spanish version below to be able to share my experiences with Spanish-speaking parents who would like to raise their children bilingually. I began actually researching h