Bedtime Conversation with Loureese

An hour of watching cartoon programs on Youtube everyday is enough to put a smile on children's faces and improve their spoken English as well. Since most cartoons are in English, children will absolutely improve their vocabulary, pronunciation, and will learn to exchange words with the person they're talking to.

So here's Loureese once again having a conversation with me just before we hit the sack. Talking to her before bedtime is now a regular activity. Notice her words and the facial expressions. EPIC!

There are advantages of watching cartoons. As parents, however, time period for which children watch TV should be properly regulated. We can't prevent children from watching TV entirely. Let them experience the happiness TV can bring. Not letting them will do more harm than good in my opinion.

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Babies power in distinguishing languages

Loureese @ 8 months

I learned upon studying applied linguistics that kids especially the younger ones or what we call bilinguals, can understand and differentiate the two languages being used on them. Bilinguals can separate these two languages remarkably well, and know when to do "code switching" (switching between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation). Therefore, parents who want their children to speak two languages shouldn't be afraid of doing so.   

My personal take on this a few months back was to let Loureese master one particular language and that is Tagalog. I thought it would be good for her to master her first language first before learning another one. Once her first language is strong, she can then learn second or even third language. However, after reading the article from yahoo regarding languages, I thought of teaching Loureese both English and Tagalog at the same time, and let her join the fun, too. It's a good read especially to parents who live in a place where two or more languages exist.

Here's the link from yahoo CLICK.

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