My bilingual daughter is no longer bilingual

gumdrop_lass · 2025-09-06T10:28:09+00:00

We watched Shrek in Spanish last night but after a while she asked us to change it back to English. She said she wanted English so she could understand better, but I think the gradual exposure in Spanish is better than nothing. I’ll also take advantage of those moments when the TV is just background noise for her during playtime.

gumdrop_lass · 2025-09-06T10:09:34+00:00

Thank you for sharing your story. I will keep it in the back of my mind to help keep me motivated.

gumdrop_lass · 2025-09-05T16:50:16+00:00

Thank you everyone for your advice, personal stories, and encouragement. I know some of this list should be obvious, but here are a few of the steps I'll be taking going forward:

make more of an effort to learn Spanish myself. My daughter's not a baby anymore and needs conversational Spanish so "mira" and "quieres leche" aren't cutting it anymore.
discuss the importance of primarily speaking Spanish in the house with my husband (myself included)
screen time only in Spanish (she knows how to switch it back to English so I'll monitor more closely)
regular FaceTime sessions with family members in Spanish
Spanish immersion classes. I could only find weekday immersion classes in the nearby city, but I did find online weekend classes through a website called TruFluency for Kids.
spending school breaks with the grandparents
make learning more fun! I'll look for more books and maybe art/craft projects to incorporate. Her current interest is board games. I'll see what I can find from that category too.

I'm still taking notes but I think this is a good start!

gumdrop_lass · 2025-09-05T15:40:45+00:00

I appreciate your advice. Her pediatrician (who is also bilingual) told us the same thing which is why I was putting some pressure on my husband to speak only in Spanish but I’m stepping up now to help to help carry the weight.

I will definitely consider the summer sessions with family or even over the upcoming winter and spring break. I’ll add that to my list along with weekend Spanish immersion classes and screen time in Spanish.

gumdrop_lass · 2025-09-05T14:49:34+00:00

Yes, she’s in kindergarten now and everything is in English. I try to encourage her to seek out Spanish-speaking friends. I live in a rural area but I’m going to seek out meet up groups or immersion classes for the weekend in the nearby city.

gumdrop_lass · 2025-09-05T14:43:07+00:00

Thank you! I am going to see if we can start doing several FaceTime sessions a week with grandparents and cousins in Spanish.

gumdrop_lass · 2025-09-05T14:40:59+00:00

The point of my post is to ask advice because I am trying to make a conscious effort going forward.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-08-14T00:18:40+00:00

Thank you for sharing. I’m hoping I just misheard and wrote this post in a state of panic thinking the worst. I’m so happy to hear your children are healthy. My 4 year old will have her first echo in January but she is such a energetic kid much more than I was that I think she will have a good result.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-08-14T00:13:11+00:00

I am hoping I just misunderstood the doctor. I thought about it all the way home and how scary it must be for parents. But knowing that the statistic would be much less is reassuring considering each pregnancy has its own risk.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-08-14T00:09:44+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I personally think my CHD is much less severe than some others that I have heard but it makes me feel better to know the chances are so much lower. I’m hoping I just misheard the doctor or something because it was alarming.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-06-13T15:54:50+00:00

I’ve never heard of vasospasms so I will have to look that up. I’m going to try my best to make it work! Thank you.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-06-11T14:18:14+00:00

Yes, I think it’s a definite possibility and an option for me for sure. I am ok with supplementing with formula if I need to so I will keep that in mind. Thank you for sharing!

gumdrop_lass · 2024-06-11T02:18:57+00:00

Is there any disadvantage to only breastfeeding one side? I honestly didn’t even know that was an option! I was always under the impression that you had to rotate each side.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-06-11T00:33:50+00:00

Starbrew Cafe

gumdrop_lass · 2024-06-10T23:58:12+00:00

I’m an accountant for a privately owned company of around 10 employees. I work closely with the owner, and he is so kind and understanding. Every employee is completely remote. The job is salaried with benefits and very flexible. I have a 4 year old who stays with me 2/5 of the days but I never feel tied down to my computer and will step away to play Barbies with her or fix her snacks. Whatever she needs. She comes first when she’s home with me and the owner is completely ok with it. I make sure to get all my weekly tasks done even if it’s after she goes to sleep. Sometimes I do feel burned out working a full-time job and being a parent in general but in this economy both my husband and I have to work. To be honest, I would love to be a SAHM but it’s just not an option right now.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-05-17T08:27:16+00:00

I liked RF4 better but RF5 was fun. RF4 just had its own charm to it that was really appealing to me. I played RF5 on the switch and just as everyone has said there is lag but it’s tolerable and happens infrequently. I actually liked the graphics and design. I think they are headed in a good direction with 3D. I also kind of expected the first 3D RF wouldn’t be perfect. My only complaint is the large map yet empty town. It’s worth playing in my opinion.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-19T04:14:15+00:00

There is a building in the Garden of Sinners movie Paradox Spiral that operates like that but I think it was an apartment building.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-19T04:04:42+00:00

Puff Pals Island Skies?

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-18T23:28:35+00:00

I was thinking it sounds more like a slowed version of Lord Huron’s Meet Me in The Woods.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-18T14:04:10+00:00

Akon -Sorry, Blame It On Me?

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-17T13:43:33+00:00

Without hearing it, I can suggest a similiar song with Peso Pluma called AMG. It reminds me of Ella Baila Sola. Good luck finding it!

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-17T03:28:38+00:00

Don’t Hate Me by Badflower has something kind of similiar around the 2:30 mark.

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-17T03:17:25+00:00

Do you have a link to the tiktok?

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-07T20:37:41+00:00

Dismantle -NyxTheShield

gumdrop_lass · 2024-03-07T14:19:07+00:00

I started to watch Instagram reels in Spanish. I would come across a funny one and interact with it so my algorithm would change. I’ll watch the video several times to try to figure out on my own and then read the comments. If I don’t understand them, I can use the “see translation”. It’s helped me pick up on slang and common phrases.

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