Thats a great question (and one that I was going to ask!)
My husband and I use OPOL French/English with our daughter and Id like to add Spanish too, as so many people speak it here (NY). Is it better to wait until she is already speaking French and English before adding Spanish or should we start straight away? I know that a child can easily handle learning several languages at once, but as neither my husband nor I speak Spanish wed have to take our daughter to classes and the more languages she hears, the less input shell get in each. Is anyone else trying to teach their children a language that they do not speak? Lily <http://www.lilylovesdancing.com/> www.LilyLovesDancing.com "The waltz is a dance of quite too loose a character, and unmarried ladies should refrain from it...very young married ladies may be allowed to waltz if it is very seldom..." The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness, 1833. www.MyInnerVision.com A Certified Life Coach helps you make the most of yourself & reach your full potential. Call (718) 997 0459. From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amalia DeCruz Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [munchkins] Re: Esperanto Resources for Kids Hi, I just wanted to say thanks to all who replied to my post. I had no idea that there was a Winnie the Pooh in Esperanto, I´ll have to look for that. Also for the links to the websites about Esperanto, thank you, some of them were new to me and I found them quite interesting. Now, for another question. :) My husband speaks Spanish, and I speak Spanish, English, and some Esperanto. We were going to use OPOL with our son, my husband speaking Spanish, and I English. If we were to add Esperanto, what do you recomend for going about that? Are there other methods better than OPOL for parents who wish to add 3rd or 4th languages? I´m sorry, I´m sure this is a qustion that has been asked before on this group, and I´m sorry if I missed the answers. Just wondering how those of you trilinguals go about teaching your children the third language without there being confusion for the child. Amalia
