Would you teach your child a 2nd language?

I am more than willing to teach my chilfren different languages if possible. Or if they are interested, I will enroll then into International Languges course. It is advantageous on their part especially that there is a stiff competition when it comes to hiring people for a certain job.

I don't think it's bad at all. If I knew a second language good enough to teach my son then I would. I know a little bit of spanish but not enough to teach somebody anything. And I don't know sign language either. But I think it's good for kids to learn a second language.

i should have taught my son french, living in a french province but I didn't want him to learn my mistakes, I wanted him to learn the language properly

I did,as i am indonesian and my husband italian so i use indonesian language with my son (he is 6 now) and my husband use italian.Both of us use english as well so my son learn by doing to use english.Now he can use fluently indonesia and italian.I think is good think to teach other language to our children when they are young.They learn easyly

yes u should. she will meet people of different cultures

Thers nothing wrong with learnin/teaching your child a 2nd language.everyone should learn or at least the basics in of an other language.we live a diverse world and will meet people of different cultures.

Yes I would teach my child a second language if I knew one. Children under the age of 5 learn everything mush more easily that when they are older. Their minds are sponges. They absorb every thing.

If I KNEW a different language, I would definitely teach it to my child! I think it would be fun to learn a new language together with a child. Sign language is a good one because even babies who can't talk yet can learn some signs!

English is not the first language of our family. We speak mother tongue Hindko, Urdu is our national language and Pushto is regional. But we prefer English as it is an important international language. I like to teach it to my children and also try to speak, read and write it as second language of our family members.

My son is learning Spanish, French, and English right now. He's only one, so I figure it'd be easier to get him started on different languages while learning what will be his native one. My grandmother is also attempting to teach him Korean, but I'm not sure how many languages he can soak up right now. Broadening your communication skills and methods will always help you in the long run, so it's worth the extra time and effort needed.

It would be great if you will teach your daughter Spanish so she will be able to communicate with her cousins. How old is your daughter? If she plays with her cousins she will be able to speak the language anyway even if you will not teach her if her cousin Speaks spanish. They learn very fast if they need it to be understood and to communicate with friends. I have a son when he was young when he played with other children having different language I was amazed he learned very fast.

It is not asking too much to teach your child at any age a different language. My son, because of his sister knows a little Japanese and because of myself, he knows some Hebrew. He is 5 and picks up on it very quickly, so the sooner you teach your child, the easier it will be for them to learn..

Well I think that would be a wonderful idea, to teach your daughter another language. Do you know Spanish that you can teach her? Or will you be learning at the same time as her? That would be cool too. When I was young all my parents and grandparents talked to us was German. So when I went to school I didn't know the English language and I had a hard time. I got teased all the time from the other kids. It was awful. So my parents were told by the school board that they had to speak English to me so I would learn it. It got to be the norm in my family after that, to speak English and now that I am older I have forgotten most of my German. I wish I still remembered it better, but I do still know the odd word here and there that when I hear someone speaking it I can pick up what they are talking about, but I can't talk back to them in German. I think it's a good idea to know more than one language and you teaching your daughter is a very good idea.

Yes, a thousand times yes-If I knew another language I wouldn't teach my children just one but several.

I think teaching your daughter Spanish is a great idea as long as it is something she wants to do. I love languages, I am fairly fluent in French and German, can get by in Spanish and Sign Language and I would say I am a beginner in Welsh and Mandarin so I would definitely encourage my kids to learn a new language. My 8 year old enjoys learning Welsh and my 2 year old sits with me when I am teaching myself Mandarin. They also both know some sign language. I think as long as your child is willing then there is no reason why it would be too much to teach them a 2nd (or 3rd or 4th...!) language!

I think it's completely awesome that you are already working with her on ASL and are looking to teach her another language on top of that. I'm not sure how old she is, but I do know that the younger you start teaching kids additional languages, the easier it is for them to pick it up--and remember it too! I sure wish I would have had someone in my life when I was a really little kid who would have worked with me on a second language. I think I was very disadvantaged because I wasn't even introduced to another language until high school. Unfortunately by that time, our grey matter isn't quite as receptive to completely new things and it becomes much, much harder to retain things, especially languages. I totally believe that the school systems should make a point to introduce languages in the primary grades. I don't even think kindergarten is too early to start. In my perfect world, several language options would be given so parents could help their children choose one they'd all have the most interest in. I fully intend to start introducing my children to a foreign language as soon as possible. I want them to have the opportunity that I didn't at their age. Oh, and if it's too much to teach your daughter--never, never feel that you're trying to teach her too much. IMO, the more brain stimulation and teaching they get, the better. Besides. Kids have a natural curiosity and desire to learn. Take advantage of that while she's young and that will hopefully stay with her whole life. :-)`

I would teach my daughter spanish as a second language. But I only know a few words so I cant really teach it to her but thier is dora the explorer and I have heard that really teaches kids alot about spanish. I think Spanish would be a good language to teach them cuz thats the 2nd main language in the usa that is used and you can get a pretty decent paying job knowing spanish.

I think its a very good idea to teach our kids more then one language. I wish my grandparents would of taught me french. I would laugh everytime they would talk all fast in french. You could tell when they were having an argument. I let my daughter watch dora and deigo so she can catch on to some stuff. I know shes not learning much from them but its enough that she can count and say some words in spanish.

hi there...i have read your publication about teaching your child another language... i think that would be good...as their early years children are very teachable it would be good to teach them on their younger years than later. I don't think it would confuse them if you teach it slowly and clearly relating to the principal language your daughter is using...my parents had successfully tought us three more languages next to our main language and we don't find it confusing, we even use it as a tool in dealing with other people now that all of us had graduated collage...

no i would not i think if shes english then thats all she needs to speak but like schools they teach it so it isnt like she wont learn it at all