152: Accountability: A to Z of Raising Bilingual Kids
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
Release Date: 02/07/2017
176: What NOT to do when raising a bilingual child
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
There are things we should NOT do when raising a bilingual child. I am going to share the one thing I NEVER want you to do with your bilingual kids. I never want you to bribe your bilingual kids to speak the target language.
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175: Is my Bilingual Child Confused?
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
No, your bilingual child is not confused! In this episode, we'll cover common misconceptions about bilingualism and "confusion." We'll break down what it means to "code switch" and what it menas to "borrow" from another language. This episode will put your mind at ease, it's a good, tune in!
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174: The Benefits of Talking to your Bilingual Children
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
On this episode, I share how you can bring literacy in your target language to your home for your kids! We talk about how to plan, how to create routines and how to make time in the day.
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173: Teaching Bilingual Kids Literacy
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
On this episode, I share how you can bring literacy in your target language to your home for your kids! We talk about how to plan, how to create routines and how to make time in the day.
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172: My Best Games for Bilingual Kids!
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
On this episode, I share my best and favorite games for teaching bilingual kids vocabulary and grammar. They are fun, engaging and easy to find wherever you are in the world!
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171: Creating a Need for a Bilingual Child
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, we talk strategically about how bilingual parents can create a need to use a language. This is part 3 of a series on how to get your kids to speak more of your target language.
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170: Increasing Exposure for Bilingual Children
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, we talk about the importance of exposure and how to make sure that you are creating plenty of opportunities for your kids to get exposure in your target language.
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169: Getting your bilingual kids to speak!
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, we start a three part series on how to get our kids to grow from passive to active bilinguals. In other words, we do not want them to just listen and understand what we say. We want them to actively speak and engage in the target language.
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168: 5 fun & easy ways to celebrate the bilingual journey with your kids!
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share with you 5 fun and easy ways that can help you celebrate the bilingual journey with your family. Make the commitment and just set some time aside to chat with them about what it means to be bilingual.
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167: How to adjust when language conditions change with Bruna
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I host a consulting call with one of our members, Bruna. We address and plan some of the upcoming changes that Bruna's little one will experience at school and even at home with a third language.
info_outlineHave you ever thought about how accountability can help you on the bilingual journey?
This month, bloggers from around the world are coming together to write about the fascinating world of raising bilingual kids with topics from A to Z.
Bilingual Avenue is kicking things off with accountability!
It is not uncommon to lack the motivation needed to achieve the goals we have set for ourselves. Some days we are full of energy and ready to take on the world. Then on other days those same goals seem simply impossible!
As busy parents, we sometimes let everyday life get in the way of achieving our goals. This is one of the reasons why I believe it is so important to find ways to stay accountable to your family’s language objectives.
There are two main types of accountability, personal and external.
Personal Accountability
Leveraging personal accountability essentially means that you are accountable to yourself. You could, in other words, consider this your will power.
Some of us have stronger will powers than others. I would ask that you reflect on your own ability to carry through your commitments. If you know that you have a difficult time achieving personal obligations, then you may want to set up systems to strengthen your personal accountability.
It can be as simple as writing yourself a letter that you will revisit when you reach tougher times on your family’s language journey. But it can also be as elaborate as drafting a detailed daily routine that includes all sorts of language exposure for your child.
The key here is to find ways to create personal accountability as a tool to help you stay motivated when raising bilingual kids gets tough!
One great way to find personal accountability is to reflect on WHY you want to raise bilingual kids in the first place. Don’t be afraid to dig into your reasons!
To help you think through how you may leverage accountability for your own family, I am giving you a bit of homework.
List three personal reasons why you have chosen to raise multilingual children that can keep you personally accountable to your family’s language goals.External Accountability
Think of external accountability as an individual or a group that helps you achieve your family’s language goals.
This group does not have to be limited to just bilingual individuals. Even your child’s pediatrician can serve as external accountability. Strive to find pediatricians who are supportive of multilingualism. They can help you assess your child’s language development just like they assess other developmental indicators.
As your child gets older, schools can serve as part of your accountability team. When you first start out, you may not know exactly how your external accountability will develop. Give it some time and push yourself to increase this type of accountability overtime.
Just like I gave you homework to dig into your personal accountability, I want you think about your external support network.
List three individuals or groups that will assist in holding you accountable through your family’s language journey.
For more inspiration to raise your bilingual kids, make sure to check out all the other wonderful posts in the A to Z of raising bilingual kids.