Aniela Peralta
People in various parts of the world are used to speaking in different languages at home and at work. Adults get used to drawing a distinction in separate situations and interactions in whichever language is suitable wherever. However, children need to be trained to adapt themselves to a bilingual or a multilingual environment. Parents need to consciously teach their children the beauty of each of the languages they shall be learning, so that they grow up to respect them all. Educational toys Australia may be effectively used along with books to impart the knowledge of language to children. It has been found that children respond to music very positively. So, they may be initialized to listen and appreciate music belonging to different linguistic cultures.
Bilingual children’s toys are a great resource for parents to train their kids in crafts. These toys sharpen the motor skills of your children as well as teach them the basics of different languages. The combination of images, shapes and colours among the bilingual toys will simultaneously enable your children to learn the languages in a playful manner. It is important to provide children with toys which are suitable for their age groups. Very advanced toys should be reserved for older children. These toys may be supplemented with video displays or even interactive video games to train your child to speak, read and write in different languages.
In order to raise a child in a bilingual environment, it is important for each family member to understand the needs and capabilities of a child. If it is found that a child continues to be baffled by the use of different languages and is refraining from speaking due to confusion, it is better to slow down the process of teaching. Parents have to be able to innovate new ways to teach languages to their children without enforcing them. Bilingual books are a good way to teach children. Parents can begin by reading out stories in two languages alternately to their children. Once a child starts following the train of events in the various stories, the child may be encouraged to read and tell stories from memory in these languages.
A variety of Spanish, French, German, Dutch and Italian products are now available in the markets to aid parents to teach these languages to their children. These may be effectively used by family members to teach their kids. It is important for each family member to enthusiastically participate in the teaching-learning process. If Greek is the language that needs to be taught, Greek books combined with a display of Greek culture including their food and dance will be more interesting for the child. A variety of Italian books are available on various interesting subjects which may be used by parents to teach Italian to their children. It is important for parents to be patient and creative at the same time to get the best out of their children.
