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We spend a lot of time in the car, commuting. I made up a finger puppet (literally my finger) who only speaks Spanish. "He" talks to my son in Spanish, and I translate, and then teach my son the proper Spanish to answer back. We have a lot of fun, and he doesn't even realize he is learning!

- Lane Morris Buckman
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We spend a lot of time in the car, commuting. I made up a finger puppet (literally my finger) who only speaks Spanish. "He" talks to my son in Spanish, and I translate, and then teach my son the proper Spanish to answer back. We have a lot of fun, and he doesn't even realize he is learning!

- Lane Morris Buckman

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