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It takes a village to raise a bilingual child
The more the child is exposed to the minority language, the more fluent and comfortable he will be with the second language. Therefore, make sure you make part of your plan to involve any family members that speak the target language and can spend time with your child. If you have the means and will hire a nanny or a sitter, make sure she speaks the target language ...
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It takes a village to raise a bilingual child
The more the child is exposed to the minority language, the more fluent and comfortable he will be with the second language. Therefore, make sure you make part of your plan to involve any family members that speak the target language and can spend time with your child. If you have the means and will hire a nanny or a sitter, make sure she speaks the target language and ask her to use it with your child. If you have options around you for bilingual daycares, preschools or elementary schools, jump on those!
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