Bilingual Family

Stuck in the car line and wondering how to get your child to *speak* in the target language? In this quick and practical episode, we’ll share simple strategies you can use right away to encourage your kids to respond in Spanish (or any target language). Whether you’re a bilingual family or just starting your language journey, these tips are designed for busy parents.

Books to read before first day of school! This year I’ll try not to cry during “hilo invisible” or “siempre te querré”😭😭😭

Which books will you be reading?

Are you nervous to send your child to school for the first time? Or the 5th time?

Yeah! Me too!

For the first time ever, I’ll be sending my oldest to a 2-day homeschool hybrid program… Even though he’ll be at my school (Bilingual Family) the other days, I’m freaking out a bit!

I’ve spent over a decade helping families have a seamless transition into school and now it’s time to listen to my own advice.

Hope this is helpful for you! (And me😬)

Comment “school” to get your back to school guide!🫶🏽

Con amor y gratitud,
Daniela

Juntos otra vez!

Nada nos preparara para decir adiós…

Aunque no los puedo ver ni tocar, siento su presencia y les pido su guía. Abuelito: ayúdame a encontrar alegría en cada momento y a vivir la vida con pasión!
Abuelita: ayúdame a tener fuerza en tiempos difíciles y a ser disciplinada e impecable en todo!

Viven en mi! Los amo!

3 tips for a smoother back to school morning routine

1- prepare the night before
2 - a visual checklist (free pdf in bio)
3 - first/then (thanks )

Jon and I came up with this catchy phrase
“Ready for the day, then play”

Mateo (3) helped me translate it with a rhyme 😍😍😍
“List@ para el día, después jugar con alegría”

You’ll notice that the checklist has words only instead of phrases. This serves two purposes

- help you incorporate Spanish to your morning routine in a simple way.
- engage cooperation by asking a request with just one word. This concept (say it with a word) is from the book “How to talk to kids, so kids will listen and listen, so kids will talk)

We truly hope it helps you… and us!🤣

Con amor,
Daniela y Jon

Free back to school countdown!😘

I want to share with you a simple activity to help your child prepare for the first day of school. It's a visual countdown. It will help your child "see" how close they are to the first day.

We use this at home all the time. It has helped us prepare for vacation, Christmas, birthdays and even allergy testing. Attached, you'll find a PDF to serve as a guide.

You can make it as simple or as elaborate as you want:

Simple - Don't print it off. Instead, write on a piece of paper "How many days until school starts?" then draw circles (each representing the number of days until school starts) and color one in each day.

Semi-elaborate- Print PDF. choose 2/3 activities to do. Cut out those activity icons and glue them on the day you do the activity. color the rest of the circles each day.

Elaborate - Print PDF. Cut out all the activity icons and glue them on the day you do the activity.

This is so helpful in helping your child prepare and get excited for the first day.

Click GIFTS in bio to get yours😘😘

Con amor,
Daniela

You asked… we listened!😘

We are now offering Bilingual Family Boot Camp as a stand alone program.

This option is perfect for parents who want to raise bilingual children in a different language than Spanish

AND

For parents who are native speakers and do not need the routine guides, song guides, audio books and practical life activities that Español Juntos provides.

Give us 7 days and we’ll show you why YOU are the best language teacher for your child and we’ll guide you on how to make your own bilingual family action plan!

Con amor,
Daniela

(Link in bio)