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@kairete Yes great idea!! My husband just actually showed me a couple songs I’m trying to memorize to song with her! Thanks so much for the idea!

@avalosrose Oh thanks I didnt even think of scholastic!

@tinisha He does a little bit, we’re trying to speak Spanish between the three of us and my husband and I. Oh thanks, yeah I look at the library but I think they’re in progress of growing their collection.

@mjmichaels Thanks! That’s encouraging. Oh good idea! I am going to definitely focus on improving my own Spanish and vocabulary, that might be a fun way, to have a special game or activity and prep vocab for myself in advance. Thanks!

@aldredian Thanks for the articles. No, he speaks sporadically and we rarely speak Spanish to each other. I think you’re right, I told my husband if we want her to speak it she needs to see us talking and we need to make it Spanish at home. Thanks a lot for the help

@lostandinsecure Thanks! Yes, I will have to look locally for peers for her. I'm not really "in" our community, so I will have to make it happen. Our library is growing their Spanish language section, but it is not one to be envied at this time.

@fez Oh wow, yeah I’m hoping we can go visit my husbands family for months at a time where she will only speak Spanish… locally I just haven’t found much.

@garydavid Good point. I actually tried looking about Spanish groups near us and it was discouraging. This is really helpful. I told my husband we need to do Spanish only in the house and he maintained through the evening. I know I will need to remind him each day for a while.

@isaac1995 Yes, and I hear my husband's nieces and nephews who I know their mom spoke only spanish at home, but they sound like they are really having to force speaking. I want her to love speaking it. That's a good idea of other spaces. thank you

My husband’s native language is Spanish, I am conversational but not fluent. My daughter (3yo) understands a lot of Spanish but does not speak it unless we tell her what to say (e.g., she asks for milk and we say ask her to say it in Spanish and then tell her how). I’m not sure how to increase...