If you give your kids Spanish lessons, you are actually giving them an amazing gift. Kids who learn a second language not only retain it and remember it very easily for the rest of their lives, but they also test higher and improve their overall language ability. The problem is -- many parents don't know where to begin in giving their kids Spanish lessons. It isn't as hard as you think!
Science has proved that kids can learn and retain languages MUCH easier than adults because their brains, in the early years, are wired for retention and "puzzle solving". However, they need to approach language learning like they did with their very first language: total immersion! Kids became conversational in their first language by about age 2 just by being surrounded by the language at all times.
The worst thing you can do is make your kids go through Spanish lessons like schools provide. Not only is it an inefficient way of learning, but it will make your kids HATE learning a second language.
What you need to do is to first make a game of language learning, and secondly naturally immerse them in the language!
For game playing, I use computer software that helps my kids learn new words. They get scored on how well they remember words, and it is a lot of fun for all of us to get involved in.
Once my kids had some Spanish vocabulary down, I simply started speaking to them in Spanish at random times! I would invite them to "cenar" rather than "eat dinner". Whenever I had Spanish-speaking friends over, I would have them speak Spanish as much as possible.
The best kids Spanish lessons are those that are not only fun for the kids, but that also naturally immerse the kids in the language. This way, they NATURALLY learn, just like with their first language, rather than being forced to learn. Good luck!
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