I think this is just such a wonderful thing...
I have one friend who's family is Italian and they speak to their 4 yo daughter in both English and Italian. The little girl speaks more English than Italian , but does use the Italian. Sometimes she uses both languages interchangebly- substituting the appropriate Italian words for some English- Italish if you will ..LOL.
I have another friend who's family speaks nothing but Lebanese. Her husband speaks English. My friend has been speaking to her daughter in Lebanese since birth so when their daughter's grandparents spend the summer with them, she speaks nothing but Lebanese. IT is so amazing to hear these beautiful languages come out of these tiny girls.
I would have to say that these 2 little girls are 2 of the smartest kids I have encountered.
My husband and I are going to adopt from Guatemala and I would like for our children to be bilingual. I am not a fluent speaker of Spanish, as in not a native speaker, but I took 7 years of spanish through school and can read and write it like nobody's business.LOL I just need to brush up on my converstaional skills before we bring baby home.
