Learning their language

[Tinkerbell]

Yeah but kids should be allowed to be kids give them time to show a natural ability just nurture them. You cant fit a square peg in a round hole without breaking it my beautiful son shows a nack for art even at the age of 5 his ability has been commented on at school im thrilled he has a talent even more thrilled because hes mid range on the autistic spectrum kids need a certain amount of free direction to feel independent even teenagers i think if you let the natural come out your get yourself a well adjusted adult. everything is so competition based these days we forget what its like to be just a kid do kids stuff. My boy actually brings home 3 pieces off homework a week im fine with 2 pieces of it and its definitely not about the time i need to put into it with him! the 3rd piece is a brainbuilder piece more scocial if u ask me but it actually gets marked in a points system and every term there is a winner this makes me feel uncomfortable about the competition element pitting 5yr olds against each other. i know i sound overtly sensitive but since when did a 5yr old need to win anything surely just being 5 is the best prize ever! I did mention this in the mass parents homework meeting and was not the only person who felt uncomfortable but they didnt like to say anything untill someone else mentioned it!.

If anyone else is reading this dont you think every child should be nurtured not shoved surely it will yield better results.
want to say though just because these are my beliefs i do not lack rules and respect in the house. Yes lets have hopes for our children but let them be there own achievements not ours.

I agree with you 100% - I don't know about the schooling laws where you are from, but here in America, we have a lot of difference in opinion how to best educate a child. I personally am a Home School Graduate, and I have had my 4 children in a variety of schools, ranging from Home Schooling, public, and private schools, and special tutoring programs. I find each child did better in different situations, because each one is such an individual, and there is no formula that will work for all.

 

[Ronja]

Yeah definitely big fan of amazon myself but i prefer to buy any book in the bookstore its one of my favourite things to go into waterstones and handle the books like a little treat for myself lol recently bought a treasury of stories for my son thats got all the old classics in near original form it was around £23 pounds but it goes in age stages its fantastic its not a chore to read.
ps you will love the docu its at least one that doesnt make the women look helpless left me feeling excellent respect for those that are tackling it head on.

well, if I don't like them movie, you owe me 8£.
Just kidding of course.

I prefer Amazon for books in English, as imported books quickly become very expensive if you buy them in a store. Also, when it comes to children's books, it's virtually impossible to get them in English here (unless it's Harry Potter or something else that's totally unsuitable for a 6 months old).

 

[Bug]

well, if I don't like them movie, you owe me 8£.
Just kidding of course.

I prefer Amazon for books in English, as imported books quickly become very expensive if you buy them in a store. Also, when it comes to children's books, it's virtually impossible to get them in English here (unless it's Harry Potter or something else that's totally unsuitable for a 6 months old).

Thats a bloody shame hun (Harry Potter) mind you id buy it pretend it was for the baby and keep it for myself Im loving Harry Potter! last oneDeathly Hallows made me cry in five different places.
But ur prob way ahead of me.
ps im confident i wont get a bill for £8 pounds you will love it.
Of course its not the first time ive been wrong about a film or docu
but this time i "think" my judgement is sound. lol

 

[Bug]

I agree with you 100% - I don't know about the schooling laws where you are from, but here in America, we have a lot of difference in opinion how to best educate a child. I personally am a Home School Graduate, and I have had my 4 children in a variety of schools, ranging from Home Schooling, public, and private schools, and special tutoring programs. I find each child did better in different situations, because each one is such an individual, and there is no formula that will work for all.

I totally agree every child is different and will thrive in different situations i know its hard to cater to every childs need in a class of 30 but i think sometimes they spend to much time looking at the big picture.

ps that was very well put tinks
x

 

[Be-you-tiful86]

I speak 4 languages total and my bf's language happens to be the first foreign language I learned starting at age 8.
I would learn my partner's language if I didnt speak it already.Language is an essential part of our culture and its important to know your partner's culture in my opinion

 

[Ronja]

ps im confident i wont get a bill for £8 pounds you will love it.
Of course its not the first time ive been wrong about a film or docu
but this time i "think" my judgement is sound. lol

You're right. A very good movie. I saw it yesterday evening. Very warm and optimistic in it's approach to a serious matter.

 

[Bug]

You're right. A very good movie. I saw it yesterday evening. Very warm and optimistic in it's approach to a serious matter.

Im relieved i dont owe you £8 now lol
im glad you liked it i know i appreciated its difference to sum other docs

 

[Arwen]

when i had a Senegalese boyfriend we used to speak italian since u could never say he is foreign. I tried to learn some Wolof but i know only some words (how r u, thank u, my name is, i love u, come here, fuck you... lol). i would have liked to learn more, especially to talk with his mum who didn't speak italian, but me and him were together not more than 3 days a week for few hrs and we had so much to talk about and to do that he didn't have much time to teach me.
talking about my actual chocolate 8), i spoke some english before I met him. he doesn't speak italian so I'm gradually learning more and more. He wants me to teach him italian though and we've done the alphabet and some sounds so far . He wants us to speak some italian because he says I'm sexy when I speak my mother language lol. 8)

 

[YogaGirl]

I speak the language by means of his tummy! We cook together somtimes and once I made an entire spread of his native dishes. He was so shocked and impressed, he brags about it when given the opportunity. He's learned quite a few American dishes that I love. Yes we speak each other's languages in the kitchen.

 

[Arwen]

I speak the language by means of his tummy! We cook together somtimes and once I made an entire spread of his native dishes. He was so shocked and impressed, he brags about it when given the opportunity. He's learned quite a few American dishes that I love. Yes we speak each other's languages in the kitchen.

it's nice to cook different food. i tried to cook some senegalese food too, and taught him to cook potatoes and peppers like my mum does .
cultural exchanges r exciting!!!

 

[Canelle]

he knows so many languages. some we have in common, but at different niveaus though. His spanisch is better than mine, my english is better than his.
He knows some fulani, haussa and djerma, oh, and Tamahaq and some arab as well. I will never be able to learn his first language, maybe when we ll have children, for I would want them to grow up learning my mother tongue and his two main languages.
But I started to learn some french which is his 2nd language and he speaks it fluently, for its the oficial language in his country.

Here is a nice site listing all languages of the world, showing maps and some more information.