May 02, 2022

How to Embrace Accents as a Family

28 minutes

In this episode we talk with author and educator Frances Evans about how to teach kids to embrace different accents. Frances gives some great tips to help kids and adults approach speakers of other languages with kindness and courtesy. Here are just a few of her amazing pieces of advice:

Parents are their kids role models. It is our job to lead by example. That means we need to model building close relationships with diverse people, unpacking our own biases and using empathy when interacting with others.

Be conscious of your body language and tone when asking someone to repeat something you didn't understand.

Think about how you might feel in that same situation.

We also got into an amazing conversation about raising bilingual kids. Frances began raising her son bilingually when he was already four years old. Yet, now at 13 he is still speaking Spanish with his mom and using it with family members in Puerto Rico. Frances shared some amazing tips for helping kids learn a second language.

You can find out more about Frances at either one of her websites:

https://discoveringtheworldthroughmysonseyes.com/

https://discoveringespanol.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Cocolacotorra

You can also purchase her book on Amazon or Etsy

Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3kqXFOp

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DiscoveringEspanol

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