#6 How to raise bilingual children: "My children are learning English, Spanish and Danish" "I learned Spanish in my 20s!"

Do you think is too late to learn Spanish or teach your children?Dr. Veronica Benavides has tips for you! She has spent her career exploring and advocating for the intersection of identity, language, and learning. Dr. Benavides is an educator, a Fulbright scholar, researcher at Harvard, a leadership coach, and the Executive Director of a leading early childhood educational research and training center. Today, she is the founder and CEO of Bilingual Generation, Dr. Benavides works to support the reclamation and flourishing of heritage languages across global contexts. To learn more about Dr. Benavides's work follow @wearebilinguageneration @thebilliapp and to support her podcast listen to ⁠⁠@talkingtograndma in all streaming platforms. Timestamps 00:00- Teaser 00:47- Guest Introduction 02:58- What is the intersectionality of language, identity and culture? 06:56- The duality of shame and pride in our culture 12:15- "It takes courage to learn a new language" 15:30- Language is about connection 17:07- Tools for parents to raise bilingual children 27:56- Bilingualism is your superpower, how to protect it? 33:10- "We need more playfulness" when it comes to learning language 38:30- What does the decolonization of language mean? 45:50- Advice when first raising multilingual children Support the podcast: If you liked this episode make sure to follow "DOCE" and leave a comments in the reviews. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@doce.podcast ⁠(https://www.instagram.com/doce.podcast/reels/) TikTok: ⁠@doce.podcast⁠ (https://www.tiktok.com/@doce.podcast) Youtube: ⁠@docepodcast⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@docepodcast) Thank you for joining us! New episodes will be release biweekly. Welcome to DOCE, the podcast for immigrants by immigrants.