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Language development 0-3Y in Bilingual and Monolingual children. I had so much anxiety around my baby’s language development so thank you @beyondbabbles for helping us all understand this!

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[VF🇫🇷⬇️] Did you know bilingual infants can discriminate their languages as early as 4–5 months? Between 4 and 6 months, they can even do it without any sound—just by watching a speaker’s mouth!

By age 2, they’re able to label languages as “Mom’s” and “Dad’s” (like in this video). Language labeling (“Abuela speaks Spanish. I speak Arabic. That word is Mandarin Chinese”) develops between 2–3 and consolidates between 3–5.

As a linguist, knowing these milestones has been a huge comfort as my daughter develops!

@beyondbabbles and I made the Bilingual Parenting Handbook for exactly this moment: when you have the motivation but not the roadmap.

It breaks down:
📖 The actual research on bilingual development (in a way that’s easy to understand)
🫶 What to do when your child mixes languages or refuses the target language entirely
📌 Milestones and vocabulary tracking so you know what to look for

Written by a pediatric SLP and a sociolinguist, grounded in both clinical practice and language acquisition research!

Drop a HANDBOOK and I’ll send you a link for how to get it your way 🤍

🇫🇷 Saviez-vous que les bébés bilingues peuvent distinguer leurs langues dès l’âge de 4–5 mois ? Entre 4 et 6 mois, ils peuvent même le faire sans aucun son — simplement en observant la bouche de la personne qui parle !

Dès l’âge de 2 ans, ils sont capables d’identifier les langues comme celle « de maman » et celle « de papa » (comme dans cette vidéo). L’étiquetage des langues (« Abuela parle espagnol. Moi je parle arabe ») se développe entre 2 et 3 ans et se consolide entre 3 et 5 ans. En tant que linguiste, connaître ces étapes a été un véritable réconfort pour moi à mesure que ma fille grandit !

@beyondbabbles et moi avons créé le Bilingual Parenting Handbook (Guide du parent bilingue) pour exactement ce moment !

Le guide explique :
📖 Ce que dit vraiment la recherche sur le développement bilingue (de façon facile à comprendre)
🫶 Quoi faire quand votre enfant mélange les langues ou refuse complètement la langue cible
📌 Le suivi des étapes et du vocabulaire pour savoir quoi

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Bilingualism is a gift — Connection to family, culture, identity, and belonging. One of the biggest misconceptions about raising a bilingual child is that you have to be perfectly fluent to pass on a language. You don’t. 🤍

A handful of words. Songs from your childhood. Simple phrases during everyday moments. That all matters more than you think.

So if you’ve ever felt like your Spanish (or any language) “isn’t good enough” to share with your child… this is your reminder to share what you can. Start where you are. Your child can always learn grammar later. But the emotional connection to a language starts at home. ✨
#bilingual #birdsongtoys #spanishforbabies #bilingualparenting

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Slide through. I promise slide 3 is the one you’re going to screenshot. 📲

We spend SO much energy worrying about whether we have the “right” stuff to support our little ones — the right toy, the right subscription box, the right activity.

Here’s what I know after years as a pediatric speech-language pathologist and parent educator:

The items already in your home? They’re extraordinary learning tools.

Here are 5 that I reach for again and again 👇

(They’re on the next slides — go look!)

When you start seeing your home differently, everything changes.

You stop scrolling. You stop second-guessing. You start connecting.

This is exactly what Learn With Less® is about — and it’s exactly what our fan-favorite resource Connect Learn Play was built to help you do.

More on that very soon. 👀

Save this post for the next time you have 20 minutes and a tiny human who needs you. 💚

#learnwithless #EverydayPlay #ToddlerActivities #BabyPlay #PlayBasedLearning EarlyChildhood ToddlerDevelopment ParentingTips SimpleLiving MommyAndMe

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Was nice meeting these lovely sisters after my performance at @zoetrymarigotbay @beyondbabbles ❤🙏🏽

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These bilingual parenting moments were TWO and a half years in the making!

Even before my daughter was born, I knew I wanted her Algerian language and culture to be a real, living part of her childhood; not just something she heard about. And that’s no small thing when you’re raising her in France, and her mama grew up in the United States! 🇩🇿🇫🇷🇺🇸

We put a family language plan in place from the very beginning. Darija isn’t the main language I’m transmitting to her, but I’ve done everything I can to nurture it through books, music, family calls, and yes, a trip that took months of planning. Visas, passport updates, logistics, and language practice.

But we made it 🤍

If you’re in that season right now; knowing it matters, but not quite having the roadmap; @beyondbabbles and I made the Bilingual Parenting Handbook for exactly this moment.
It breaks down:

📖 The actual research on bilingual development (in a way that’s easy to understand)
📋 How to build a family language plan that works in your home, not just on paper
🤝 What to do when your child mixes languages or refuses the target language entirely
📚 Expert recommendations for books, screen time, and tools across multiple languages
📌 Milestones and vocabulary tracking so you know what to look for

Written by a pediatric SLP and a sociolinguist; grounded in both clinical practice and language acquisition research, and designed to actually be read and stress-free!

Drop HANDBOOK in the comments and I’ll send the details your way 💛

#raisingbilingualkids #raisingbilingualchildren #darija

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It’s Day 2 of the Supporting Neurodivergent Brains summit.

Today we focus on advocacy, executive functioning, parent education, and sensory strategies.

People described day 1 as refreshing, inspiring, and transformative. I’m so curious to how they’ll feel today.

Comment SNB if you’re ready to…

🧠feel more confident in your neuroaffirming approach

🧠more empowered to advocate

🧠more educated on sensory processing, regulation, and executive function

You still have time to join on the free ticket for today and tomorrow, or upgrade and get access to each everything!

Comment SNB

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My daughter says “Me sola” all the time. Is she confused? I asked @beyondbabbles and the answer is no! This mixing is called “code switching” and it is a skill! #bilinguismo #speechtherapy #speechdevelopment

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If you’ve ever stood in the toy aisle (or the Amazon rabbit hole!) and genuinely weren’t sure whether the talking flashcards, the bilingual books, or the language app is actually worth it, this one’s for you.

As a sociolinguist specialized in bilingualism and mom of a trilingual toddler, I think about this stuff constantly, and the advice I shared in this video is just the tip of the iceberg!

If you want to go deeper @beyondbabbles and I made the Bilingual Parenting Handbook for exactly this moment: when you have the motivation but not the roadmap.

It breaks down:

📖 The actual research on bilingual development (in a way that’s easy to understand)
🗓️ How to build a family language plan that works in your home, not just on paper
🫶 What to do when your child mixes languages or refuses the target language entirely
📚 Expert recommendations for books, screen time, and tools across multiple languages
📌Milestones and vocabulary tracking so you know what to look for

It’s written by a pediatric SLP and a sociolinguist, grounded in both clinical practice and language acquisition research, and designed to actually be read and stress-free!

Drop a HANDBOOK and I’ll send it your way 💛

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I asked this question too. As a new mom, I worried— “Am I doing too much? Will this slow her down?”

But the science is clear: bilingualism doesn’t delay speech. If anything, it opens more doors. 💛

And that’s exactly why I built Birdsong.

#latinamom #speechdevelopment #bilinguismo #bilingualparenting

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“Am I doing this right?”…If you’re raising a bilingual baby, you’ve probably asked yourself that.

In this episode of Bilingüe, I sat down with pediatric speech-language pathologist Joanne Cazeau to break down what the science actually says about bilingualism—and what really matters in your baby’s language development.

We talk about:
• Does bilingualism delay speech?
• The 6–12 month “magic window”
• How babies actually learn language
• What to focus on (and what doesn’t matter)

This conversation gave me so much clarity—and confidence.

🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube: link in bio

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