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#1161
07-21-2009, 01:50 PM
tanuki- check this link out. scientists say kids have it the easiest to be bilingual from birth to about 7yrs of age. 
Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily - Yahoo! News
my kids have a tendency of mixing 2 languages in one sentence so we teach them to separate. in their heads 2 languages aren't two languages. it's actually one tot/kid language with more variations in their word portfolio.
the trick for me is to teach them in sentenses (well, once they can speak..hahaha) and not just by words. giving them examples of how to use the various tot words shows them how to use their selection of words despite the language. they dont discriminate which language they are using.
just thought to run it by.
i see a lot of international parents (japanese wife, caucasian husband, vise versa) and they only teach their kids English. and the japanese person can't even speak English natively most of the time. hahaha.
such a waste imho. being bilingual or even trilingual can be a natural thing for kids...
Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily - Yahoo! News
my kids have a tendency of mixing 2 languages in one sentence so we teach them to separate. in their heads 2 languages aren't two languages. it's actually one tot/kid language with more variations in their word portfolio.
the trick for me is to teach them in sentenses (well, once they can speak..hahaha) and not just by words. giving them examples of how to use the various tot words shows them how to use their selection of words despite the language. they dont discriminate which language they are using.
just thought to run it by.
i see a lot of international parents (japanese wife, caucasian husband, vise versa) and they only teach their kids English. and the japanese person can't even speak English natively most of the time. hahaha.
such a waste imho. being bilingual or even trilingual can be a natural thing for kids...
#1163
07-21-2009, 02:19 PM
bilingual kids absorb for a longer time before they produce language, but once they get both languages sorted out, they can switch back and forth at will, even in the same sentence or going between 2 conversations at the same time. Every child needs to have at least 2 languages taught from birth on. It's like adding an extra room onto your house when you build it - even if you want to learn some other language later on, not the one you learned, you will be able to do that because the "room" already exists. You can learn Spanish or Urdu along with English, it doesn't matter.
i know several families like this... they say they're not going back to their native land so no reason to teach them the language.
waaat?! kinda selfish for the parent to say that... maybe the kid wants to have that ability even if just making that 'room.' 
let him/her decide later what he/she wants. not their parents.
#1164
07-21-2009, 02:22 PM
in other car related news, i bought 2 cans of graphite wheel paint today.
going to work on my wheels hopefully this weekend... i still have some time till snow season but want to get a headstart.
going to work on my wheels hopefully this weekend... i still have some time till snow season but want to get a headstart.
#1166
07-21-2009, 09:07 PM
Naw, I'm going to fix the crapola DR21's that got all pitted from winter use.
In other news, my wife found software that enables me to type Japanese directly off my BOLD!
日本語タイプできるぞ!
In other news, my wife found software that enables me to type Japanese directly off my BOLD!
日本語タイプできるぞ!
#1167
07-22-2009, 01:59 PM
went out to get some gas during lunch...looks like there's another t-storm heading our way. 
anyway, the quick spin was fun.
i can't imaging not having a MT car for myself. it's just too darn fun to drive my FitS.
anyway, the quick spin was fun.
i can't imaging not having a MT car for myself. it's just too darn fun to drive my FitS.
#1168
07-22-2009, 04:02 PM
Hawaii has drought conditions in the El ninyo years opposite of the Mainland.
#1170
07-22-2009, 05:13 PM
tanuki- it's el nino this year? 
i didnt know actually. hahaha. do you have village ordinaces where it tells you not to wash your car during droughts? i use this product called Griot's SprayOn CarWash and it works great. no water needed.
beautiful little daughter you got there! i always wanted a daughter, but ended up with 2 boys. hahaha.
i didnt know actually. hahaha. do you have village ordinaces where it tells you not to wash your car during droughts? i use this product called Griot's SprayOn CarWash and it works great. no water needed. beautiful little daughter you got there!
i always wanted a daughter, but ended up with 2 boys. hahaha.
#1171
07-22-2009, 05:32 PM
tanuki- it's el nino this year? i didnt know actually. hahaha. do you have village ordinaces where it tells you not to wash your car during droughts? i use this product called Griot's SprayOn CarWash and it works great. no water needed.
beautiful little daughter you got there! i always wanted a daughter, but ended up with 2 boys. hahaha.
i didnt know actually. hahaha. do you have village ordinaces where it tells you not to wash your car during droughts? i use this product called Griot's SprayOn CarWash and it works great. no water needed. beautiful little daughter you got there!
i always wanted a daughter, but ended up with 2 boys. hahaha.Thanks, she's taken to us pretty good.
#1173
07-22-2009, 09:42 PM
I had a moment of madness today and ordered these.... I got a great deal but, hey it's Volks so there goes one month of education for Kyra.
Thanks Ben, for the picture you had the nicest one I could find.
Thanks Ben, for the picture you had the nicest one I could find.
Last edited by tanukifit; 07-22-2009 at 10:16 PM. Reason: pic not turning out
#1176
07-23-2009, 10:23 AM
wow, that sounds pretty intense.
we all know Florida/New Orleans/Galveston Tx has been hit many many times the last 10yrs. yah, lugs do make a niceaccent on your darker wheels.
although i only usethe chrome ones usually. i guess i should probably
use a darker colored set of lugs for my wheels on the FitS...
#1177
07-23-2009, 10:27 AM
that reminds me... back in the days i owned a brand new Protege5 for like 5months and it was lowered and ran POS ADR(?) Sokudo wheels which were replicas of those CE28N's i think.
hahaha.
hahaha.
#1178
07-23-2009, 12:48 PM
The two huricanes were catagory 2s so it was nothing like the monsters(cat 4 & 5) that rolled through New Orleans and Florida thank god if we get hit with one of those I think the islands would be leveled.
I almost bought a set of Desmond Regamasters for the weight then I remembered my friend at a local car shop had the LE CE28s on special.
I almost bought a set of Desmond Regamasters for the weight then I remembered my friend at a local car shop had the LE CE28s on special.
