[Home English from Age 0] What is the best way to solve the top 3 concerns?
Is your home English journey going well?
The top 3 most common concerns
1. There is too much information, and I'm lost...
2. I'm worried about my own pronunciation when speaking to my child
3. I'm a working mom and don't have enough time
1. There is too much information, and I'm lost...
For example, starting home English from age 0 is definitely the best start!
Even knowing that, why do you think so many people give up halfway or feel that
home English is unsustainable?
It is because,
they don't know the method that suits both mom and child!
Conversely, if you can do this, anyone can create an English environment at home
and incorporate English with their child in a fun way.
My children, who were in an English environment from birth, grew up with
me speaking to them despite my lack of confidence in English.
but
they have become able to speak English properly.
There is truly so much information out there now.
Just figuring out which one is right for our family is difficult enough.
In the end, where should I start?
~Solution~
First, without thinking about difficult things, start by playing audio in the background.
Just press the switch!!!
That is where you start.
2. I'm worried about my own pronunciation when speaking to my child
And once you start speaking to your child, what you worry about is your own pronunciation. Are you confident in your own pronunciation?
I had none at all. On the contrary, I was very unconfident, and it was actually the thing
I struggled with the most while doing home English.
What if my weird pronunciation rubs off on my child...
Is there even any point in doing home English?
That's what I used to think.
One time, while staying abroad, my eldest daughter, who was 10 at the time, heard me
talking to a local on the phone using broken English and said something surprising.
It was
My pronunciation is weird! Furthermore, my English (grammar) is wrong...
Even though I knew my own timeline was all over the place, that was all I could say.
It was a fact, but I remember feeling both shocked and very happy at the same time.
Because I was convinced that she understood correct English!
Since then, regardless of my own English ability, it was an event that gave me confidence that my children's English skills
were growing properly.
Worried about Mom's pronunciation & English ability
~Solution~
Don't worry about it, just keep talking to them with confidence.
That is proven not only by my own experience but also scientifically.
1. According to a presentation by the Linguistic Society, children can naturally distinguish between pronunciation they should imitate and pronunciation they should not.
2. In home English, we also play audio in the background.
By doing this, children are also exposed to beautiful English.
So please rest assured.
Actually, my children's English skills are
Eldest daughter While in university, TOEIC 905 (perfect score in listening)
Participated in the KBS Kids English Contest and
English contests for junior high and high school students
Live interviews in English with authors from around the world for work
Eldest son 6th grade, Eiken Grade 3
Second son Studied abroad in Hungary
IELTS 7.5 (almost a perfect score in TOEIC)
Second daughter High school student, ranked 1st consecutively in school English mock exams
My eldest daughter, in particular, taught English study methods as one of her businesses.
Of course, she also provided guidance on correcting pronunciation.
(She is currently a CEO running a company, not a sole proprietor.)
None of them have ever attended English conversation school in Japan.
Now, everyone has better pronunciation than me, and I am happy that I was able to give my children the gift of English.
3. Working mom and no time
And the next problem that comes up. No time!
This is very common.
Actually, my top two were in kindergarten, and the bottom two were in nursery school.
The time available for home English is completely different. To give you the result, there was no difference in English ability because of that.
Among the four, the one with the highest English ability is my second son.
Even if you create the same environment for home English when they are young, I think it changes depending on how they interact with English afterwards, the necessity, and their efforts.
Speaking only of the time spent on home English, with nursery school, weekdays are hectic just with daily life.
Weekends also have outings.
And
My home English is completed by elementary school!
That is a feature, and after that, they do it on their own...
So it doesn't take extra time.
And I have never done home English where they sit at a desk with any of the four.
Because I didn't want them to think of it as studying. It also requires time, you know.
So, how have I been able to do home English without stress even with four children and while going to nursery school?
How to make time even when working
~Solution~
Talk about everything in English. Having said that, I wasn't perfect because I lacked confidence in my English pronunciation and sentences.
For example, just lining up words as they come to mind while cooking together or going to the park.
I can do this even if my pronunciation of 'river' or 'Thursday' doesn't get through on the first try.
How was it? This is how you can solve your home English worries.
By all means, let's use home English to create wonderful parenting time and give your children English skills that work in the world.
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