Asking for a non MeFi friend. His daughter is a single parent to a 3 year old girl, his only grandchild. There is no contact with the father for Reasons. Friend is separated himself. His granddaughter adores him and he loves to babysit her when he can (they live in another city about an hour away), about once a week for a day. He also Skypes her during the week. For the last while she has been referring to him as “Daddy”. Apparently she was being teased at nursery for not having a Dad (at 3!) and she told them that she did have a Daddy, and he was called Granddad. Her Mum thought this was hilarious. Today I was visiting with both of them and she wrote his name (just scribbles) and said “That’s your name.” He said “Granddad?” and she said, “No. Daddy”. Does this matter in any way?
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posted by billiebee
on Jun 3, 2013 -
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Are there any very basic resources to introduce spoken Japanese to young English speakers?
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posted by fizban
on Jun 20, 2012 -
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Do you know any good videos for young children to learn a little Russian?
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posted by spbmp
on May 17, 2012 -
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I'm hoping to visit German or Austria in the summer of 2011 and would like my two children, aged five and eight, to enrol in a language course while we're there. The Internet isn't turning up much, at least on English language searches. Any ideas/recommendations for schools/locations would be gratefully received.
posted by Holly
on Jan 4, 2012 -
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A friend of mine is seeking the title of an old children's book about synonyms and language; his description inside.
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posted by chazlarson
on Feb 3, 2010 -
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What's the modern day equivalent of old school "line number" BASIC as a tool for young children to play and learn with?
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posted by majick
on Feb 21, 2009 -
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Thanks to a love affair with Dora the Explorer, my six-year-old daughter is fascinated by Spanish. She's too old for Dora now and has moved onto Strawberry Shortcake, but not a day goes by without her demanding to know how to say various things in Spanish.
My husband and I are happy to help with this, and will look up translations on our phones, but her questions are rapidly surpassing my intro-level Spanish skills. I'd like to find some child-oriented websites that will help her learn Spanish.
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posted by meghanmiller
on Dec 9, 2008 -
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What Spanish language kids' show (in the USA) would be good to watch for someone trying to pick up Spanish?
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posted by Flunkie
on May 26, 2008 -
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On a recent trip to Kenya, we visited a school who is in need of simple French language instruction booklets for elementary-age children.
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posted by vanoakenfold
on May 23, 2008 -
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spanish language dvds for kids/toddlers? what have you/your kids seen that you've enjoyed?
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posted by elsar
on Mar 6, 2006 -
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How should I speak when someone brings their kids into a coarse-language-OK area?
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posted by Invoke
on Nov 18, 2005 -
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My wife and I have been looking for a daycare centre for our one year old daughter, as my wife is returning to work shortly.
French daycare w/ english speaking parents question follows...
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posted by jikel_morten
on Oct 7, 2005 -
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If I wanted my baby to learn a second language from a family member who speaks it natively, how many hours per week minimum would they need to spend together? I know the more the better, but I am trying to figure out if four or five hours a week will do the trick if we are extremely consistent and do this for many years.
posted by limitedpie
on Jan 20, 2005 -
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Raising a bilingual child. I'd be grateful to hear advice, experiences or recommended resources for raising a child in a dual-language home. [more inside]
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posted by Ljubljana
on Feb 2, 2004 -
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