<p>I need your help.&#0160; </p>

<p>The Boy is at the stage where he is babbling away like crazy.&#0160; So naturally my thoughts turn to his language development.&#0160; By this, I mean the Spanish language.</p>

<p>I know that I blog in English and that most of you probably don&#39;t speak Spanish...but I&#39;m hoping that somebody out there does, or at least has kids that are learning Spanish in school.</p>

<p>You see, my goal - nay, my <em>duty</em> as a Hispanic woman - is to give my son the gift of the Spanish language.&#0160; I speak Spanish and English equally well (or equally bad, depending on the day) and dabble in other languages (French and German) as needed.&#0160; The Husband speaks many languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian) and has memorized dirty jokes in many more.&#0160; </p>

<p>Speaking multiple languages gives us many advantages, like when we travel to foreign lands (Miami - ha ha), and allows us to experience life in different dimensions.&#0160; Language shapes the way you think (through syntax and grammar) and your thoughts shape your experiences.&#0160; That&#39;s my belief, anyways.</p>

<p>So what&#39;s the problem?</p>

<p>Well, it&#39;s really hard for me to speak to a one year old - and doing it in Spanish is even harder because I use English about 80% of the time now.&#0160; I can respond to another person speaking in another language, but I need inspiration to come up with things to say on my own.&#0160; &quot;Bla, bla, bla...phhrrt!&quot;, while adorable, doesn&#39;t quite cut it.&#0160; Switching languages is hard unless I find myself surrounded by sounds and words in the other language.&#0160; <br /> </p>

<p>So, if any of you know of any Spanish language stuff for kids (books, CDs, websites) and/or books on raising bilingual children, would you please let me know?&#0160; Anything you could think of would be a tremedous help.&#0160; CDs with traditional nursery rhymes would be awesome.</p>

<p>Thanks.&#0160; My email is reluctant.housewife at gmail dot com </p>

<p>PS - I already know about Dora the Explorer.&#0160; No offense, but I find her annoying.</p>
