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Every year during the first week of November (Nov 1–7), the world observes World Communication Week. A time dedicated to honouring the many ways humans connect, share ideas and build understanding. National Today+2Days Of The Year+2
As parents and educators of bilingual children, this week offers the perfect moment to reflect not just on what our children say in two (or more) languages, but how they communicate, why, and with whom.
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Raising a bilingual child means more than vocabulary lists and grammar drills. It means nurturing the ability to express ideas, emotions, and relationships in more than one language and cultivating mindful listening, empathy, and connection across cultures.
During World Communication Week, we can help our children see that communication is not just about speaking, but about being heard, understanding others, and bridging worlds.
For bilingual children, mastering two languages gives them more tools, more voices to understand themselves and others. This strengthens social-emotional learning (SEL) and mindfulness: thinking before speaking, pausing to feel before responding, and switching languages to include people, emotions and stories from home and school.
Practical Tool/Tip
The “7-Day Language & Reflection Conversation” Challenge
Use the week of Nov 1-7 to engage your child iin a short daily ritual that combines communication practice, mindfulness and bilingual connection.
How it works:
- Day 1: Choose a “conversation language” of the day (English or Spanish). Ask your child: What word did you say today in the other language?
- Day 2: Pick a feeling (e.g., happy/ feliz). Together, say it in both languages and then pause for three deep breaths. Ask: How did you feel that feeling?
- Day 3: Ask your child to tell you a story (one or two sentences) in their minority language. Then ask them to tell it again in their majority language. Encourage them to notice how it felt to switch.
- Day 4: Communication equals connection, invite your child to teach you a word in their home language that you don’t know. Then use it aloud together.
- Day 5: Use a short silent pause: both of you sit quietly for 30 seconds. Then say one thing you appreciate about how your child communicated this week (in whichever language).
- Day 6: Role-play: You act as the parent, child as teacher, let them explain something (school, game, story) in their second language. Switch roles next.
- Day 7: Celebrate! Have a “shared language feast”: pick 2-3 words learned this week in each language, say them together, then journal or draw one way you both communicated better this week.
Why this helps: each day builds language awareness, mindful listening, emotional vocabulary, and bilingual confidence, all in small, manageable tasks.
Here are three tools that support your “Language & Reflection Conversation” challenge:
I Speak Up / Yo Hablo: A Book About Self‑Expression and Communication · A bilingual board book (English/Spanish) geared toward early communicative skills, “I love to talk with people!”, teaching self-expression and asking for help. Use it from Day 2 or Day 4 as a reference tool. https://amzn.to/3JK2d2x
Bilingual 10 Board Books in Spanish and English: Little Library set includes Counting, Colors, Feelings, Animals, The Wheels on the Bus, ABCs, and More (English and Spanish Edition) · A beautiful collection of 10 sturdy board books in English and Spanish that makes a great gift to start a baby’s first library. Ideal for Day 1 and Day 4 when you’re exploring new vocabulary and language switching.
Learning to Get Along Bilingual Book Set (English/Spanish) · A collection of books teaching social skills (conflict resolution, kindness, communication) in English and Spanish. Perfect for Day 6, when role-playing communication and connection.
In this week of communication, let’s give our children more than words, let’s give them skills to listen, reflect, connect and express across languages and hearts. The small conversations we have today will shape big understandings tomorrow.
Will you join the “7-Day Language & Reflection” Challenge this week? Share how you and your bilingual child communicated differently, learned a new word, or took a mindful pause.
Together, we’re raising kids who not only speak two languages but communicate with two voices of empathy, understanding and connection.