How This Bilingual Parent Supports Bilingualism in Early Childhood, with Diandra Morse, LCSW

How do you support a bilingual child? How can you support bilingualism from day one? On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, we sat down with Diandra Morse, of Bilingual Playdate and Daring Hearts Counseling. Diandra is a licensed clinical social worker in New York State and a mother of two bilingual children. She supports families exploring bilingual parenting, and shares activities, resources, fun ideas, and methods for raising a bilingual child. We discussed: * Diandra’s professional and personal background that brought her to the work she’s doing today* The values Diandra feels she is instilling when she thinks about why she’s raising her children to be bilingual* What parts of Diandra’s identity are important for her to share with her children through language* How Diandra’s work as a social worker plays a role in her ability to be culturally responsive in supporting families in multiple ways (both in Spanish and English)* What’s working well in Diandra’s own journey of raising bilingual children, and what parts are more challenging* A few of Diandra’s favorite resources for families hoping to share bilingualism or multilingualism with their families Helpful Resources to Acknowledge For This Episode: Rebeca Imberg of BiliKids Kayla Diaz of Bilinguitos Klaudia Johnson of Laleo Therapy Diandra Morse of Bilingual Playdate Mikaela Martinez of Raising Little Goose Learn With Less® Bundle: get our favorite infant and toddler development resources (and save 70%)! Discover how to support and connect with your tiny human, without having to buy a single toy. Learn With Less® Caregiver & Me Classes in both Spanish and English – a developmentally based family enrichment curriculum for caregiver and infant/toddler learning. Classes available both virtually and in-person. Learn With Less® Stories: Testimonials from educators who’ve provided the Learn With Less® infant/toddler family enrichment curriculum and families who’ve experienced our programming. Connect With Us: Diandra Instagram  Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest Text Transcript for This Episode Ayelet:  Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with Diandra Morse. Diandra is a licensed clinical social worker in New York State. Her clinical background includes experiences in ...