Secondary Research

In the article "Bringing Up Baby Bilingual" by Marilyn Gardner, bilingual families are discussed. It says that many parents want to raise they're kids bilingual because they want to keep they're family heritage alive. But in other cases, the parents may speak little to no english, in which case when the child learns english, its necessary for them to speak both languages. Different families use bilingualism different ways. With some families one parent speaks one language while the other parent speaks the other language. In other families, they will speak English outside the home, but while inside the home they'll speak the other language. 

Some families would rather their children speak only English because they lived in repressive countries. For instance in Miami, there are Cubans who do not want their children to speak Spanish because they are trying to start a new life for both themselves and their children, and speaking Spanish will only bring back bad memories. 

This article will help me answer my research questions by giving me information on why parents would want to raise their kids bilingual, and also why parents would want their kids to speak english only. It also lets me know which languages are being spoken at home with younger kids