Every bilingual parent has fears. Fear of passing on a bad accent. Fear of not being able to connect emotionally with your child in the other language. Fear of what the people around you think. In Episode 2 we name these fears out loud, talk about where they come from, and share what the research — and our own experience — says about facing them. We're not here to tell you the fears aren't real. We're here to help you keep going anyway.

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What We Cover

- This week's wins and struggles from our home — including a big language moment with our toddler
- The numbers: what percentage of children worldwide grow up in bilingual environments (and why that number doesn't tell the whole story)
- Fear 1: My accent will confuse my child or hold them back
- Fear 2: I can't connect emotionally with my child in this language
- Fear 3: The people around me don't support what I'm doing
- What to say when someone questions your bilingual journey — especially when your child is listening
- The honest truth: we still have bad days too

Join the community and get access to the episode guides with practical strategies by age (first 10 users get 1 month free, + first 50 users get special launch price): https://community.theraisingbilinguals.com/

Checkout the app: https://studio.com/howtospanishpodcast/raising-bilinguals

Visit our webpage: https://www.theraisingbilinguals.com

Our Spanish Project: https://www.howtospanishpodcast.com

Welcome to the very first episode of the Raising Bilinguals Podcast! We're David and Ana — parents raising our son in English, a language neither of us speaks natively, while living in Mexico. In this episode we introduce ourselves, share why we started this project, and talk honestly about the fears, struggles, and breakthroughs that come with raising a bilingual child. Whether you're just starting out or already in the thick of it, we want you to know: it's hard, it works, and it's absolutely worth it.

• Who we are and why we started this project
• The moment we decided to raise our son in English — even though we're Spanish speakers living in Mexico
• What it feels like to speak to your child in a non-native language (spoiler: weird at first)
• The two biggest struggles bilingual parents face: not knowing where to start, and feeling completely alone
• Our OPOL (One Parent, One Language) experience — and why we changed the plan
• How we built the Raising Bilinguals app and community because the tools we needed didn't exist
• Why connecting emotionally in a second language is possible — and how it grows over time

Join the community and get access to the episode guides with practical strategies by age (first 10 users get 1 month free, + first 50 users get special launch price): https://community.theraisingbilinguals.com/

Checkout the app: https://studio.com/howtospanishpodcast/raising-bilinguals

Visit our webpage: https://www.theraisingbilinguals.com

Our Spanish Project: https://www.howtospanishpodcast.com