how to teach your baby both English and Japanese?

Hi mamas! I’m half Japanese and lived in Japan for 19 years, now living in Florida. I have a 2 month old and I want her to be bilingual in Japanese and English. Will speaking both language to her help her, or will it confuse her? just wondering how I can teach her both languages at the same time without confusing her which is Japanese and which is English.

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Hi Asami 👋🏼
I’m a first-time mom of an almost 2-year-old, and so far it looks like she’s growing naturally bilingual. I speak to her primarily in Japanese and read her a bunch of Japanese books. But the main language at home and outside has been English. I don’t know what you think about screen time but I started letting my baby watch Japanese kids programs when she was about 14 months old, and it’s definitely helped her not just understand but also use Japanese words to communicate ☺️ I hope this helps!

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Just speak to her in Japanese. Living in America they will learn it in school. And no, you won’t confuse them.

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Hi! what programs did you like most? Thank you!

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