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Lee M, Shetgiri R, Barina A, et al. Raising Bilingual Children: A Qualitative Study of Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intended Behaviors. Hisp J Behav Sci. 2015;37(4):503-521doi: 10.1177/0739986315602669.
Lee, M., Shetgiri, R., Barina, A., Tillitski, J., & Flores, G. (2015). Raising Bilingual Children: A Qualitative Study of Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intended Behaviors. Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences, 37(4), 503-521. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986315602669
Lee, Michael, et al. "Raising Bilingual Children: A Qualitative Study of Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intended Behaviors." Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences vol. 37,4 (2015): 503-521. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986315602669
Lee M, Shetgiri R, Barina A, Tillitski J, Flores G. Raising Bilingual Children: A Qualitative Study of Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intended Behaviors. Hisp J Behav Sci. 2015 Nov;37(4):503-521. doi: 10.1177/0739986315602669. Epub 2015 Sep 08. PMID: 27057083; PMCID: PMC4820316.
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Hisp J Behav Sci. 2015 Nov;37(4):503-521. doi: 10.1177/0739986315602669. Epub 2015 Sep 08.

Raising Bilingual Children: A Qualitative Study of Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intended Behaviors.

Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences

Michael Lee, Rashmi Shetgiri, Alexis Barina, John Tillitski, Glenn Flores

Affiliations

  1. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA; Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  2. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA.
  3. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
  4. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA; Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Dr. Flores's current institution at time of publication is the Medica Research Institute in Minneapolis, MN.

PMID: 27057083 PMCID: PMC4820316 DOI: 10.1177/0739986315602669

Abstract

We examined parental preferences in raising Spanish/English bilingual children. We identified factors influencing their decisions, and the strategies used to promote bilingualism. Focus groups were conducted with Spanish-primary-language parents of children 3 to 7 years old. These groups were audiotaped and transcribed. Three reviewers independently analyzed transcripts for themes using margin-coding and grounded theory; disagreements were resolved by consensus. Thirteen Spanish-primary-language parents participated in two focus groups. The results show that parents wanted their children to be bilingual. Parents also stated that the benefits of bilingualism included better career opportunities, and preservation of culture and native language. Family members, schools, and prior parental experiences influenced the parents' decisions to raise bilingual children. Parents preferred English-only school classes and to teach Spanish at home. Strategies identified for raising bilingual children included reading bilingual books and having children speak only Spanish at home. Schools and pediatricians are used as resources.

Keywords: bilingual development; language; multilingualism; parenting; qualitative research; young children

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