Speak first. Fix later.: How to Raise a Fearless English Speaker in World That Corrects Too Soon

Does your child understand more English than they're letting on? >The problem isn't their English... it's their confidence. In Speak First, Fix Later, ESL confidence coach Caroline Robson, with over twelve years working with children across more than fifteen countries, reveals the one thing that makes the difference between a child who flourishes in English and one who freezes. It isn't more lessons. It isn't better grammar. It isn't a new app. It's the conditions you create around them. Every single day. In this book you will discover: * Why well-meaning correction is silently eroding your child's willingness to speak and what to do instead * The simple framework that puts confidence before correctness and why that order matters more than anything else * How your home environment is either building or undermining English confidence without you even realising it * What your child is actually watching for every time they attempt English in front of you * How to work with teachers effectively without becoming that parent * What to do when things are harder than they should be- the silent periods, the regressions, the refusals * Why being bilingual is one of the greatest cognitive gifts you can give your child and how to protect it >This isn't a grammar book. It isn't a lesson plan. It isn't another thing to add to your already full day. > "Confidence is not the reward for getting it right. Confidence is the condition that makes getting it right possible." Written by an educator who has never raised a child of her own, but has spent twenty years in classrooms and coaching sessions watching what actually moves children forward. Caroline Robson brings the outside view that every parent of a bilingual child needs but rarely gets. Warm, practical, and refreshingly honest, this is the book for every parent who has watched their child go quiet and wondered what on earth to do next. Available in paperback and Kindle.