Hello mommies and daddies out there!

So here you are, talking to your baby or toddler in English all day long, doing your best to help them grow up bilingual in those ordinary, everyday moments. And you’re doing great!

But every now and then, there comes a moment when you wish you had just the right phrase for a certain situation — and you’re not quite sure what it is… or you don’t even realize there’s a more natural expression than the one you’re using.

For example, “Easy does it” — something you might say when you want your little one to slow down, be careful, and stay steady, just like in the picture below.

Read on for more phrases like this that will make the English you use with your child sound even more natural and effortless.