I was raised bilingual myself. My mother spoke French to me, my father Spanish. Apparently, I did not say much until quite late, until I was sent to a day school close to being 3 years old. As I got home, I did not stop talking. A mix of Spanish and French all in the same sentence. So I grew up learning and talking French at school, and Spanish at home. I later learned English very fast by going to Summer camp in Miami. I also learned German in school. I can honestly say that I am now at ease in those four languages.
Before my baby girl was born in 2008, my husband and I pondered a language strategy. After much reading, talking to other parents, and most importantly following our guts, we chose the "One Person, One Language" approach: I speak French to her, my husband speaks German (small detail I need to mention: he is German), my father speaks Spanish to her, and she is learning English and Spanish at her day school given that we live in Miami.
She is now two years old and understands all four languages. I intend to blog about these past two years, as well as what's going to happen next. My purpose is to document this experience and convince all those people who are afraid to speak even two languages to their children, fearing to confuse them. Teaching your child several languages is the best gift you can give him. You're doing him a favor. But you have to follow certain rules and be consistent.