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RE: A Battle of Languages-- Raising Bilingual Children
Hi, sorry for the late reaction. I kinda lost track for a bit :D
My fiancé and I here from everybody that the more languages a child hears, the better. The child will absorb it like a sponge. So we will go for that. :)
Thanks for the tips!
They will definitely learn them. Getting them to speak the language, I am finding, can be tricky. My son is 5 now and recently he has been speaking English with me les and less. I think he has marked as bilingual and has been choosing the language that comes esaiest to him.
I’m very torn about whether I should be patient with him and let him ride out this phase or be strict and demand that he use English with me. I’m leaning toward the latter.
Creating a context and reason for children to use a language seems important. At least, until they get older and develop motivation to study a language on their own.