I've seen this work out when one parent

I've seen this work out when one parent
by starburns (2019-06-22 13:55:18)

In reply to: Don’t rally have advice, but I know two kids who were posted by ndwifemom

is a native speaker and speaks to the kids exclusively in their native language. I have a colleague whose Italian wife speaks to their kids only in Italian and it's really impressive to see the kids (who are 2 and 4) switch between Italian and English when talking to their parents (properly identifying which language to speak with which parent).

Very much anecdotally, I've observed it's less successful where one parent tries to speak to kids exclusively in a language they acquired later in life.

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This is how it works in our house - Shifty 2019-06-22 18:52:15
- That's common with "heritage" speakers. - starburns 2019-06-23 16:29:55
  - It’s why my kids are still “Language acquisition.” - ewillND 2019-06-23 17:46:45
    - If I've learned anything over my career - starburns 2019-06-23 19:22:07
That was these kids. Mom spoke French and Dad English * - ndwifemom 2019-06-22 15:42:47
Not just anecdotal. - ewillND 2019-06-22 15:24:15
- I wanted to put in the qualifier - starburns 2019-06-22 16:57:53