This is how it works in our house

This is how it works in our house
by Shifty (2019-06-22 18:52:15)

In reply to: I've seen this work out when one parent posted by starburns

My wife will only speak to our daughter in Japanese. And she will only respond to my daughter if my daughter speaks to her in Japanese.

Daughter (7) is completely bilingual.

Writing is a different story. She knows her Japanese characters, but written Japanese also uses a lot of Chinese characters. My daughter does not know these as well as a 7 year old in school in Japan does.

Replies:

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