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@relle25 Wonderful insights, thank you so much! As a parent of three who’s a couple years behind you (eldest is 5), I enjoyed hearing about the different accents your kids are exhibiting thus far. Very cool that they offer a class for native English speakers! Here they don’t start learning...

@tiavina Did you grow up using both pronunciations of your name? I’m curious what people think about this issue if they experienced having “two names” as children. I grew up monolingual and now, as an adult, live where my name is pronounced very differently, but I don’t mind.

@katrina2017 Very cool! Did you see both sides of the family frequently, or was one name only used during holidays, for instance? Were both used within your immediate family (mom one, dad other)? What does your brother call you? Sorry for all the questions haha

P.p.s. Just to be clear, I wouldn’t recommend your “TPTL” ideas because I think it’s unnecessarily complicated for your situation, not because I think it would confuse your child.

@acl1 I would nix your first and second ideas. There are times when a very structured approach like this is a good idea, but it’s almost invariably when families are trying to ensure there’s enough input in three or more languages. OPOL is popular because it fits best with the highest number of...

@peakdixon Haha nee, Vlaanderen, en ik was in de tuin bezig de dag dat ik mijn username heb gemaakt :D Het feit dat Engels onze minderheidstaal is was wel een beslissende factor toen we voor een OPOL systeem kozen. Als we ooit naar de VS verhuizen zal ik waarschijnlijk Nederlands met mijn...

@peakdixon We switch between the two pronunciations based on language, often within seconds. So if I introduce her to someone here, it would go something like “Dit is mijn dochter Joséphine, ze is nu 2,5”. “Josephine, this is Mr. X, Papa’s friend.” When my husband is out with her and introduces...

@peakdixon I don’t really feel like what you’re describing is a “name nerd” issue as much as an issue of particularity. I’m a name nerd and couldn’t care less if someone spelled or pronounced my name wrong. My sister-in-law is not really “into” names beyond the normal amount of thinking about...

@tomorrow It’s so normal for us to worry about everything, and you’re right to consult parents of other multilingual children, as it’s difficult to compare to monolingual milestones. You do not need to be concerned that a 5 1/2-year-old isn’t reading. You mention having already taught phonics...

@kairete Oldest daughter: somewhere between 2 and 2.5 years old. I think 2.5 is when she started doing it pretty consistently rather than a word here and there. Second daughter: between 1.5 and 2. Her “translating” started sooner than my first, who used the community language more at that age...