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@lippy1004 In my experience, no. At daycare age they pick up the community language rapidly- even if they are slower in the spoken language department, they will pick up the receptive aspect of the community language fast and it doesn't become an issue (unless there are developmental issues at...

@mica_ We're a trilingual family and all of my kids have attended monolingual daycares in the community language. My native language is English and all the teachers at all of our daycares know at least a few words in English at minimum (nearly no one knows anything in my husband's language...

@jack_sdb I've had eczema myself my entire life (it comes and goes in terms of flare ups, almost exclusively on the palms of my hands but occasionally on my ankles) and for me personally it doesn't seem at all food related (I've done allergy testing and have tried eliminating certain foods for...

@dianes Yep, inserts are kind of customizable- you put in more inserts or various materials depending on how much your kid pees, basically. Small newborns tend to not totally soak a diaper the way older babies do, so a lot of newborns only need one insert initially. Also, some materials are...

@anndryperez It absolutely is and you guys should keep it up! I am still not fluent in my husband's native language, but after nearly 8 years of hearing him speak to our kids every day, my comprehension has improved immensely and my speaking has improved as well.

@brittanyolee So continuing to just speak and being consistent (even if they start talking to you in the community language) is number one for sure. We also do OPOL with our three kids and our most successful ways to reinforce our languages are: FaceTiming with family members in our languages...

@anndryperez I wouldn't stress at all right now, he's not even 3 so even for a monolingual kid it's normal to have certain phases where you make leaps and bounds in grammar and sentence structure and then have things be stagnant for a while. I wouldn't push repeating sentences at this age, it...

@thabang I feel ya! We also live nowhere near an English speaking country either so the travel part in that respect can be tricky for sure. Fingers crossed you guys get to make it out there

@thabang Makes total sense! Even exposure to your partner's Italian friends can help, and if you get the chance to take some trips to Italy or Italian family members come and visit you guys, that helps immensely- whenever my kids spend time in my husband's home country their language skills get...

@mike247 Don't worry! We are trilingual and my middle kid is 5 and while he still overall prefers one of the two minority languages his community language skills improved immensely over the last couple of years. Community exposure at daycare, school etc. will bring it up to snuff. My oldest had...

@thabang My personal rec is to really encourage your partner to switch to 100 percent Italian with your kid- it's very, very effective (my husband is the only one from whom my kids consistently hear his native language, and they are totally fluent) and for you to stick to OPOL, but you can use...

@newbelieverinchrist That sounds pretty normal for a 2 year old to me- a lot of times the way the kids taken on preferences when they're young is also a bit of a crapshoot. Some multilingual kids will codeswitch and mix languages and have strong preferences at least for long phases and other...

@theyownus I think as long as you're not putting any additional stress on yourself career-wise, you could have laid-back fun with it if you think it would be a fun activity for you and your daughter, but as you say you're already juggling 2 additional languages with her. When I was trying to...

@evansli They do! In fact, even if you use formula, as long as the poo is liquidy enough, they can theoretically go into the wash too without a need for rinsing off first. It's pretty brilliant! Of course, once they start solids, you'll have to use liners or rinse, but by that point they're in...

@theyownus In theory you can, but I'd be worried frankly that the effort of being a primary arbiter of two languages already plus reinforcing the Spanish, especially since you're the sole parent already doing all three, might be a bit much right now. Being a working parent is tough and if you're...

@evansli I will add an alternative perspective about cloth diapering not being great for newborns- we actually had a really positive experience cloth diapering from week one. Both my babies were born on the small side (6 lb 5 oz, 7 lb 3 oz respectively) and I expected #3 isn't going to be huge...

@mikeintrouble I started them all between 7-10 months, I think. My third kid refused it pure from the get go but the older kids were fine with just taking it as is as babies.

@mikeintrouble I've been taking it myself for years, my oldest kid (almost 8) takes it, my middle kid has refused it in any form for a few years now, my toddler will take it if I disguise it in something. I usually get either the orange or cinnamon kind, I've used both Green Pastures and Rosita...

@trevallion Yep, emotional connection in terms of switching out languages! I'll try to explain a bit more: basically, if you would decide, say, when she was 6 years old instead of now to switch over to more or completely to Czech, from an emotional bonding point it will be much harder at that...

@trevallion We have the exact same 3 languages as you guys and two of my kids are older than your daughter, so I'm happy to try and help! If I were you guys, I would actually 100 percent stick to Czech if you're currently in Germany and maybe try to use outside resources for English. The German...