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@pmartens Yes, there might be. At the moment my language is far stronger and my husband starts to not always understand what our son is saying. He only recently started asking me what certain words our son very frequently uses mean, which made me realize that he understands my language or...

@jprice63 I did an introductory course in Hebrew and also Duolingo. But the Duolingo was not really helpful because in Hebrew the vowels aren’t written. And many lessons/words are without sound (and all without additional signs indicating the vowels). So while I might learn how certain words are...

@maxinetwells Thank you for your response. What do you mean by not having many words? How old is your child? It is growing up with 4 languages? We also noticed our son picking up English as language between us more and more.

@rolandh Did you speak your husband’s language or was English also the only common language between you?

@aldredian Yes, I told my husband afterwards that he should not do this and “correct” our child. And he hasn’t done it since. But I wonder even in daily situations how to not give the impression of something being wrong. I think your tips helped me to see how it could be done. The competing...

We are a binational couple (Dutch, Israeli) currently living in the US. Before our child was born we planned to raise him with all languages - Dutch from me, Hebrew from Dad and English is the language between us and also the community language. While it sounded good in theory, practice...