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@wrrydmom "That's right! It's ball!" But in Spanish. It's acknowledging he's saying the right word but you're repeating it in the targeted language so he can hear it in Spanish too and know that you say it a different way. Yes. Basically, whatever language he says stuff to you, just continue...

@purnhart I get what you mean. I can't bring myself to speak English with my parents. But you can continue speaking your native tongue with your family and just English with your kids. You'll probably get used to it after a while.

@tomorrow Wouldn't she learn to read French at school? Are they not teaching her that there? Have you chatted with her teacher at school whether they're worried? That's where I would start. Anecdotally, I was taught to read in both Chinese and English at around 4 years old. My mum said I took...

@ghag17 RE the shut down part. When they're still learning to speak e.g. around 1 and up to age 2 (basically, before language explosion), when they say a word to you in English, you can acknowledge and repeat the word in Chinese. My son's first words were 50/50 in both languages. So he'd...

@acl1 OPOL is popular in this subreddit because most people here either has a spouse that doesn't speak the minority language, or both parents speak a different language that ISN'T the community language and has the desire to pass on both. ML@H is a strategy that has worked for many...

@ghag17 No. He's a bit young at this point (turning 4). I always say, I'm not teaching my son Chinese. I'm establishing a relationship with my son using Chinese. I mean, my parents just spoke to me in Mandarin and that's how I learned it. It's just part of everyday life for me so I'm doing...

@smallf If you look at https://ialpasoc.info/faqs/faqs-from-the-multilingual-affairs-committee/, it's actually not true that they speak later. It MAY seem like that at first but multilingual children still meet the expected milestones. I'm a bit disappointed your doctor said that but I suppose...

@einspectorfidget It will be better if you can find a Mandarin speaking nanny but since you guys are heritage language at home, don't discount the time you're home and weekends where you'll only be speaking Mandarin to your child. If I look back at my friends, they sent their kids to daycare...

@ghag17 I started reading some Japanese books to my son around 2. He caught on surprisingly fast. I think there's no harm to read a few books here and there for some exposure but as you've said, it's priorities. Any time is fine. I've since pretty much dropped Japanese as I've pivoted my focus...

@focusedontheneedle So with r and th, some of the speech pathologists I've spoken to say that it could even take a child all the way till age 7 for them to master. Particularly th sound. The milestone linked above also said some immaturities for these 2 sounds between 5-6 years so you probably...

@focusedontheneedle Check her speech pronunciation milestones here: https://childdevelopment.com.au/resources/child-development-charts/speech-sounds-developmental-chart/ The thing is, grammatical errors is going to happen. They're often probably translating between languages. My son does the...

@ghag17 Yep, I did that too in the beginning. I caught myself doing it and I basically actively reminded myself to switch back to Mandarin whenever I'm speaking to my son. It took roughly 1 to 2 weeks of constant self reminding to become second nature and automatic. My son also...

@peakdixon Well, I have a totally different name for my son in a different language (it was too hard to find a Jewish name that sounds like a Chinese name and vice versa). He's responding to both his names (11 month old). I also grew up with multiple names - my Chinese one and English. Not to...

@misterxyz 9 months? Super early. Start now.

@watcherkohen Is husband speaking to your child in Spanish ALL THE TIME? As in, you guys speak in English, he turns his head to your daughter and switches to Spanish? If not, then yeah, that's where your exposure is dropping. If you are ok to switch to ONLY Spanish at home completely, then...

@tomorrow These links might help. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552 https://dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/signs-of-dyslexia/ https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dyslexia...

@ghag17 2 months old is still pretty young though at this, point, you can read very simple board books. There's a lot of baby books out there. What you're doing sounds fine completely. I wouldn't bother with YouTube or apps. They're too young for screen time. Books is really all you need...

@elam84 I think it's all chance. Though I remember reading somewhere that apparently if a mother is stressed pre and during pregnancy, they're more likely to conceive a girl. Here's the study...

@matt11confused Yeah, my son did that at that age. What it means is your baby can CLEARLY hear the other parent saying the words in the other language wrong. So for example, my son would give my mum an English book and she'd read it and my son will start laughing because he can clearly hear my...

@johnnyhudson Thank you. That's reassuring. I guess my fear is due to seeing the majority of my friends/classmates from similar backgrounds all losing their native tongue. And these days, I bump into plenty of parents with a similar setup and then their kids stop speaking their language by the...