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 Sun, Feb 21 2021, 4:11 pm
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Is it normal for a kid to be equally exposed to 2 languages, speak one but refuse to speak the other? though definitely has receptive language skills in English too.
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bobeli
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Sun, Feb 21 2021, 4:28 pm
Yes, give it time.
It has to be consistent what Language each adult uses so the kids can make a distinction in their head.
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yiddishmom
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Sun, Feb 21 2021, 4:44 pm
| bobeli wrote: | Yes, give it time.
It has to be consistent what Language each adult uses so the kids can make a distinction in their head. |
This. When I first started talking, I never responded to my father because he would constantly switch between 2 languages.
Pediatrician explained that a child recognizes two separate languages, but needs the adult(s) to be very clear and consistent as to which language s/he speaks. Otherwise, child gets confused and shuts up.
**as per my parents' account.
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