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[quote=Anonymous]A non-perfect version of your native language is the best gift you can give your children. As the saying goes, don't let perfect be the enemy of good. The more both of you use your native language, the more natural and comfortable it will become. But you have to get through the less easy times. The only way to learn a language well is to be willing to make mistakes and to let go of self-conscious feelings about it. Try to model that for your child, even if you're faking it. Since your child is a teen, are there television shows or movies the two of you can watch online in your native language? As a teenager I used to be obsessed with cheesy Mexican telenovelas on Univision and while sure it wasn't quality brain-building stuff, my Spanish is still pretty fluent. There might be youtubers around her age from your country that she might be interested in. [/quote]
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