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[quote=Anonymous]I've always assumed my kid would learn Spanish and we still want her to. But we recently started discussing the possibility of moving abroad in the next few years and none of the countries that are feasible for us are Spanish-speaking countries. It would be Scotland, England (slim possibility), France, or Germany (most likely). That's really changed my thinking. She's small now (preschool) and not in any language classes. We tried for Spanish immersion PK but couldn't get a spot and now I'm torn as to whether we should sign her up for Spanish classes or lean in on German.

I am unsure of what makes more sense -- doing Spanish now figuring it's very useful generally, plus assuming she will pick up German if/when we move there. Or sign her up for German to help ease the transition if/when we move. Another reason to have her take German is that my German is extremely rusty and we could kind of learn as a family to get ready for the move. We could do that with Spanish as well, of course (both DH and I are at least conversational there).

Anyone have any advice based on experiences? People always say kids learn languages faster but I took French and Spanish as a child and still really struggle with both. I'm sure it helped with language skills as an adult (I've had to learn several for work) but it's not like it was every easy -- I don't take to them easily and have to work really hard. So I'm reluctant to put her in a situation where she has to go through that with one language and then pivot and do the same with a totally distinct separate language, all before she turns 10. It just feels like a lot.[/quote]

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