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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I only speak my mother tongue to my children, regardless who is around and whether they understand. I then translate the gist of what was discussed to those who do not speak my language. This method is called OPOL and helps learn and retain the minority language. My kids 8 and 6 and are fully bilingual. [/quote] This!! My kids are a little younger and I work hard on only talking to them in my native language and not skip into English. Which I do sometimes. Dh speaks a little and encourages me to not speak to the kids in English. My inlaws don't understand any so I translate and the oldest is now perfectly capable of translating herself to her grandparents. It was challenging for them until she was about 4 and her English wasn't as good. It's worth it!! [/quote]
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