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Scenario

When your child rejects their heritage language

My eight-year-old daughter came home from school asking why we have to speak Spanish at home when all her friends only speak English, and I don't know how to explain that losing our language means losing ourselves.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The natural desire to belong can create a generational rift that threatens cultural continuity.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.