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Scenario

How to Navigate Language Loss Across Generations

My daughter refuses to speak our family language at home and I feel like I'm losing her to English and I don't know how to bridge this gap.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural transmission through language becomes a site of intergenerational tension when children choose assimilation over heritage.

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Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Multilingualism and its gifts?”

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.

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