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When children reject their heritage language

My eight-year-old speaks perfect English at school but only responds to me in our native language at home and I feel like I am losing her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Language becomes a battleground for identity and belonging, threatening the fundamental bond between parent and child.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Second language acquisition theory?”

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