Common Challenges

You speak your home language. Your toddler screams. They point at you and say “No, speak English*!”  *Or insert their community/dominant language here Sound familiar? If you’re struggling with this, you’re definitely not alone in navigating your child’s BIG emotions in multiple languages. If you’re here now, this is what the research says about this […]

You ask your child to answer you in your native language, French. They answer in English. You try again, this time in your most encouraging voice. They shrug, look at you blankly, and carry on with their day as though you hadn’t said anything at all. If this sounds like a familiar DITL, you’re not […]

As it turns out, having a child who understands two language but speaks only one is incredibly common. Find out why.