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Raising my children bilingually

17 Jun

Almost embarrassing

I video conference with my parents weekly as it is a great way to keep in touch with grandparents who live over 3000 miles away. We were video conferencing yesterday and for the most part K would speak to my parents, who speak Estonian, only in English. I couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed, like I wasn’t doing my job teaching her the Estonian language. I’ve explained the situation to my parents before, but still, I was feeling embarrassed. I just can’t think what else I could be doing but at least take comfort in the fact the K understands Estonian perfectly as does 16-month old A. I keep trying everything I can think of. Perhaps with my parents and sister visiting in 3 weeks for 2 weeks, the kids will hear more Estonian conversations and will say a few Estonian words as well. I’ll be sure to let you know!

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