Also would it become difficult to discern and seperate them when they join school for example, and interact with people that only speak one
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I grew up in an English household but went to a French school (starting in pre-kindergarten). My mom can speak French but her default language is English and my dad only speaks English.
What was weird was that if ever I was upset or wanted to correct something I would revert to French. I had only really experienced discipline and overt correction at school (my parents were very gentle and my school was not). Before I could regulate my emotions all my frustrations would be expressed in French.
It was very difficult for my anglophone father as I struggled to communicate displeasure in a language he understood, which would lead to more frustration from me.
Learning another language at a young age is a good experience. You’re not afraid to mess up, you’re still learning to communicate anyways.
Sometimes I forget the word in the other language but even as a kid it was easy to separate the two.
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