Parenting

Parentcaster

Some people argue that Stephen Krashen’s comprehensible input theory emphasizes too much on the language environment. What if you want to raise a multilingual child, but you don’t have anyone at home who speaks other languages? Legit concern

I feel very lucky and privileged that I am able to provide a Chinese language environment at home for my child. However, there will be limitations no matter what. Maybe his comprehensible input theory is still helpful even for monolingual parents. Just knowing the nature of language acquisition and making small changes to offer a language rich environment. 

As a parent sometimes I simply had to turn off the “concern section” in my brain and go with the flow. You can’t control everything and that’s ok.

Trilingual elementary school teacher raising my daughter to be bilingual. Wife to @jachian

It's true that providing a multilingual environment at home can be challenging, but even small changes can make a difference in language development. Trusting the process and going with the flow is key! 🌟 