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Wen
@shiwen
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.
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Drew Volpe
@drew
Agree you can't control everything. At some point turn off "concern section" and enjoy life. Before my first was born, I read a ton of research papers on parenting and childhood outcomes. My big takeaway was, beyond loving them and giving them the basics, there's almost nothing we know with any certainty.
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Wen
@shiwen
As a “trying-to-be-good” parent, I find it hard to not have any expectations when being invested in all aspects of my child’s life. Parenting is a self improving journey, too.
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Zenigame
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I feel like I'd add "choosing their environment" and, in particular, "helping them choose good peers" to the list there, but agree, these are more stacking the deck in their favor than knowing with any kind of certainty.
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