Raising TRILINGUAL Children - It's NOT Easy! Find Out What Worked & Didn't Work For Us!

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In this video, I share the lessons we've learned while raising our kids to be trilingual in English, Russian, and Chinese since 2016! I want to share with you what's worked and what hasn't worked so you can learn from our mistakes and have a slightly smoother journey!
Why listen to a woman on the internet? I am a mum dedicated to raising two trilingual children, in addition to being a professional, certified translator and language instructor with a degree from Cambridge University. My book Bilingual and Trilingual Parenting 101 has also hepled thousands of readers worldwide.
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[@themultilingualfamilyhub]

What's the number one thing that WORKED for you? What's the number one thing that DIDN'T work? Share in the comments below!!

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

As someone who has read many books, listened to many podcasts, watched many youtube videos, etc., about this topic, I can't say I learned anything completely new from this video. But I loved the way you drew on your experience with other families to give examples. I am excited to watch other videos now on your channel!!!

[@jungleng]

Grew up speaking one language to my mum and another to my dad. In my case tho, my parents were much more comfortable speaking their languages than english. I speak all three but i worry that my fluency in english will affect my children's ability to stick to not speaking english with me

[@themultilingualfamilyhub]

Thanks for your comment and for sharing your experience! I know what you mean - it's actually much harder to make your child stick to not speaking English with you when they know full well that you speak perfect English! We struggle with the same problem. A Chinese friend of mine struggled to get her daughter to speak to her in Chinese but recently, the grandparents came over for a visit, and they were heavily involved in looking after their granddaughter for 6 months. Because they genuinely do not speak any English, the daughter was forced to speak Chinese and is now fluent! Keep up the good work! Consistency is key, so strive to maintain it as much as possible. Set clear expectations for your child, emphasising that they should communicate with mummy or daddy in their respective languages. Hope this helps x

[@davea6314]

At 6:58 in your video. Most people in Moldova speak Romanian as their native language.

[@themultilingualfamilyhub]

Thank you!

[@narminatopal92]

Super interested what to do to expand to your kid not your mother tongue and if there is even a chance? Community's language is Polish, we speak Ukrainian and Russian at home, but our kid most likely will need English in the future. I am puzzled how to jungle with all of these and if it is even worth putting so much effort? With AI developing so fast in 10 years we probably won't have any language barriers, some translation devices will be installed right in our brain(just a joke, but who knows)

[@themultilingualfamilyhub]

Hi narminatopal92, thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! 😊 I completely understand where you're coming from - I often find myself wondering the same thing. Is all the effort really worth it? Especially as a professional translator, I’m constantly facing the challenges posed by AI and wondering, will our profession even exist in the future? While we can't predict the answers to these big questions, I like to think that raising our children to speak multiple languages offers benefits far beyond just communication. As you pointed out, English is already so widely spoken, and that trend will continue. But the cognitive advantages of being fluent in more than one language are well-established, so we're definitely motivated to keep going on this journey! 😊 Are you actively raising your child to speak both Russian and Ukrainian at home? Would love to hear about your experiences!

[@Hana-ld7dw]

Thanks for your sharing. My baby is 6 months old. I speak Vietnamese, my husband Rumanian, we are living in Germany and speak German with eachother. I would love to teach my baby Vietnamese, German and English. Should i do that? Sometimes my husband speaks to her in rumanian as well. Would it be overwhelming for her and she could not start to speak properly a language?

[@themultilingualfamilyhub]

Hi Hana! Thank you so much for your comment and question! Yes, I think you and your husband can absolutely raise your baby to speak Vietnamese, German and English. Vietnamese will obviously come from you, and German will come from the wider society :) So the main questions are: 1) How you plan to incorporate English into your family's routine? 2) Will you raise your baby to speak Rumanian as well? I have lots of videos about raising trilingual children, and feel free to check out my book on Amazon too! :D It sounds like you're at the beginning of your multilingual journey. Why not watch my video about the three main strategies and have a think about which strategy you think would best suit you? In any case, it's definitely do-able - your child will not be overwhelemed :) Remember that in many parts of the world, growing up with multiple languages is the norm. One of my former colleagues grew up in Malaysia and - I kid you not - fluent in 7 languages just from her upbringing!!