But immensely rewarding
Keeping children motivated in speaking their mother tongue is often the most significant challenge to raising bilingual children, but persistence is key, says NUS’ Leher Singh
Parents in Singapore often report significant stress when raising children to speak their mother tongue.
In spite of their best efforts, even at a very young age, children can simply refuse to speak in the mother tongue. This can cause family strain and even disharmony around bilingualism.
Even though parents value the ideals of bilingualism, in practice, raising multilingual children can be challenging.
