This is one area where every parent (including myself) need attention. Of late, I see many Indian parents don't encourage kids to talk in their mother tongue. While the parents' urge to master English as an international language when the kid is young is commendable, ignoring mother tongue at the expense of this language is not something that is advisable.
I always believe that any child can best express his or her emotions in the mother tongue. In other words, kids get a better emotional connect with the parents and with the society that he/she lives in. Never mind, even if you are living in a foreign land. The language of the land will automatically come to the child by timely exposure to the native kids.
It is here the Mother scores above the rest, as she is the one who should acknowledge the importance of making her kid talk in mother tongue at home. With proper exposure, the kid can easily switch to English outside. Parents should be ready to acknowledge this fact without a mindset block.
We should always remember that English is a language which has destroyed many other languages just because of its fake attraction. Our very culture depends on our mother tongue that we talk to express ourselves. All said, I am not against making the kid learn English.
LEARN IT, DO NOT BREATHE IT.
I always believe that any child can best express his or her emotions in the mother tongue. In other words, kids get a better emotional connect with the parents and with the society that he/she lives in. Never mind, even if you are living in a foreign land. The language of the land will automatically come to the child by timely exposure to the native kids.
It is here the Mother scores above the rest, as she is the one who should acknowledge the importance of making her kid talk in mother tongue at home. With proper exposure, the kid can easily switch to English outside. Parents should be ready to acknowledge this fact without a mindset block.
We should always remember that English is a language which has destroyed many other languages just because of its fake attraction. Our very culture depends on our mother tongue that we talk to express ourselves. All said, I am not against making the kid learn English.
LEARN IT, DO NOT BREATHE IT.
