Mom Refuses To Stop Teaching Her Child Her Language Despite Partner's Disapproval, Seeks Advice Online

"I do want to share my first language with my child"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• January 21, 2024

Native-language proficiency is a key component of ethnic identity. Young children who live abroad are typically taught the local language first by their parents.

People love to teach their kids their Mother Tongue and it is a term that literally means "the mother's vernacular language or dialect." This is due to the fact that it is frequently the first language a kid imitates in an effort to express their wants to the mother, who serves as the primary caregiver.

Mother language is the most efficient medium for comprehensive learning in early childhood and even beyond. Yes, it's agreed that learning English is essential and this language is spoken all over the world.

But then, speaking multiple languages as well is a wise decision. So you shouldn't disregard your mother tongue or native language in favor of acquiring the communal language.

Nonetheless, research indicates that teaching your kids your native tongue has several advantages as it is considerably simpler for a child to master a second language when they are proficient in one. The OP has a son who is 13 months old, and not too long ago, he said his first word.

The OP decided that it might be a good time for her to teach him Polish in addition to English. For the past few days, the OP has been speaking in Polish to him, and her boyfriend asked her to stop.

Find out why as you read the full story below.

OP kicks off her story

OP's partner said Polish wasn't a useful language to learn, like Spanish or French

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the AH:

Because I am going behind my boyfriends back and continuing to do something which he asked me not to do

The Reddit post went viral with thousands of comments and here are some of the most upvoted ones

OP's boyfriend is being a controlling AH

He had better hurry up and learn polish then

They learner both languages easily as children

The language is part of the OP's child's heritage and culture

Being multilingual is a huge asset

From a Redditor who speaks English to their kids

OP can go ahead and teach her kid polish

It will be the perfect opportunity for the partner to learn basic polish

He doesn't get to tell others not to learn

Bilingual people tend to learn other languages pretty quick

Maintaining your mother tongue has several advantages that can only help your child be a better thinker and student with greater knowledge and connection to their roots. While learning community languages like English is crucial, speaking your mother tongue will help you as well.

Redditors saw nothing wrong with what the OP is doing so she was declared not the AH and you can leave your own verdict in the comments below.

Maryjane