Is my kid's language difficulty due to us speaking in home language? | 我們在家裡主要說母語，這是孩子說話有困難的原因？

Australia is a culturally diverse country and it’s common for families to use more than one language.

It’s common for parents to wonder about bilingual children’s language development. Let’s go through some of the frequently asked questions together in the coming posts!

Question:

We mainly speak our home language(s) at home, I think that’s why my child has difficulty talking.

Answer:

Being bilingual is NOT a cause of language difficulties. True language disorders in an individual should be observed in ALL languages used. Bilingual parents are highly encouraged to use their home language(s) with their children! It helps preserve the family's culture and enables the children to communicate with other family members. In addition, children often learn by observing an adult’s model. Parents are recommended to use the language(s) they are most confident with so that the children are exposed to a correct language model.

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澳洲是一個多元文化的國家，很多家庭都使用多種語言。

父母對雙語兒童的語言發展感到疑惑是很常見的。 讓我們在未來數個帖文中一起討論一些常見問題吧！

問：

我們在家裡主要說母語，我想這就是我的孩子說話有困難的原因。

答:

雙語不是語言困難的原因。 真正的語言障礙應該在一個人所用的全部語言中都觀察到。我們強烈鼓勵雙語父母與孩子一起使用母語！這有助於保留家庭文化，並使孩子能夠與其他家庭成員交流。此外，孩子通常通過觀察成人的行為來學習。 因此我們建議家長使用他們最有信心的語言，讓孩子接觸到正確的示範。

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