When bilingual or multilingual adults become parents, they're often confronted with the decision which language(s) to use with their child or children. In our case, I am the one speaking two languages but for me it was clear from the start that I would speak German with our kids. We live in an English speaking environment plus my husband speaks the community language. So we pass on both our native languages to our children using a method called OPOL - One Parent One Language. For us, it has been working very well.
If there are multiple languages at play and you choose not to speak just one language to your child but two (or sometimes three) there are other options to use the languages with your child. (Here in Ireland this could mean increasing the exposure to Irish outside of school plus adding another language):
If there are multiple languages at play and you choose not to speak just one language to your child but two (or sometimes three) there are other options to use the languages with your child. (Here in Ireland this could mean increasing the exposure to Irish outside of school plus adding another language):
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