Advice Needed: Mother's native language not same as father or community

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EmilyK

Posted 10/16/12	Reply with quote #1

Hello I am Greek and living in England, my husband is English and our twins are due to be born soon. I understand that the best system is for me to always speak to them in Greek whilst my husband in English. My question really is what to do when I am around English speaking friends, playgroups etc. Do I speak in Greek only to them (but English to the adults) or do i switch to speaking in English? Is this going to be confusing to them? Emily

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