Supporting your child's Vietnamese when you don't speak it yourself
Your child is picking up Vietnamese at preschool and nobody at home speaks it. What they are learning, how you can help without fluency, and how to keep it late
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Grandparents abroad: using video calls and visits to keep a home language strong
Grandparents who speak your home language are a strong ally for a child in Saigon. What research says about video calls, ideas by age, and how to plan visits.
Keeping your home language alive when preschool runs in Vietnamese and English
Your child hears Vietnamese and English all day at school. Here is how to protect a third home language: an exposure audit, real need, and a 12-week plan.
Is three languages too many for a toddler? What the research actually shows
Worried that a home language plus Vietnamese and English will overload your toddler? Common myths, what studies show, and what really predicts success.
Mixing three languages in one sentence: what is normal for multilingual children
A sentence that starts in Korean, borrows English and ends in Vietnamese is usually a normal stage. Why children mix, the patterns to expect, and how to respond
Third culture kids at preschool age: identity, belonging and the next move
What being a third culture kid means for a child aged two to six in Saigon: how identity forms, what helps them belong, and how to prepare for the next move.
When your child answers only in English: bringing a home language back
Your child understands your language but replies in English or Vietnamese. Why it happens after preschool starts, what backfires, and a staged plan that works.