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.
#heritage language
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.
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.