| DO NOT stop speaking to your 2 year old in both languages... it is perfectly normal for children with more than one language to develop a little more slowly. they are processing two different languages afterall. they don't really start to distinguish which is which until they get closer to 3-3.5 years of age.
the ONLY way his chinese will improve is if you speak it to him.
my boy talked later than many and is only NOW (he's 3.5) distinguishing between the two languages. TALKING ALWAYS follows UNDERSTANDING.
did your son understand when you spoke to him in chinese and just not verbalise? or did he not understand at all?
my boy understands chinese, but prefers english, which is why we've put him into chinese kindergarten.
good luck with whatever you decide. |