https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:47:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425984 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:18:03 +0000 banana 425984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: My mom usually speaks Korean to him. But for some reason she thought she would proactive and teach him numbers in English. She said she didn't think her accent was that bad. umm...ok mom... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425981 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:17:29 +0000 Mrs. Pen 425981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sooo cute, she is just trying to help it sounds completely harmless :)</p> <p>I say as long as he hears English other places (like you) he'll be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425966 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:13:23 +0000 sarac 425966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your child will hear it the right way a million other places, and one person won't undo that. Even two parents who speak accented english would still raise a child who spoke like a native - because they hear the 'correct' way much more frequently.</p> <p>ETA: and you should totally just ask him to speak her language - if that's not english, than the more he hears it the better he'll learn it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425776 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:04:06 +0000 mrbee 425776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: It's very common for kids exposed to more than one language to be speech delayed... all good!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425738 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:39:18 +0000 banana 425738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea @chopsuey119: I have a few friends from high school that were born and raised in the States but they have slight accents. So weird! I asked them if they only spoke their native language at home and they said "no"! I was starting to think it was kinda genetic or something!</p> <p>@mrbee: I spoke to my mom about this just a few minutes ago and she said she agreed that she should just stick to speaking Korean to him. He's already speech delayed and I think it'll just confuse him even more!</p> <p>@mrs.cowgirl: Our speech therapist said the same thing about compartmentalizing languages. It's so hard though because my husband and I speak konglish to each other! We try to stick with just 100% korean since that's what my LO is used to, but it's hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425594 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:26:29 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 425594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope, i wouldn't. i've specifically asked my mom and my in-laws to only speak to lil' CB in korean. while kids are language learning machines and can learn in spite of many things, if you want him to learn korean at all, have your mom only speak to him in korean. i think learning multiple languages is much easier when it can be compartmentalized -- which is why dual language immersion programs are successful. in other words, if your child understands that he can *only* talk with grandma in korean, he'll learn it more quickly because there is a need for it.</p> <p>my mom and in-laws still slip into english with lil' CB and is hilarious and tick-inducing at times! i feel so badly when i nag them to please speak korean, but it's because i want him to learn korean so badly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425591 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:24:02 +0000 Andrea 425591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: same. my cousin speaks like a total FOB!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425582 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:14:54 +0000 Foodnerd81 425582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it will really be a problem, but why not encourage her to teach him Korean instead? He will definitely learn English, from you, school, everything, but if you don't make an effort, it will be a lot harder for him to learn Korean. Plus then you don't have to tell your mom not to teach him English, just focus on that fact that she really is the best teacher of Korean for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425580 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:13:58 +0000 jedeve 425580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your influence will outweigh hers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425577 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:13:12 +0000 keiki_mama 425577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That' so cute! I hope you have a chance to capture it on video... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425562 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:08:48 +0000 mrbee 425562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Haha yah, sounds a lot like my situation! Well the other wrinkle was, I was an identical twin and we had our own language that we used. So we didn't even use English a lot growing up.</p> <p>It's a miracle I can even speak de Engrish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425554 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:05:47 +0000 mrbee 425554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should note that growing up, I only really spoke to my mom (an immigrant)... my dad was quiet, and I wasn't allowed to really watch TV. Plus I only moved to America when I was between 3 and 4. And in the afternoons, I didn't play with other kids because I was practicing piano/violin.</p> <p>So as a result of all that, I did develop an accent and had to go into speech therapy when I was in elementary school to fix it. The saddest part was that I couldn't tell that I had an accent. My accent sounded great to me, haha!</p> <p>Anyway that being said though, if your LO has regular access to a lot of unaccented English... they should totally be fine! The concern is when the primary language they hear is accented, and they don't hear much of anything else... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425550 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:05:32 +0000 chopsuey 425550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: my cousins were born here but grew up in ktown. They have a Korean accent when they speak English. It's terrible. My cousin was telling me how embarrassed she was when her English teacher asked when she came to America. -.- </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425540 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:02:48 +0000 BoogieBea 425540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So cute! It was the same with my mom. The few English words she knows is spoken with an accent. It was a non issue for us since we don't see the grandparents that often. And my mom speaks mostly Chinese to him anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425537 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:02:21 +0000 chopsuey 425537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol I wouldn't let her teach him English. My aunt used to speak to my nieces in her Korean accented English and I think it jacked them up. They spoke with an odd accent for a while. not sure if its been corrected since i havent talked to them in years. You guys should speak to him in English and have mom handle Korean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425534 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:02:00 +0000 prettylizy 425534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so dang cute!!! I'm sure it'll be fine in the long run. My niece goes dodo's instead of going to bed, I'm sure sooner or later she'll drop the dodo's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425524 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:00:36 +0000 mrbee 425524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Could you ask your mom to teach him to count in Korean instead? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425523 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:00:35 +0000 Andrea 425523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, so cute! </p> <p>I don't know anything about how kids learn languages but I always wondered why some ABC's have accents but others don't. We all went to English speaking schools so maybe it has something to do with the home environment? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425522 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:00:34 +0000 Dandelion 425522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since English has many dialects and accents in and of itself, I wouldn't worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425518 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:59:03 +0000 Lone Palm 425518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My whole family speaks English to but I couldn't help but laugh! this is too cute. I wish I had someone in my family that could teach my baby something other than English! My SIL speaks fluid Spanish and I'm jealous that her babies are learning both English and Spanish. I may have to see if she would take students ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425501 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:54:19 +0000 banana 425501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@alayaya: I thought it was hilarious at first too. But then he actually said "Poh!" and started clapping and was so proud of himself. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425489 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:49:41 +0000 alayaya 425489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry but that is adorable and hilarious!</p> <p>Hub's step-mom is Korean, but I don't think we see them often enough that this will ever be an issue for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425488 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:48:13 +0000 mrbee 425488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as he can hear English from native speakers as well, I wouldn't worry about it.</p> <p>Learning a language is something that 100% of kids manage to do... if they're young and exposed to unaccented English, they'll be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425474 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:42:11 +0000 MrsTiz 425474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha my whole family are English speakers, but that is the cutest thing ever :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-non-english-speaking-mother-teach-your-lo-to-speak-english#post-425469 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:40:06 +0000 banana 425469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom is determined to help my son say his numbers. So the other day, I overheard her saying "Ok, let's learn numbers. This is OOONE, SOOO, SUHREE, POH, PIEBUH! (Koreans can't say "F" so they say "P" instead). I started cracking up but then I started thinking "oh crap! he's gonna start saying "five" as "piebuh"! </p> <p>Poor kid. I told her to stop trying to teach him English. But my husband says he won't know any different because he can't say the sound "f" anyway. And that he'll probably say it with a P. But I still think he needs to hear it the right way. Right? </p>