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Inma
    08/11/09Reply with quote#9
Hi,
My case is somehow similar with my younger daughter.
We live in Spain, I am Spanish and my husband is Dutch. From day 1 we speak only our native languages to our kids ( although we speak English with each other).
My oldest daughter ( 4 years-old) speaks fluent Spanish and quite good Dutch. We are just back from a holiday in Holland and I am very disappointed as I just realized that my younger daughter ( 3 years-old), understands everything in Dutch but most of the time replies in Spanish to my parents-in-law (who are dutch).
It is true that my oldest daughter is much more attached to my husband than the younger one, but for the rest both are raised in identical way. Did you hear anything similar regarding brothers/sisters? Do you think this is something transitory?
Thanks
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