For those of you who raised/are raising your children in an English-only household to ensure they could become bilingual, how did their Japanese side of the family (especially the in-laws) feel about the fact that your children couldn’t really speak to them in Japanese at first? I’m aware that once they start going to school they pick it up very quickly, but was there any friction or opposition to making English their first language?
BONUS QUESTION: For those of you who did one language one parent, how did that work out for you? I’ve been told this often doesn’t work because the kids will eventually default to Japanese since it’s easier for them, but I’m curious if anyone’s experienced any success/has any feelings on this method.
by SuminerNaem