I found in my research that it is common for children to refuse to speak in the "mother tongue". Apparently, it is related to the negative perception that their "mother tongue" is an inferior language.Originally Posted by somebody
Its of course good to teach Children both Parents mother tongues and any other languages come to think of it.
But from friends who lived in bilingual households or both parents many wanted to learn what their friends spoke. Some parents seem to try to hard to make their Children learn the mother tongue. Youths being youths many will want to do the opposite.
Many friends and workmates from various cultures seem to almost rebel and hardly speak a word of their mother tongue. Many now regret this action
For Filipinos, I believe this is something we should fight against.
It is terrible because I myself would find I communicate more in English than in Filipino or Tagalog. This is the result of the negative perception and if it continues, I'm afraid it could mean that our language will eventually get so diluted it will become Taglish rather than Tagalog!
