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Just continue to speak native language with him. They understand and eventually learn.
I grew up like that. Speak native at home and only learn English when I go to preschool. And continue to speak native language at home because my parents and grandparents only speak with us in native language. I’m not the expert but at least I’d understand and can speak not too bad now.
Both you and your wife need to be on the same same page and speak French in the home
Yes, just keep speaking the native language with your kid. It will eventually pick up. My niece and nephew only hear our native language from my sister in a daily basis, and when I or my family goes to visit ... they’ve always understood everything, but only now that they are 7 and 5, that they are beginning to try to speak it ... if you can get your wife onboard yo speaking it as well, my guess is that it would be much faster
Be aware that many children of bilingual families will learn to understand their parents' native language but refuse to speak it until much later. This is normal.
Also be sure your preschool knows what you're doing, since children from bilingual homes can often appear to have developmental delays. This is nothing to be concerned about, but teachers should be in the loop.
I still don’t speak Spanish very well. But even as adults my mom will switch to Spanish and I’ll just reply in English. It works for us. I think it’s because when i was very young she spoke English only. Then started speaking Spanish when I was in elementary school. I suggest you just speak your native language. The English will work itself out
Speak the native language. Both parents. I grew up and only my mom spoke to me in the language and my dad in English It actually caused a lot of conflict because I wouldn’t want to speak it and I would go running to my dad and he would tell my mom to stop and just talk in English. Then she would get upset. As with everything, much better if you are on the same page.
I was resentful of the language for years, and my mom just gave up eventually. but when I went to college and met more people of my ethnic background I got back into it and am semi fluent in it now. My wife and I both speak it a little and we try to speak with our kids. But they aren’t interested :). So the cycle continues. But at least my wife and I are on the same page