Mother tongue -- I've always wondered at the coinage since it is the father's family's dominant language that the child picks up quickest. However, the trends towards speaking in our national Language Hindi has grown manifold over last few years. Kids generally talk in Hindi and not in their own regional mother tongues. Perhaps it's easier,; perhaps inter community matches and couples make families prone to speak in Hindi. The reasons are many. However, this #InternationalMotherLanguageday ,; let's start with teaching our kids to atleast speak their mother language -- even if the mom and dad have different regional languages to boast. It's in fact better for a child to be fluent in multiple languages. I myself speak four languages fluently and even read/write in them. What's your take mommies?
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