Re: the role of the mother

From: smith
Message: 830
Date: 2000-01-10

Children learn to speak their "mother tongues" because their parents spend
hours talking and listening to them. The parents correct any mistakes that
the child makes instantly "say I not me dear" or "butter not buuer". There's
a lot of cultural back up as well, playgroups, schools and so on sing
nursery rhymes, tell folk tales etc

helen
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