A lot of children grow up learning two or more languages. There is no evidence to suggests that this causes speech and language difficulties, in fact, learning more than one language is an advantage for children.
It is important that, as a parent, you speak the language that you are most confident with at home. It does not matter if this language is different to the language spoken within the child’s educational setting. Children need to hear and experience good language 'models'; it doesn't matter which language this is. However, if you are concerned that your child's speech or language is not developing as you would expect in the language you speak at home, it may be useful to talk about this with your health visitor or the staff at your child’s setting/school who may also have helpful suggestions. If you would like an assessment of your child's speech and language we would be happy to see you.
If your child is a pre-schooler please come along to one of our drop-in sessions. If your child is at school you can ask his or her teacher to refer to us (see our 'referral' section for details).
Alternatively, you could visit your local children’s centre and find out when the speech and language therapist is next in so you can chat to her.