Some in France Ask: Where Are the Parents?

[arminnie]

Many parents are struggling to make ends meet, leaving them little time for their children. They often can hardly communicate with their sons and daughters: Many parents are not French citizens and never learn to speak French, while their children don't learn the language of their ancestors.

How could you raise children in your home and not have them learn the language you are using even if they do speak another language at school? Do they not ever talk to them?

I have friends in CA that speak Arabic at home so their children can learn it and the children learn English at school. The kids are totally bilingual. Same for Chinese friends.

The quote is from an AP article on Yahoo. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051111/ap_on_re_eu/france_where_are_the_parents__fr1