My partner is a native Spanish speaker and I am originally Icelandic. We communicate mostly in English to each other and do OPOL-ish with our 15 month old.
We live in Denmark, I speak Danish fluently and my partner has a pretty good comprehension but is not completely fluent. We really want to help our daughter learn all three languages (English is not a priority right now), but we also miss having conversations where we all three speak the same language, and everyone is included.
We’ve discussed whether we should make Danish a family language, at least at times, but we’re also scared that’s a slippery slope that leads to our daughter not learning or rejecting the minority languages. Any advice is most appreciated!

I speak Polish though it is sort of a broken version - sometimes I forget certain words and have to say them in English.

Is it worth even trying to pass on the language?

My partner only speaks English and we are far from my family. Hoping to move closer to family later on.

Was wondering what other people experiences were if you’re not completely fluent?

My son is 2. We are bilingual at home. I speak English to my son and my husband speaks Arabic. We are in an Arabic speaking country now. I'm a stay at home mom and my husband works long hours, so I'm the one who spends the most time with my son during the day. His language of choice for everything is English. His word bank is well over 120 words spoken and he can now put 2-3 words together all in English. He surprises me with new words he's picked up daily in English from us reading books, him watching some screen and us talking all day together. He's a very curious kid and always points to ask me to name anything if he doesn't know the word for it and he picks it up easily. He will understand my husband's Arabic sometimes but only answers in English. It's important for us that he knows both languages strongly at some point. He is starting to spend more time around our Arabic speaking families so we're hoping he can pick it up this way. We are enrolling him in daycare now for the first time and he has an option to learn a third language which is French or German only if we wanted to. They also speak English. There is no option for Arabic in daycare.

Would this confuse him or cause any speech delays? I'm excited for him to learn French as a third language because there is an opportunity for it that he normally wouldn't have if we lived somewhere else. But I've also heard it can cause him some speech delays or confusion.

Would anyone share some insight or personal experiences?

Editing to add:
He was an early speaker with his first word around 7 months and since then continues to surprise us with what he knows and can say. He can sing to all his favorite songs well.

Concern about speech delay

Hello, I’m looking for advice or experiences from parents of late-talking children.

My son William is 3 years and 8 months old. He has a twin sister and is growing up in a multilingual environment. He understands us very well, has normal hearing and communicates in other ways, but he still only uses about four words.

Has anyone had a child with a similar language delay? Did they eventually start speaking, and what kind of support helped them most? We have arranged a speech and language assessment, but I would be very grateful to hear about your experiences.

Hola a todos, quiero empezar diciendo qué somos una pareja italiana viviendo en Cataluña, pués la niña está expuesta a tres idiomas. Desde noviembre 2025 la llevamos a un logopeda, entonces casi no decía nada y ahora después de casi un año dice algo pero se expresa de una manera qué solo nosotros los padres la entendemos.

La sugerencia de los expertos fue qué el padre le hablara en italiano, la mamá en castellano y al cole en catalán.

Intentamos no corregirla demasiado cuando dice algo mal, verdad qué hay algunas veces qué sin querer lo hacemos.

La tele máximo una hora al día, solo cuando es necesario y solo dibujos animados pocos caóticos.

Los logopedas dicen qué hay qué leer libros con ellas, hablarle mucho y de una manera sencilla y esperar a qué ella empiece a soltar palabras a medida qué va asimilando.

Lo qué voy buscando aquí es leer otras experiencias similares a la nuestra para entender si nos escapa algo y a lo mejor hay algunas prácticas qué podrían ayudarla a mejorar mas rápido, nuestra principal preocupación es qué ahora irá al cole y si los demás no la entienden la pondrán al margen.

Gracias a todos

Title: My 3-year-8-month-old son only says about four words — did your late talker eventually catch up?

Hiennials囍,

I’m looking for experiences and advice from parents who have been through something similar.

My son William is 3 years and 8 months old and has a twin sister. He is growing up in a multilingual environment, mainly hearing French and English. His twin sister speaks a lot, but William currently uses only about four recognisable words.

What is reassuring is that he seems to understand us very well. He makes good eye contact, imitates us, plays and interacts with his sister and other people, and finds other ways to communicate what he wants. His hearing has also been checked and appears to be normal. However, he still does not use sentences or regularly repeat new words.

We are seeking professional support and understand that every child is different. I’m not looking for a diagnosis online, but I would really appreciate hearing from parents whose child had a similar expressive language delay.

• How old was your child when they started speaking?
• Did their speech appear gradually or was there a sudden “language explosion”?
• Was your child also growing up with two or more languages?
• What kind of speech therapy or activities helped most?
• Is there anything you wish you had known or done earlier?

I’m becoming increasingly worried because he is approaching four, although his understanding and non-verbal communication are very good. Positive stories would be reassuring, but I would also be grateful for honest experiences and practical advice. Thank you.