05-01-2009, 04:03 PM
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Interestingly, I was talking with someone this week who was adopted at the age of 10 from an Eastern European country and "lost" his native language completely (or so he thought). He returned to his country of birth as a young adult for a 4 month period of time -- and he said the language returned almost completely within 2 weeks. He didn't think he remembered ANY of it ... but it was still there. Encouraging those adult immersion programs might be an option, or student exchanges etc.
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Jensboys - Mom of 4 Boys (2 adopted, 2 biological)  Reunited Sister
Fostering Miss Tiny and Miss Curious - Two Months and 13 months when placed May, 2009
Blogging about reunion with our 14 year old, Not reuniting with our 13 year old, transracial parenting, adoption and life as a minority family in a rural community. And oh yeah, now I have cancer.
'Oh, the audacity of authenticity. You’re going to confuse, piss-off and terrify lots of people – including yourself. You're going to pray it ends, then pray it never ends.' -- Brené Brown |