Children and Urdu

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Re: Children and Urdu

@TLK

I am sorry but I am not sure what is the big deal about making sure that kids know how to speak urdu. I know families who are so rigid on this that the kid is about 9 now and cannot speak a single English sentence properly but speak urdu like Mirza ghalb. He is having such a hard time at school cause he cannot communicate to his teacher or fellow students (not to mention that his class fellows make fun of his english too). That is definitely hurting his self esteem. Really, is language more important or kids over all growth to adjust in this society more important?

Maybe I am saying all this cause our won kids cant speak urdu properly (though they understand if we say something to them in simple urdu), but that is all they need, basic urdu skills. T

Seems like a ghetto story of which many exist in the UK!