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Children of mixed marriages have the advantage to become bilinguals like many successful simultaneous bilingual cases all over the world (Yip and Matthews in Int J Biling 14.1:127–146, 2010). Immigrant mothers should be encouraged to speak their mother tongues to their children and children can get input of Mandarin or Taiwanese from other family members. Also, nursery schools can be an excellent place for children to interact with peers. However, preschool programs can be expensive for family of immigrants. The government should help establish more affordable preschool programs to support children’s development.
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Kuo, J.YC. (2016). Conclusion. In: Mandarin Development of Indonesian Immigrants’ Children. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1035-4_5
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