> but all of our family is on the east coast or in Germany So I take either you or your wife is German. If your child doesn't spend enough time with the German

> but all of our family is on the east coast or in Germany So I take either you or your wife is German. If your child doesn't spend enough time with the German parent, he or she will not know the German language, so please be careful with that. Disclaimer: I don't speak the language of my father (Vietnamese), for the reason I mentioned, and as a French expat I try to make my two kids speak French when I can, but they don't have the same level as "normal" French kids, especially my older son who is 6.