u/loxa

We live in the UK and my spouse only speaks English. I want to teach my children my native language, but I'm struggling to remember to use it because I've lived here for over a decade and find myself rarely speaking it. I'm still fluent, but I'd say that it's no longer my default. The only occasion when I speak it is when I call my friends and folks back home, which isn't that often.

Issue #1 - I'm finding it difficult to speak it in a naturaly affectionate/child-friendly manner. This is likely because I never used to interact with children before I moved to the UK, and I can't recall how my parents used to speak to me when I was a kid myself. My native language skills are mainly conversational/academic/professional, and I find it easier and more natural to be affectionate in English than in my native tongue. I also keep realising how much more difficult and complex my native language is compared to English - from basic every day words being much longer, to the complex grammar, very different structure, gendered nouns etc.

Issue #2 - Despite my best (though admittedly lacking) efforts to only speak my native language to my kids, they see me speak English to my spouse which makes it clear to them that I understand and speak English, meaning they can just continue speaking English to me and not have to learn to say the same words in another way that currently sounds gibberish to them. Three-way conversations also fall apart quickly because of this. It's especially difficult to constantly switch languages during conversations when my spouse is present.

I feel like I'm failing miserably and would appreciate any advice or reassurance you can provide. My eldest is 2.5 y/o and while I probably haven't missed the boat just yet, I figure it's now or never as their language skills are rapidly developing but only in English. My youngest is only 7 months old so I will hopefully be able to find a better strategy and not repeat the same mistakes with them.

A six year old visits and leaves our local park completely unsupervised. She befriended my 2.5y/o and opened up to me (entirely unprompted) about her family circumstances and even shared her full home address (though I don't remember the address anymore).

My worry is that if she shares this information with someone malicious, it could have bad consequences. She could also easily be abducted or enticed to leave the park without anyone noticing. I don't think I could forgive myself if something happened to her and I stayed silent.

There was also a recent incident involving her slightly older brother (probably around 8 himself) who got stuck in a fence next to the park. I saw the fire men/emergency responders taking down details and logging the incident after he was out which should help authorities trace and identify the parents. I've taken note of the date/time when this happened.

We're not rural or anything like that and the park gets quite busy at times with dozens of families visiting, as well as a fair share of shifty looking men on motor/quad bikes.

If I wanted to report a safeguarding concern about this situation, how should I go about it?

​I have an LG C3 TV (OLED65C34LA.AEK) that has been exhibiting stray leakage current through its metal frame from day one (running my finger over it gives a tingling/vibrating sensation). It also sometimes zaps me when I touch it, which causes the screen to flicker momentarily.

​The advice I’ve seen online is that this is "normal" for Class II (double insulated) electronics, though other owners of the same model have reported they don't experience this at all.

​Long story short, my TV recently stopped powering on, and I suspect this constant discharge is linked to the failure. I’ve tried power cycling it for 24 hours with no luck. I've now ordered a replacement power board from eBay and will be attempting the repair myself. ​One thing I noticed: when I plug a cable (any cable, e.g., a 3.5mm audio cable) into any port (Ethernet, IR blaster, etc.) and connect the other end of that cable to the Earth/Ground pin of a spare UK wall socket, the "tingling" sensation stops immediately.

​I’m assuming that although the TV uses a UK 3 pin plug, it is a Class II device and the ground pin is a non-functional dummy pin. While I understand the TV shouldn't technically need to be grounded, the fact remains that grounding it manually stops the zapping.

​My questions for the experts here:

• ​How unsafe is this manual grounding approach?
• ​If the new power board fixes the TV, is it dangerous to keep it "manually grounded" via an I/O port to prevent this from happening again?
• Any better alternatives for grounding? I don't have a coaxial/satellite cable or antenna unfortunately.