In Families New to the UK: Confident Families in Cohesive Communities, 4Children and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation argue that using children as interpreters can create a cultural gap between the generations.
Using findings from the Family Commission, which published its final report last October, 4Children identified that young people are regularly being asked to translate and interpret for their parents, particularly during interactions with government agencies and public services.
The report recommends that professionals must stop calling on children to translate for their parents and asks the government to continue funding English for Speakers of Other Languages classes for those people most in need.
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