Will my children lose their accent

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Moving to Glasgow with my 2 children who are 8 and 4. They currently speak with southern English accents. Will their accents stay the same or change? I'm not bothered either way really but fun to know other people's thoughts/experiences :-)

Yes, I think so. Although they'll probably slip back into it when talking to someone who has a strong accent from their home region, if they're anything like my (Brummie) husband and Irish friend.

The op hasn't been on since DECEMBER 2022

I had an Australian accent until I was 10. It disappeared very quickly once back in the South East. I now have a bog standard 'London' (not RP) accent.

I moved to the UK from Australia when I was 10 and most British people would think I'm British but wouldn't commit to where I come from. People from my home country detect my accent instantly and if I'm talking to my family or group of countrymen then I also talk more like them subconsciously.

My mum, who is from another (English speaking) country altogether, and hasn't lived there (barely even been there) for over 60 years still has a fairly strong accent. I can also speak with her accent

My daughter was 10 when we moved back home to Scotland. She had a very SE England accent but lost it within 6 weeks of being in nursery.
My niece moved when she was 10 and has retained her accent. Strangely we have English friends whose children were born and have only lived here but have very English accents.

I am Scottish, DH is English, we had two kids born in England and moved to Glasgow when they were 2 and 4. The younger one is 100% Glasgow. The older one has a softer accent and still sounds quite English in some words. He's also neurodiverse which may have something to do with it. So they probably will lose their accent, maybe not.

I also have friends who are both from Belfast, their kids were born and raised in Scotland but can turn on a perfect Belfast accent when required.