Well, I speak English with my children and that’s fine, because everyone thinks it is okay if you speak English.
Almost everyone. I sometimes get funny looks in the supermarket when I’m talking English with my child.
But it is true that the status of a language can have an impact in several different ways.
For example in the availability of sources and materials. I can access English anywhere.
I can even get English books for my children in the library in Utrecht, where I live.
But also the attitude of people about you raising your child bilingually might differ.
So yes, it's often fine if it's English, but maybe less so if it’s Turkish, for some people.
That’s something that different people, such as friends, family members or just someone on the street, may have an opinion about.
And that can be very difficult as a parent. You will have to be strong to think “Well, this is best for my child”.
It’s the same as whether to give sweets to your child, those kind of of things.