Anonymous wrote:OP here. They are my parents, not my ILs.
Both of my kids have speech disorder, and it has taken them many years of speech therapies to be able to speak in English. They are currently still in weekly speech therapies with IEP that I have spent like probably $30k over years. One kid still falls behind in speech development in talking (combined with dyslexia, can't read anything), and the other kid still has articulation problem in English. I have not pushing too hard on them learning native language because they still can't speak English well even with daily exposure. Their speech problem is still unresolved, and one kid struggles with schoolwork due to unable to read/unable to speak well for teamwork. They are both in ES.
My parents don't have any hobbies, so they normally just sit at home relaxing and watching tv all day. They don't have a lot of energy to handle 2 energetic kids, so that is why they give them screen time to keep them quiet. I don't blame them. DH can't communicate to my parents and I have been the translator for my family members. My native language is one of the hardest language to learn.
Yeah. I wouldn’t send them over there for days. Even without the language barrier, no kid wants to sit at grandparents doing nothing all day. If all they do is watch TV and don’t leave the house that isn’t a good experience.
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