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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find these parents' attitude disturbing, and I agree with the PP who said that not only are they depriving the girl of her roots, her culture and language, but they are cutting themselves off from any help they might receive from parents of other Russian adoptees or the Russian-American community. OP, where do you live? I might have some suggestions you could perhaps pass on to these parents, of activities they could get the girl involved in that would allow her to hear her own language from time to time, without overwhelming the parents. [/quote]

I was the PP - the girl will almost inevitably lose her language.  This just happens.  There are ways to keep it up but most internationally adopted kids lose their native language extremely rapidly - even at 7 years old.  That said, I hope these parents have some adoption connections and can think of ways to keep their daughter's Russian up, at least somewhat, and do culture related activities.  Heck, there are Russian grocery stores and restaurants dotted across the area, but these parents sound clueless at best.[/quote]

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