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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you speak French why haven’t you been talking to your kid in French this whole time? Do you understand anything about raising a bilingual child?[/quote]

If you knew anything about bilingualism, you would know that there is not a single definition, there are many pathways, and there are many endpoints. Where you end up on the bilingualism spectrum depends on your family priorities, resources, etc. So stop gatekeeping.

OP, I think you need to decide whether this is a priority for you and your family and if yes, figure out what you can invest. If it's important to you, start speaking French to your child (reading books), replace any English screen time with French screen time, and consider rearranging your life to make Stokes EE work if you get in. There is no "right" way to do bilingualism, but you do want to make sure you're putting in the effort that is commensurate with your goals (or adjust your goals). [/quote]

It’s clearly not a priority for the OP as they haven’t been speaking to their kid in French. [/quote]

+1. Seems clear OP won’t be able to support much at home if she’s overextended already. Stokes won’t teach enough French to make it worth the inconvenience and sacrifice, IMO, unless OP is content with lower level receptive language skills and limited spoken language. Totally her choice if it’s worth it or not to her.[/quote]

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