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[quote=Anonymous]Make more effort, OP. You think this is easy for any of us?

My oldest had a global developmental delay and had therapies multiple times a week in English when he was little. I still taught him our native language. He has learning disabilities, an IEP at school, and is taking advanced classes in high school now.  He and I have had to work really hard to get him there.

You must speak and read to your kids in both languages. Programs on TV, radio, tablets can be in both languages (or multiple). You can have short sessions during the day when you actively "teach". And then the rest of the time you let the conversation flow more organically, and correct every now and then (but not too much so they get frustrated). Also sign them up for weekend classes. Our weekend school has been back in person since September, and have all my friends' weekend school (French , German, Japanese, Argentine, etc).

You will find that the younger kids push back against learning other languages, because they don't get the benefits. These are the hardest years when you have to be very consistent. Then when they hit middle school and see their classmates struggle to learn their first foreign language, they get it! And a few years later they understand being multilingual makes for a better college application, and they're totally on board.

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