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[quote=Anonymous]I think that you're overly stressing. As you already know, it is very difficult for a 2nd gen kid to become fully bilingual in parent's language. Almost all kids who have a foreign language in the house will a) understand language completely but answer in English, b) be self conscious about his/her responses bc it does not compare to native/English; and c) miss a lot of cultural cues that go with the language learning. What you are describing sounds pretty normal to me. Our kids have had a tough time with our foreign languages because friend, school, social life all in English. At this early age, the best thing to do is continue the reinforcement, private tutoring (if you like) and then travel to your home country as much as possible to give the full immersive experience. The latter is really where the language learning happens. Best of luck![/quote]
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