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[quote=Anonymous]Why not just work hard to teach the kids to speak decent kid Mandarin when they're little, a time when they can learn relatively easily, without having to pay for classes or struggling to find time to study? Yes, there are Americans who learn languages well as adults; most don't.

The YY parents forking out 15-18K a year to host au pairs on J-1 visas, around 10% of the families, understand that there's no time like the present for the kids to learn to communicate well in Chinese. They've quietly built a network for sharing information on how make hosting au pairs work. One mom figured out that Go Au Pair, an agency in Utah, has a big pool of Mandarin speakers ready to roll, with a Mainland partner agency doing a good prepping candidates for visa interviews. Chinese au pair applicants get turned down for J-1 visas at a higher rate than most others, so the visa prep was key. Her discovery, and willingness to spread the word, has helped increase the number of YY families w/au pairs steadily over time. YY au pairs hang out a lot together, and families work to keep strong ones happy, partly so they'll extend for a 2nd year. Families have learned how to sponsor au pairs for student visas, so they can stay longer than 2 years. There are now YY/DCI families who've kept the same strong au pair for 3,4 even 5 years.

You can call it Tiger parenting to push hard on building the Chinese communication skills of ES-age kids, or you can call it fun and practical in the century of the rising China. It really is worth visiting a dual-immersion Mandarin program if you can swing it - what an eye opener.[/quote]

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