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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Host a native-speaking au pair or don't bother.  The only way to teach little kids languages is via immersion.  Nothing else works.  You can kid yourself that a little Muzzy will help, but it won't.
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While I mainly agree, I would probably try to at least give them some exposure to the culture since otherwise they won't have much. But not through tutors or apps, perhaps there are some events or cultural centers in the region.[/quote]

No worries, OP.  YY admins have had little exposure to the culture. Never lived in China, worked there, studied there, don't speak the language well, so no stress for you and your 3 year old.  Just focus on the warm and fuzzy community, nice campus, rock star PARCC results etc.[/quote]

If you're being sarcastic, you're an a$$[/quote]

PP is right. YY Chinese language and culture obviously isn't serious so why worry or work?  Chill.[/quote]

I had to laugh out loud at this. Sure an app will really make your kid ready. Sure. [/quote]

Oh honey, the only thing I expected for the app to do was to introduce him to some basic words. I swear, you women/men in this forum are really a bunch of rude bitches!! [/quote]

A couple of posters jump in right away with antagonistic comments any time someone mentions YY.  I swear they wait, poised at their computers.  And for them, anything short of native speakers at home and an au pair is useless.[/quote]

So why even post anything? Why not just keep it moving? I've been reading a ton on this forum for months and it's really disturbing at how mean and nasty these people can be. I understand that there's a ton of YY hatred here, but damn!!! Not everyone hates the place. In all honesty, I'm not looking for my kid to become fluent. I think that the school would be great to expose him to the language and that's ALL!! [/quote]

I really don't think it's a lot of people--it's one or two bitter posters who derail any thread in which YY is mentioned (they write in the same style and use similar phrases each time).  I know some YY families IRL and most are pretty happy, although I do know one family switching to our IB because they think their kids need a stronger English focus.

My kid is in another language school, so no Mandarin-specific advice.  For a 3yo, I would go with age-appropriate videos, and perhaps a summer camp like Kids Language Art, if you can get in.  No personal experience, but people seem to like it over in the camps/classes forum.

https://www.kidslanguagearts.com/[/quote]

Thank you! [/quote]

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