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[quote=Anonymous]There are so many ways of communicating and  kids figure it out pretty quickly.

DH and i and our 4-year old daughter spent a month in Paris when DH had a project there.  We rented an apartment in a local neighborhood NOT filled with expat Americans. It was the kind of neighborhood you do not hear English when you go to the bakery for bread. No tourists for the most part.

I took my DD to the playground up the street each day as did the local moms and dads. Other kids would talk to her  in French as I watched from the sidelines.  When it was obvious she could not answer, there was  moment of puzzlement all around. But then ultimately some little kid would take her by the hand and lead her over to the see-saw or whatever.  We went everyday and usually 2x per day. By the end of the first week she was using single -words in French;  by the end of the 2nd seek she was understanding so so much when the French kids spoke.  By the end of the month she was no longer shy and spoke 4-word+ sentences with the kids.

Even if she had never learned a word, all the kids would  have learned how to get their intentions across. Just let the kids work it out. [/quote]

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