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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My father and step mom raised my half-brother both speaking the same foreign language.  At about age 9 I noticed he wasn't saying all that much to them.  They had the no English at home rule but the problem was with English school and English after-school babysitter, he just wasn't fluent enough to express himself at that age.  So they dropped the no English at home and allowed him to respond back in English.  That improved communication but alas he did not retain the 2nd language fully fluently.  He still speaks it and it improves every time he goes to the foreign country but he's not 100% fluent.  I've seen many families do it successfully however.  You have ot watch your child and see.  [/quote]
My younger DC was born here but did not hear any English from birth until 3 yo - that is when we started him in half-day Montessori program. Outside of school we only spoke in our native language. Even in this situation he was fully prepared for K, did very well in all areas of study, and qualified for AAP (back when it was actually harder to get in). Now he is in his teens; English is dominant but he can read and speak in native language as well. He has an extensive English vocabulary and I expect that his SAT CR score will be very high.
I am with the posters that recommend building up the native language as much as possible. Picking up English is not a concern for most kids, barring LD.[/quote]

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