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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to one PP: "Most people in China don't speak English - the kids will get to practice their Mandarin even with their parents (most don't speak Mandarin) there."

How do YY kids practce Mandarin with their parents when most of them don't speak or understand Mandarin? Please help me understand this.

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They don't practice with their parents obviously except for some stuff on the YY portal that helps the parents understand what it's "suppose" to sound like.  Not very helpful and my child gleefully corrects my apparently atrocious pronunciation/tones anyway.

Not sure why kids need to practice with parents is such a big deal.  I know lots of people who speak another language that their parents don't speak and they get proficient enough to live and work in the country all in the other language.  Not sure why people think having parents that speak Mandarin is that important especially with little kids whose brains are wired to acquire language.[/quote]

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