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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP but DH and I are trying to get pregnant and my biggest worry is that our future children will not be able to speak Arabic fluently. I'm curious - is there any interest in starting a bilingual Arabic-English preschool in the DC metro area? If there isn't we should figure out how to start one![/quote]
If that's your biggest fear, your DH and you can mitigate this by speaking Arabic only at home, no exceptions, none at all.  My DH is Arab, we maintain a bilingual household (I'm not Arab), and our 3-year old is fluent in Arabic. It's more work for you, but if you want Arabic fluency, you simply can't outsource this to a preschool.  As parents, you have a lot more power and influence than a preschool would. [/quote]

Different poster here. I agree with this a lot. We didn't do it. But my son is picking up Arabic now at five with lightning speed. I mean crazy fast, just adding a formal program to the mix. I guess all those years of hearing his dad speak it sunk in.[/quote]

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