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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm bilingual and hired au pairs from the beginning that speak the same language I speak. The au pairs and I switch between languages often and is convenient.  DC is 5 and can barely count to 10 in the second language. Poor child just does not have a talent for it, despite so much exposure.

So glad I did not go with my instinct to find an immersion program. Would have been great for me, but I think it would make DC miserable. [/quote]

You're doing it the wrong way.  Either you or the nanny should speak to the child only in that language.  Or both of you.  DH has spoken to our kids in his native tongue since they were born.  I have only spoken English to them (except when reading stories).  They attend school in another language.  The best immersion is complete, not the confusing switching that burns kids out.  My DD has the best grades in her class, other two also near the top. [/quote]

Agree. One of us speaks Chinese as a native speaker, the other doesn't speak. We've hosted Chinese-speaking au pairs for years. The two Chinese-speaking adults in the home only speak Chinese to the kids, and only accept it in return.  Extended family is also involved - uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins only speak Chinese to the kids.  Like most Chinese-speaking families with kids in DC, we don't go for YuYing (program isn't set up to advance the spoken Chinese of bilingual students, and doesn't teach the traditional characters our children to learn). Our kids spoken Chinese is good for ABCs and they read OK, too.[/quote]

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