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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teaching my kids a second language.  I really thought I’d be able to teach my kids French since I was a French major in college and lived in France - but it’s just too much work!! [/quote]

+1 German speaker here (as a second language -- fluent but not native). It's especially discouraging when your kid rebels against the second language. I've mostly given up.[/quote]

+2 I was so optimistic about teaching my kids my hard one second language when I was first pregnant.  I was so naive.  I takes SO MUCH work and I am not remotely fluent enough for that.

Also not modeling good screen habits.[/quote]

+3 My kids understand my native language but cannot speak it. Seeing other kids speak my language makes me wish mine could do it too. I've given up pretty much since they rebel.

Add to this:
- Not strict when they sneakily watch TV in the basement 
- Not reading to them when they were younger (but they like reading now, no thanks to me)
- No punishments for refusing to do chores, or refusing to cleanup or make the bed. I try punishing them by taking away TV time, but they sneakily do it anyways, and  it leads to meltdowns so I have given up. I cannot deal with meltdowns and rather have the messy house and unmade beds.
- Way too many toys that never get used
- Not playing outside much with them

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