I've been thinking about this lately - how to ensure Miki grows up with a decent Chinese vocabulary. It's pointless running a "Speak Mandarin Campaign" at home when the only person that understands me is me. It's just weird speaking to Miki in Mandarin when Mike's totally clueless about what I'm saying. Trust me, I've tried. That said, my Mandarin isn't all that fluent either, due to an obvious lack of practice.
Grandpa and Grandma in Singapore brought a bunch of Chinese picture books for Miki when they visited early this year and it's been fun learning new words from these infant-to-toddler books (for me, that is.) I mean, who knows what the word for cabbage or onion is in Mandarin?!
Given these dismal circumstances, it's looks as though it's going to be pretty challenging imparting a second language. Ideas? Packing her off to Chinese daycare is one. Others?
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