a very sad story indeed, but the mom had no right to take her little girl with her!
as from day one all esf kinder's been informed they only have a higher priority to be interviewed, so everyone should have a back up plan if u are in cat 2... that is totally why i rejected the offer from esf kinder, i rather have my girl studying in an IS kinder n being able to learn how to read n write then just buying for a higher priority interview place as it seems to be at esf kinder!
Yup I second Jediknight. Dont even think about asking your helpers to train your kids' English. Using your own native language is the best whenever possible.
Can't agreed more...use your native language is the best for your kid.. I feel upset / disgrace when a local HK parent communicates ( or talks ) with their kid in English in public places such as MTR / BUS / Kindergarten / playground but the accent is being localized. Would you expect the kid can grasp the aspiration of the language??? I don't think so.
It may causes speech delay in a sense that worsen your kid total development. Not all the young child is able to manage two languages at the same time.
If you want your kid with good English speech / use abilty, you may start make friends with real foreigners and arrange your kid to play with them..this is more effective than paying fee to join play group or language training session.