My Question of the Day: Olivia and Marcus have decided not to allow their child, Sarah, to return to daycare. For one, it’s too expensive. Secondly, they aren’t convinced that the workers there are actually paying enough attention to the children.

They decide to hire an at-home, child caregiver who speaks a different language. Olivia and Marcus are native French-speakers, and they would like Sarah to learn Japanese. They reason that Sarah will be totally fluent in both Japanese and French if her caregiver speaks Japanese during the day and they speak to her in French during the evenings and on weekends.

There is just one snag in Olivia and Marcus’ plan. Marcus is opposed to hiring someone who solely speaks Japanese and cannot speak French, also. Olivia thinks whomever they hire should only speak Japanese, since she and Marcus will be the French-speaking influence in Sarah’s life.

Who do you think is right?

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