My DC are bilingual, DD1 is 5.5, DS is nearly 4. We all speak two (of the same) languages, but DH speaks a third fluently as he was brought up and educated in that country. Hope it makes sense so far...
So far DH has pretty much refused to use that language with the DC, claiming that it doesn't come naturally to him after such a long time of not actively using it. He did, however, have a few attempts in the past, but nothing has ever come off it. We have just had a new baby and I personally see it as our last chance to introduce a new language so our three DC will hopefully grow up to be trilingual.
Or is it too late now for our eldest two? Also, my DH and I are unsure as to how to begin and how it should be done in general. Gradually, a couple of hours a day (sort of like a language lesson) or dive right into it and never speak another word in the languages that we all use and understand?
Those of you who had done something similar, how did you go about introducing a new language?