Younger children may want their mothers to be with them all the time, and older children may want their parents to stay with them for a short time at daycare or school. You should talk with their teachers to see if this is possible. The teacher will be a good source of information about other activities, such as sports, music, or art, in which your child can participate. Probably the key issue facing parents who are raising children in another culture is the degree to which they feel comfortable in seeing their children adopt the local ways. Such parents want their children to do well in school here and to make friends, but may fear that the children are losing their native identity and are adopting behavior that people at home will not appreciate.
Children observe well and learn very quickly.
Each family needs to decide how important it is to them to help their children retain their home language and culture. The importance of this will probably vary with the child's age and the length of the parents' planned stay in the United States. It may be helpful for you to talk with other parents to see how they deal with this perplexing issue. When you first arrive in a new country, it is nature to spend much of your time thinking about the new country and your reactions. Try to keep in mind, even though you are preoccupied with thoughts about your new setting, that you will probably be going back to your own country after a certain period of time.