Children had learned the equivalent of several years of academic French, which neither parent spoke, by using these materials. There are many foreign language programs on the market. We recommend that you examine carefully each program before purchasing it for your homeschooled child. Some programs promise that you will be able to speak within a few months. We regard this type of advertisement fraudulent, as it takes several years to learn a foreign language, as it did to learn your own language as a young child.
Some programs use unethical practices to promote their programs.
For example, they may have a chat page in which they themselves send in letters saying the program is wonderful. They may quote a catalogue description that they themselves wrote for the catalogue. They may even have established several web sites under the names of home schooling parents who on the web site rave about their language programs in order to persuade you to buy the program. Some companies claim that the child can do it by himself or herself. When you receive the program you will be surprised to find that there is a parent's manual that requires that you explain every step to your child, requiring extensive time on your part.