>>[...] I can feel myself stumbling every time I speak it. I'm in the same boat, and the kids pick up on our hesitation and lack of confidence in the language.

>>[...] I can feel myself stumbling every time I speak it. I'm in the same boat, and the kids pick up on our hesitation and lack of confidence in the language. Since so much of language acquisition is being able to speak confidently so that children aren't confused by the implicit context within which phrases and vocabulary are used, our impaired fluency adds more friction (and detracts from the implicit enjoyment) to the process.