I started out with the preschool set - My first Chinese words, it says it's for 3-5 but I used it for my 6 year old since he was just beginning. It wasn't to babyish in fact it's too hard for my 4 year old. The set will last us for 1 1/2 years so I think it was a good investment.

Hi, we are a non Chinese native family trying to learn Chinese. After trying to teach them " phrases" and vicab on my own and with flashcards, to no avail, I found this curriculum wich I use with my 7 year old. https://www.betterchinese.com It teaches through a mini book a week- which is how he learned to read English. They have worked well and I will continue to use them with my younger kids. We also bought the music cd which we are lazy about, and the teacher guide, but it hasn't been very useful and I won't buy it again... But the books and workbooks are great. He also goes to the local Chinese school on Saturday mornings. He doesn't learn that much there-they are very relaxed but that's okay.

We are a non-native family trying to learn Chinese. My Ds goes to the local Chinese language school on Saturday mornings. It's free as it was originally the Chinese community trying to teach their own children, though are more than welcoming. If there is a large Chinese community where you are they might have a similar program.