Looking for a teacher or language exchange partner that can help with tones, pronunciation, and conversation (with children/babies as well as adults). About 5 years ago I went to school to learn Mandarin. I became pretty proficient in reading and listening to Chinese, but my conversation skills have never been very good. I left my job using Chinese 2 years ago to start a family and now my son is 18 months old. I am trying to teach him Chinese as well, but it has been very difficult to find anyone who speaks Chinese near me. I am looking for a native speaker that I can ask questions. Preferably a parent or older adult. A lot of my questions are about talking to a toddler. (Are you hungry? What does a doggy say? Do you need to go potty?) I might want advice on language materials to get/use also. I am a smart and educated American. I can help anyone with learning English if they need it. I can use Chinese for the whole conversation or mostly English, whichever is preferable.