Raising a child with more than one language
Short, honest guides for families who speak two, three or four languages at home, written from the research and checked against real life with a toddler.
Myths about raising a multilingual child, checked against the research
Does a second language confuse toddlers, cause speech delay or make kids smarter? Common beliefs about raising bilingual and multilingual children, checked against the best studies.
Which language should you speak to your child? Usually the one you speak best
Should you speak the local language to help your child at school? Research on parents speaking a second language, native versus fluent input, and where the community language really comes from.
Raising a child with three or four languages: what the research says
Can toddlers learn three or four languages? What studies of trilingual children show, how to split the week between languages, and which language needs the most protection.
Can toddlers learn a language from videos, apps and video calls?
What experiments show about babies and toddlers learning language from video, audio, apps and video calls, and how sitting with your child changes what they learn.
How to raise a bilingual child: what actually works in the toddler years
Raising a bilingual or multilingual toddler? What research says about one parent one language, speaking the minority language at home, and how much each language needs.
Is my bilingual toddler a late talker? What the research says
Worried your bilingual toddler is talking late or mixing languages? Research shows bilingualism doesn't cause speech delays. How to count words across languages, and when to get help.
How to keep your home language alive when daycare starts
When daycare or school starts, children often switch to the community language. How multilingual families keep a heritage language strong, with research and simple routines.