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Learning or speaking more than one (native) language. See also the tags [language] and [language-development].

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Is raising a child bilingually with English worth the effort?

There are a fair mount of studies out there that show pretty that being bi-lingual is a clear benefit (e.g. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?_r=0 ) H …
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Raising a tri-lingual child

That's a good strategy to for small kids. The language of the environment (friends, school, TV, games, movies, sports) will win in the long run, so you really don't need to do anything to support this …
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Introduce third language not consistently

Is it harmful to introduce a third language with just phrases, occasional words and no clear learning path? "Harmful" is a strong word, but it's certainly not optimal. Kids are good at learning lanu …
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When is it appropriate to stop "one parent, one language"?

Alternative answer: as soon as the kid starts interacting with other kids, friends, school, TV etc, you really don't need to do anything any more to support the local language and I suggest switching …
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Do I keep my daughter's Russian vocabulary small or not?

First of all, it's great that you are trying raise a bilingual child. This will be a great benefit to her. … One is bilingual, one is trilingual and one is quadrilingual. The ability to speak multiple languages has created wonderful opportunities for them. …
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Raising a bilingual kid. When should we introduce the majority language?

You probably need to get started on English exposure soon. At some point he wants to play with other kids and unless you live in a French speaking enclave, that will happen in English. I suggest movin …
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when to start reading books to a child and attempt teaching reading?

when to start reading books to a child As soon as it's fun for everyone involved. 11 months is fine if you and your daughter enjoy it. and attempt teaching reading? Too early. At 11 month you shou …
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Moving to US with a 5 year old child

It worked great and within a year or so the kids were perfectly bilingual for their age. …
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Should I speak German with my child given I am not a native speaker but C1 level?

Should I speak German with my child given I am not a native speaker but C1 level? This depends on how "good" your German really is. "C1" isn't a particularly great metric for this. Small kids are gr …
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