Education

Raising a Bilingual Child

SINEWS Multilingual Therapy Institute
In this globalised world that we live in, communication opens new paths every day and information travels at a deafening speed - the advantages of being bilingual are fairly evident.

Parents considering a bilingual education for their child recognize that there are ad- vantages of learning more than one language early in life. What many don’t realize is that children educated within balanced bilingual programs develop linguistic, cognitive and social skills that enable them to outperform their monolingual peers. Below are some specific advantages and tips for raising bilingual children.

By Francesca Luke of My Family Spain

Until recently, bilingualism in Spain was inherited, a result of different languages coexisting in the same place, or having parents of different linguistic origins. However, during the last few years there has been an exponential growth in parent’s choosing a bilingual education for their children.