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Multilingual and bilingual children - benefits and challenges

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Multilingual and bilingual children - benefits and challenges

If you are bilingual, you use two languages. If you are multilingual, you use more than two.Raising multilingual or bilingual children has many benefits. For example, it can create strong family and cultural bonds. Raising multilingual or bilingual children has challenges. For example, it can take a lot of time and effort.
Target audience:
Parents or carers
Service area:
National
Published:
September 2021
Last reviewed:
February 2024
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