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Do bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children?

Sharen Unsworth (Radboud University): multilingualism

Multilingualism

To what extent does bilingualism positively affect other cognitive skills?

Should you be worried if children are mixing up the two languages they're learning?

How can parents create a bilingual environment at school?

Can children learn both a spoken language and sign language at the same time?

What can you do to offer your child a richer language environment?

"Children will go their own way with their language preferences, anyway."

How does a language's status influence bilingual upbringing?

"Children learn to switch between sign language and spoken language early on."

"Once you've got a good grasp of sign language, Dutch will follow naturally."

Should parents make a choice for their child between spoken language or sign language?

"I think bilingualism is very important for your self-confidence."

Is it hard to grow up bilingually?

What are good sources to learn more about bilingualism?

"You have to sign, or you'll make your child unhappy."

What are the advantages of bilingualism?

Is it difficult for children to learn two languages at the same time?