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

Sharen Unsworth (Radboud University): multilingualism

Multilingualism

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

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

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

What are good sources to learn more about bilingualism?

How does a language's status influence bilingual upbringing?

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

Is it hard to grow up bilingually?

How can parents create a bilingual environment at school?

To what extent does bilingualism positively affect other cognitive skills?

Do bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children?

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

What are the advantages of bilingualism?

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

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