There are a lot of benefits to raising a child speaking two or more languages. NPR's Life Kit explains that raising a kid in a multilingual household isn't a burden — it's a gift. About 22% of people ...

Mark Antoniou receives funding from the Australian Research Council. By the age of two, children are typically able to say a few hundred words. My son, Alexander, was able to understand almost ...

Katherine Demuth works for Macquarie University. She receives funding from ARC. Nan Xu Rattanasone does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...

The ongoing growth of the linguistically diverse student population and the vast diversity of languages present in Texas generally and the North Central Texas Region specifically requires an ever ...

When 20-month-old Hayley Guarezi Turner wants a drink, she asks her dad for “water” and her mum for “agua” — the same drink in two different languages. “It’s crazy! Nobody told her to speak Portuguese ...

Some 22% of people in the U.S. ages 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. For parents who are short on time and already keeping multiple plates spinning, raising a child bilingually ...