• How to raise kids in a multilingual home

  • Mar 27 2025
  • Length: 22 mins
  • Podcast

How to raise kids in a multilingual home

  • Summary

  • There are a lot of benefits to raising a child speaking two or more languages: a better understanding of their culture and their relatives, cognitive benefits and expanded job opportunities. But raising a kid is hard enough in one language. How can a parent be expected to do it in two or more? Reporter Julia Furlan explains that raising a kid in a multilingual household isn't a burden — it's a gift.

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