Raising Bilingual Children
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A practical, research-backed workshop for parents and caregivers. Advance Registration Required Raising a bilingual or multilingual child is one of the greatest gifts you can give, but it also comes with questions. How can I help my child maintain our heritage language? What if they prefer English? Will speaking more than one language confuse them? What does the research actually say? Join us at the Harvard Museum of Natural History for an engaging morning designed specifically for parents, caregivers, and families raising bilingual children. Hear from leading researchers from Harvard and Tufts University as they share the latest findings on bilingualism, heritage language development, and practical strategies for supporting children’s language growth at home. Each short talk will be followed by opportunities for questions and discussion. You’ll leave with: Research-backed strategies for raising bilingual and multilingual children Practical ideas for supporting your heritage language in everyday life A better understanding of the cognitive, social, cultural, and educational benefits of bilingualism Resources to help your family create a language-rich home Inspiration and confidence to continue your bilingual journey Featured Speakers: Paola Uccelli is a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education who studies how children develop language and literacy, with a particular focus on multilingual learners. Her research examines how the language skills children develop at
