The Benefits of Raising a Bilingual Kid (1 min read)

Written by Millionaire’s Digest Team Member: Anthony Bernardo

Founder & Owner of: Teachers-to-GO! Online Education Platform

Millionaire’s Digest Team, Contributor, Education, Games, Successful Living and Writing Writer

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Scientific studies have proven that exposing your child to two languages have cognitive and practical benefits and positive effects.

• According to Ellen Bialystok, psychologist and author of “The Bilingual Advantage”, bilingualism improves the brain’s executive function and makes it more efficient.
• The physical brains of bilinguals are restructured to have thicker myelin which makes the transfer of information faster and with fewer losses.
• Bilingualism enables learners to focus more on relevant information and ignore unnecessary distractions.
• Bilingual students can solve word problems and understand math concepts more easily.
• Bilinguals have heightened ability to keep track of changes in their surroundings.
• Bilingualism helps kids to focus more and understand better other people’s point or view or belief, rather than just focus on their own perspective.
• Bilingualism allows learners to master other languages more easily throughout their lifetime.
• According to Tamar Gollan, neuropsychologist of the University of California, San Diego, bilinguals are more resistant than others to the onset of dementia and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Article Credits: Anthony Bernardo

Millionaire’s Digest Team, Contributor

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