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Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Bilingual Children

From Christina Bosemark, for About.com

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The Best Parenting Methods

As the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat, and so there are a multitude of strategies for raising bilingual children. Among all these choices, one thing remains constant -- a children’s love for predictability.

Most multilingual families have discovered that a fixed language system in the home greatly reduces the tendency for children to mix the languages -- or worse, the flat-out refusal to speak the second language.

Find ideas for the best parenting methods.
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