Child Proof

Speaking 2 Languages to Your Child Isn’t Enough to Make Them Bilingual

Research on bilingualism shows that it changes kids’ brains for the better — and that even with bilingual parents, it can be hard to achieve

Elizabeth Preston
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4 min readJul 11, 2019

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Elizabeth Preston
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Elizabeth Preston is a freelance science journalist and humor writer in the Boston area.