Raising multilingual and bilingual children - options
If you or other family members speak languages other than English, you might want your child to learn these languages too. There are 2 main models for raising multilingual and bilingual children – one parent-one language and one environment-one language.
You can support your child’s multilingual or bilingual development through play, home, community and extended family activities.
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- Topic:
- Target audience:
- Parents or carers
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- August 2025
- Last reviewed:
- October 2025
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