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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone hired a bilingual nanny so that their children can learn a second language? If so, has it worked? Were language skills delayed at all by trying to learn two languages? We are considering this now and would like to know the pros and cons to this approach. Thanks in advance for any information you can share![/quote] Children learn languages easily. There are no speech delays with bilingual children, however, the vocabulary in EACH language will likely be smaller compared to monolingual children (total vocabulary in all languages will be equal or more) for a few years, and then it evens out. This assumes the other-language caregiver has educated, grammatically proper language and not a semiliterate mixture of both. Just note that there is no such thing as perfectly bilingual child. All language is situational and it is not possible to experience each situation in two languages. [/quote]
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