The advantages of being bi-lingual

Lucky Jonathan gets the best of both worlds...

Have a look at these links:

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20070530/Note3.asp

http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,4841,00.html (Mum speaks English and dad speaks norsk to the bub)

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/living/family/s_471078.html

There's a theory out there: One parent - one language

"This approach probably brings about the quickest results and increases the chances of your child being able to distinguish the two different languages. If each parent sticks to their 'allotted' language, your child has an immediate way of recognising who speaks which language."

cited: http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/baby/bilingual_babies.asp

For bi-lingual couples, there's definitely hope that our bubs have the advantage of being bi-lingually fluent (and very smart)!