Bilingualism

Does My Bilingual Child Have Language Delay? In most cases, a bilingual child who seems “behind” in one language is showing a completely normal pattern of bilingual language distribution, not a language delay. Bilingual children typically reach the same overall developmental milestones as monolingual children, but their vocabulary and grammar are spread across two languages

What the Research Actually Says About Bilingual Development Speaking two languages at home does not confuse your child. This is one of the most persistent myths in child bilingual language development, and decades of research say the opposite: children are fully capable of learning two or more languages from birth without becoming confused, and the

Cantonese Children Speech Therapy If you’ve ever said — or quietly thought — “My child’s English is just better than their Cantonese,” you’re not alone. I hear it from families in Melbourne. Gloria Tsang, a paediatric speech therapist practising Cantonese Children Speech Therapy based in Hong Kong, hears it from families there too. But here’s

Bilingual Vocabulary Milestones For a bilingual two-year-old, one of the most helpful bilingual vocabulary milestones is around 50 meaningful words in total, counted across every language she uses, alongside the start of two-word combinations like “more milk” or “mama go.” The key difference for bilingual families is that this count is combined across all languages

Bilingual Toddler Late Talker Being raised bilingual is not the reason your toddler isn’t talking yet. Research consistently shows bilingual children reach key language milestones within the same general range as monolingual children, once you count their words across both languages combined. If your toddler has very few words in total — not just in

“But They Sound Fluent!” — Why Your Child’s English School Progress Might Take Longer Than You Think If you are a parent of a child learning English as a second language, you’ve probably had a moment of immense pride watching them chat effortlessly with friends on the playground or order food at a restaurant. They

Choosing a Bilingual Speech Pathologist in Melbourne’s Eastern Suburbs If you are raising a child in Blackburn, Box Hill, Doncaster, Glen Waverley or surrounding suburbs, you probably hear two or more languages at home and in the community — English + Cantonese, English + Mandarin, or even both Chinese varieties. Many families want a speech