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Growing Up Bilingually Vroni
Growing Up Bilingually Vroni
Disadvantages:
Children who are raised bilingually may face the risk of not mastering
both languages at the same time. This means that they learn slower than
others and have difficulty in school when they must write in one
because of their foreign language. This could lead to exclusion and low
self-esteem of the child. Also, they might abandon their mother tongue
BUT:
The parents speak one language at home and the other one outside
home/outside)