SpanglishBaby » advantages of being bilingual http://spanglishbaby.com Raising bilingual and bicultural kids Thu, 26 Mar 2020 06:38:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Another Advantage for #BilingualKids? Sharper Brains http://spanglishbaby.com/2013/01/another-advantage-for-bilingualkids-sharper-brains/ http://spanglishbaby.com/2013/01/another-advantage-for-bilingualkids-sharper-brains/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:06:09 +0000 Ana Flores http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=32456 SpanglishBaby: Raising #bilingualkidsIt’s no secret my passion is to convince everyone I can that exposing your child to a second language is one of the most amazing and beneficial gifts you could ever give him. The benefits of a bi- and multilingual brain keep receiving praises on national news as more and more scientific research keeps coming out exalting the pros — and practically no cons! — of growing up being able to effortlessly switch your brain from one language to another.

One such research was published this week on The Journal of Neuroscience that focused on the lasting benefits of raising bilingual kids by focusing on older adults. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, concluded that bilingual adults’ brains are much sharper and quicker when responding to multiple stimuli. I want to think this is why I’m a master multi-tasker myself!

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