Is it possible to raise a child trilingual?

Being bilingual or trilingual can put young children somewhat behind their peers in English vocabulary development or grammar, but most catch up by seventh grade, says Camille Du Aime, head of the primary school at the Atlanta International School, a private school with immersion programs in Spanish, French and German.

How do you raise a trilingual baby?

5 Tips For Raising a Trilingual Child

1. Expose them to all 3 languages early, with the main focus on one of the languages.
2. Talk to them constantly.
3. Avoid screen-time and don’t mistake it for an interaction replacement.
4. Have your child communicate regularly with a native speaker of the language.

Do trilingual babies talk later?

There is no research that shows that children who are exposed to multiple languages will start to speak later. In fact, research shows that for bilinguals or trilinguals, critical language milestones are pretty much achieved at the same time as for monolingual children. All children will babble at six months of age.

How you support your child’s trilingual learning?

Based on our experiences, here are our 4 tips for raising trilingual children.

1. Speak your first language CONSISTENTLY.
2. Affirm and reinforce your child(ren)’s multilingual skills.
3. Encourage siblings to speak a non-dominant language.
4. Affirm your child(ren)’s cross-cultural identities.

How many languages can a child pick up?

The good news is young children all around the world can and do acquire two languages simultaneously. In fact, in many parts of the world, being bilingual is the norm rather than an exception.

How many languages kids learn?

The rule of thumb is that about 30\% of a child’s waking hours needs to be spent in a language to obtain conversational fluency, so, realistically, you’re looking at a max of three languages. Once you have those three languages at a decent level, it would make sense to add another one.

What are the benefits of being trilingual?

Being trilingual can improve a person’s multitasking skills, attention control, problem solving and creativity as it promotes outside-the-box thinking. It can also help improve your memory.