The Art of Raising Multilingual Children

By: Xiao-lei Wang

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Hardcover | 15 September 2026

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248 Pages

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22.61 x 17.02 x 1.6

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Offers grounded and flexible advice on multilingual parenting, family wellbeing and everyday family life.

This practical guide offers intentional, adaptable strategies for families raising children in multilingual environments, especially those where parents speak different heritage languages. It draws on the latest research and the author's own experience and provides a blueprint for parents with different heritage languages to support children's language development, alongside their cognitive, social-emotional, physical and identity growth.

The book addresses the real-life complexities families face when navigating multiple linguistic and cultural legacies and provides a roadmap for making thoughtful choices that honor each family's unique story. The author invites families to reflect on their beliefs and routines, challenge conventional ideas about childrearing and language, and explore creative solutions for fostering multilingualism in daily life.

Ultimately, this is a book about possibility: how families with diverse heritage languages can raise confident, connected, and resilient children in a multilingual world.

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Drawing on decades of research grounded in her own family, Dr. Wang offers flexible, meaningful, exploratory strategies informed by multilingual development across ages. The book celebrates the unique challenges multilingual families face and, through a conversational style, invites parents to reflect on strengths and needs rather than follow a recipe.

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