Multilingual Children

Exposing a child to foreign languages can be thoroughly illustrated through relating languages to colors. A monolingual child may only see the three main primary colors, red, yellow, and blue, and remain on one side in situations, not seeing a different perspective. A bilingual child may see more colors, introducing the secondary colors, and may be more likely to express empathy and present their rounder opinions. A multilingual child will have a vast selection of colors; so many, that the world appears more beautiful and diverse than it did monolingually. Exposure to foreign languages also introduces the artistry of culture amongst the many countries in the world. In fact, some languages and their cultures have a selection of colors someone

Through being exposed to other languages, these multilingual children see more colors, which can be presented in the form of perspectives, ideas, and solutions. Exposing a child to foreign languages encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. In an article on Pandatree., the author states, “Learning a foreign language helps children see the world through different lenses.” Since exposure to language works the brain, creative thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills strengthen. The children who have been exposed to foreign languages are able to see a problem or situation from a different perspective and solve more efficiently. Multilingual children also show higher empathy and respect levels. Pandatree.com also explains that “children in multilingual environments have social experiences that provide routine practice in considering the perspectives of others: they have to think about who speaks which language to whom, who understands which content, and the times and places in which different languages are spoken.” Therefore, children who are exposed to foreign languages tend to take more time trying to understand what a person needs when it comes to communication. Communication is a beneficial skill to have because other people will most likely feel respected after speaking or interacting with someone who has taken the time and thought to understand them

Children should be encouraged to search for opportunities to participate in foreign languages and interact and learn from others. Most of all, expose children to the possibilities of other’s perspectives through language development. Encouraging failure and learning from mistakes is what will pave the way for success. A brilliant art teacher once said, “An artist could never ‘mess up’ a project, they just simply shifted the way it was intended to look and made it into something different, but equally beautiful.” Discovering and exploring new colors will not prolong life’s journeys, they will simply change the direction that one was originally intended to