Join Institut Français for a talk by Barbara Abdelilah-Bauer, the author of several books on multilingual environments for children, provides parents and families with research-based information, encouragement, and practical advice.
Abdelilah-Bauer wrote Le défi des enfants bilingues grandir et vivre en parlant plusieurs langues, on the difficulties and the joys of knowing and communicating in two or more languages. In her book, she maintains that bilingualism is something that requires effort everyday, but it is a worthwhile challenge.