A recent study published in the journal suggests that children who speak more than one language tend to experience fewer symptoms associated with their disorders. Researchers believe that multilingualism enhances cognitive abilities and improves control over thoughts and actions. The findings dispel concerns that speaking multiple languages at home could hinder a child's development.
Being multilingual not only enhances their general cognitive abilities , but also helps them better control their daily thoughts and actions, researchers reported in a study published recently in the journalThese results should alleviate worries some parents might have that speaking multiple languages around the home could contribute to delays in their child's development, said senior researcher Lucina Uddin, director of the UCLA Brain Connectivity and Cognition Laboratory.
“The big takeaway is we don't see any negative effects of speaking multiple languages in the home,” Uddin said in a news release from the college. “It's actually beneficial to celebrate all the languages associated with your culture.” Prior research has suggested that speaking more than one language can benefit average kids' abilities to think, plan and organize, researchers said in background thoughts. Given that, researchers figured that multilingualism might prove a benefit for children diagnosed withFor their study, researchers recruited more than 100 children 7 to 12 from monolingual and multilingual homes. Most of the multilingual families spoke Spanish and English.Inhibition, or the ability to avoid becoming distracted by something irrelevant.Shifting, or the ability to switch between two or more different tasks, such as cleaning up after playing with toys., such as the ability to understand different perspectives, communicate in social situations, and manage repetitive behaviors., is associated with better inhibition, better shifting or flexibility, and also better perspective taking ability,” Uddin said.“If you have to juggle two languages, you have to suppress one in order to use the other. That's the idea, that inhibition might be bolstered by knowing two languages."in a research project that will also include brain imaging scans along with cognitive testing.SOURCE: UCLA, news release, Jan. 3, 2025
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