Raising children to be bilingual is an appealing idea for parents in our multi-cultural society. This page guides you to library resources about bilingual parenting. Trustworthy blogs and websites are also listed.

Book Recommendations

7 Steps to Raising Bilingual Children

Bilingual Education

The Multilingual Mind

Articles from Our Databases 

This is a list of outstanding articles about “Bilingual Parenting” from the academic journals in the library's database collection.. Try Academic Search Complete to find these great articles and more.

• Raising Bilingual Children by Rosenberg, M. (1996).
• My Journey with Language and Literacy by Bernier-Grand, C. (2009).
• Language Immersion Programs for Young Children by Soderman, A. K. (2010).

Blogs & Websites

• Bringing up Baby Bilingual: This is a friendly blog page managed by a mother who is a French teacher. She is a very active blogger who is passionate about raising her kids bilingually. Valuable resource links are provided.
• Raising Bilingual Children: This is the web page created by a Venezuelan lawyer who married  a German lady. Their mission is to be a platform for all parents who raise their children bilingually or even multi-lingually.
• SpanglishBaby: This blog is the online resource for parents raising bilingual and bicultural children, particularly English and Spanish.
• Bilingual Families Connect: Find other parents who are raising bilingual children.

Books with Multilingual Copies

From Head To Toe

De La Cabeza A Los Pies

Cong Tou Dong Dao Jiao

Read To Your Bunny

Si On Lisait Mon Lapin

Fun Materials for Kids

• Dora the Explorer: A popular TV series featuring Dora who is a Spanish-English bilingual girl.
• Handy Manny: An animated children's television program featuring the adventures of Manny Garcia, a bilingual Hispanic handyman.
• Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: A series about three Chinese cats originally written by Amy Tan. Its TV series incorporates Chinese culture and language in each episode.
• Ni Hao, Kai Lan: A children’s TV show that introduces its viewers to the Mandarin Chinese language, along with elements of Chinese culture and values.