Bilingual Myth Busting: Let Your Child Learn Bengali

It is a common belief that exposing infants or toddlers to more than one language may cause delays in their speech or language development. The idea that two languages cause language delays in children has been a long-standing myth in the United States. However, research has dispelled this myth. Children are able to learn two languages at the same pace as other children who are learning only one language. [1]

At Dear Prodigy, we believe that our children who have their roots in Bangladesh or Kolkata but are living or growing in other countries should be given the chance of learning the sweetest language in the world, Bengali. Learning two languages from childhood has immense benefits. The kids can communicate with their parents, grandparents using the words, expressions that were passed to them from generation to generation. They can communicate more easily with relatives and extended family members living in Bangladesh/Kolkata. Not only these, learning multiple languages is also beneficial for their cognitive development.

Dear Prodigy has been continuously working to develop materials to help kids learn Bengali in a fun way. So far, we have designed a Bengali Alphabet Board Book that reflects Bengali culture, tradition, and heritage. You can check out the book reviews at Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1737016605] or on our Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/dearprodigy].

We also designed a beautiful Bengali Alphabet Poster for kids and also for adults. It can be put in the nursery room as well as in your living room. We will not shy away from saying it’s a piece of Bengali Art.

References

Marian V, Shook A, Schroeder SR. Bilingual Two-Way Immersion Programs Benefit Academic Achievement. Biling Res J. 2013;36(2):10.1080/15235882.2013.818075. doi:10.1080/15235882.2013.818075