My daughter was born three months before the COVID-19 restrictions began where we live. Stuck at home with a new baby, I needed something to keep me busy, and I’m too mishap-prone for sourdough. For a linguist like me, a language-related project seemed like just the thing.
I decided to dust off my French — which I spoke quite well in high school but hadn’t used in decades — so I could speak it at home with my daughter. What parent hasn’t heard about the benefits of bilingualism for little brains?
Six years later, my project has outstripped all my expectations. We’re lucky to have bilingual schools in our neighborhood. Because my daughter hears…
