Raising bilingual children can be a daily uphill task. Parents, who decide to pursue this path, will face a few challenges along the way. Nonetheless, the long-term benefits will be worth the effort. Providing children with a conducive environment to work on their language skills will result in them becoming proficient speakers in the language they choose to learn. One way that parents can create a positive learning environment is by involving their children with bilingual books that engage and entertain; expose them to interactive audio materials as frequently as possible; or engage them with bilingual toys for preschoolers. Here are a few more factors that will help parents improve their bilingual child’s language skills. Create a need Creating the need is key to encouraging children to use a language. This can sometimes be difficult for bilingual parents, especially for those speaking the minority language, as the child has options to speak in either language. In this case, you sho