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DEFINITELY multi-lingual
I am not a parent as yet, but I have a master's degree in linguistics.
I would definitely raise my child multi-lingual. It does NOT confuse them; it helps IMMEASURABLY. I'm so pleased that I'll be raising my child in New Mexico, where there's a good chance my child will be exposed to Spanish at an early age (I don't speak Spanish very well myself). As for me, I intend to learn Hebrew so I can raise the child in English and in Hebrew. And I listen to a lot of Edith Piaf and a lot of Hindi songs, so perhaps the child will pick up some not-very-useful French and Hindi words.
Noi
(speaks English, French, German, Hindi, Korean, basic Thai, basic Spanish, Romani (Arli dialect); reads Old Irish, Sanskrit; learning Amharic, Navajo, Welsh)
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