It is a reasonable but of the unsubstantiated claim that people, and most especially children, are somehow the beneficiaries of multiple positives associated with being bilingual. We all nod sagely at the premise, on the basis that it must be self-evident that there is nothing but upside associated with the skill of effortlessly switching between two languages.

With the school closed in the past few months, our children have been spending most of their days at home attending online classes, meeting deadlines and preparing for assessments. It certainly keeps our children's minds active and provides some form of normality amid our current abnormal circumstance.