I think you've missed the topic entirely. From the abstract: "There is considerable debate about whether bilingual children have an advantage in executive functioning relative to monolingual children."
This seems to be aimed at debunking the urban (expat?) legend that raising your children to be billingual will somehow make them smarter.
In the end, this perception may end-up being just the adults' attempt to soothe their feelings of guilt for the inconveniences their children have to go through because of their international career.
This seems to be aimed at debunking the urban (expat?) legend that raising your children to be billingual will somehow make them smarter.
In the end, this perception may end-up being just the adults' attempt to soothe their feelings of guilt for the inconveniences their children have to go through because of their international career.