Although it is true that there are downsides to being a bilingual child, the effect can in fact be made less severe. Bilingual children are more likely to develop a stutter, but a study conducted by Howell, Davis, and Williams suggests that “if a child uses a language other than English in the home, deferring the time when they learn English reduces the chance of starting to stutter and aids the chances of recovery later in childhood.” They added that “school performance was not affected with respect to whether the child stuttered or not” (Howell, Davis, and Williams 45). With this strategy, instead of choosing to restrict their children from learning another language, parents would be able to let them embrace bilingualism. This further supports
