Written in a very reader-friendly style, the book is a practical introduction for parents and teachers to bilingualism. Straightforward and realistic answers are given to a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions about bilingualism and bilingual education. Areas covered include family, language, culture, identity, reading , writing, schooling and issues.

In the third edition, there is new or more detailed consideration of:

* Moving between countries, cultural adaptation

* Identity issues

* One parent - one language (OPOL) families

* Pre schools / kindergartens / nursery schools

* Helping with homework

* Dyslexia

* Language scaffolding

* Multilingualism and trilingualism; trilingual families

* Adoption

* WWW links, articles and books for further reading