Steiner is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Tufts Medical Center, Boston; born in England, she grew up multilingual in Switzerland, and is currently raising her own two children to be multilingual. Drawing on her own experiences and the information she has gathered from professionals and research studies, she offers interested parents a practical, seven-step guide to raising a bilingual child. Coverage includes building the foundation for your child"s bilingualism, defining your bilingual goals for your child, becoming a bilingual planner and coach, creating an action plan, dealing with likely obstacles, the benefits of including reading and writing skills as part of your child"s bilingual goals, bilingual opportunities in the public school system, and handling special situations that can affect bilingual academic progress. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)